Kentucky

A steel baseball bat weighing about 68,000 pounds leans against a brick building like someone just set it…

By Renata Holcombe · Oct 19

Before the bucket, there was a gas station. And a man cooking for hungry travelers. That small roadside…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 17

Hungry dancers are responsible for more food history than they probably realized. Back in 1926, a Louisville hotel…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 7

Here is the wild part: nobody has finished drawing the map yet. More than 426 miles of passages…

By Gideon Hartwell · Oct 6

By the time the pie comes into view, pretending this was going to be a light meal is…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 20

Twenty-eight feet of waterfall sounds like it should require more effort than this. Instead, one Kentucky stop lets…

By Clara Whitmore · Sep 20

October in Kentucky gets a little woolly around the edges. For one weekend near Falmouth, sheep-country traditions take…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 12

You know how “let’s just walk around” somehow turns into three hours and a completely different plan? That…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 9

What if pizza night refused to pick a lane? Kentucky has everything from thin, foldable slices to pies…

By Renata Holcombe · Aug 29

Fall gets a little sweeter when sorghum joins the plan. This Kentucky festival brings harvest season into a…

By Renata Holcombe · Aug 27

Need a sandwich, flour, and a latte? Somehow, this Kentucky spot put them under one roof. This Auburn…

By Lenora Winslow · Aug 26

Live lobster at a Kentucky buffet? That was not on my bingo card. This Louisville restaurant has been…

By Renata Holcombe · Aug 25

If the smoker is going, I’m hitting the brakes. This western Kentucky roadside stop has been serving barbecue…

By Renata Holcombe · Aug 25

Buffet day? Better bring an appetite with options. This Kentucky diner keeps the week moving with a country…

By Clara Whitmore · Aug 20

now full intro What happens when one country stop turns your shopping list into a side quest? This…

By Adeline Parker · Aug 19

Friday dinner has had a standing reservation here since 1942. This Northern Kentucky restaurant has kept plenty of…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 18

Scoot over, Kentucky has a mountain view to show off. High above Whitesburg, this roadside overlook turns a…

By Lenora Winslow · Aug 17

Catfish fans, how far would you drive for the right crunch? Kentucky makes that question surprisingly easy to…

By Lenora Winslow · Aug 16

Ever pulled off for gas and accidentally found barbecue instead? That is the kind of detour waiting off…

By Clara Whitmore · Aug 16

Barbecue gets most of the attention here, but Friday pulls a full menu takeover. This Kentucky restaurant swaps…

By Lenora Winslow · Aug 9

Some barbecue menus need a table of contents. This Kentucky landmark needs smoke, toasted bread, and a sauce…

By Cedric Vale · Aug 3

Some breakfasts arrive with coffee. Others arrive with a time machine. In Kentucky, one plate of biscuits and…

By Iris Bellamy · Aug 1

Remember when choosing dinner meant circling a salad bar with a chilled plate and no intention of stopping…

By Adeline Parker · Jul 30

There should be a small trophy waiting at the far end. Not for speed, and definitely not for…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 22

Your budget enters with a plan. The fried burger, seasoned fries, and hot fudge cake immediately request a…

By Clara Whitmore · Jul 17

A steakhouse does not need a velvet rope when the ribeye already knows how to stop traffic. Some…

By Daniel Mercer · Jul 17

A fabric store that demands both a road-trip playlist and extra trunk space? Clearly not planning a casual…

By Daniel Mercer · Jul 12

Retirement budgets have a rude habit of turning beautiful plans into very serious calculator sessions. Then a small…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 12

There are meals that do not announce themselves with fancy lighting or a menu that needs explaining. They…

By Iris Bellamy · Jul 7

Kentucky does not make a quiet case for itself. The rivers run wide, the lakes stretch far enough…

By Adeline Parker · Jul 6

A great taco does not need a grand entrance. It just needs enough confidence to make a quick…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 3

You know a roadside food stop means business when the parking lot smells better than most restaurants taste.…

By Clara Whitmore · Jul 3

Remember when burgers actually tasted like more? Something soulful and dreamy but real. You know what I mean?…

By Bryce Halloran · Jun 27

Plan for one hour here, and watch that plan completely fall apart. Kentucky is home to a market…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jun 27

Who decided the best meal has to feel new? In Kentucky, some of the most satisfying plates still…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 25

Free children’s books wait near the entrance. The ice cream is made in-house. A Kentucky dessert shop sits…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 23

Kentucky’s largest indoor flea market opens every Saturday and Sunday and the parking lot fills up before most…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 21

Kentucky has a town that pulls people in for an afternoon and quietly makes them consider staying for…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 19

Dinner on a moving train sounds like a dream, and Kentucky delivers it in the most charming way…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jun 18