Sample Tours

Day 1
1:00pm Welcome to Lexington - Lunch at deSha's Restaurant overlooking Triangle Park.
2:00pm Take the Bluegrass Driving Tour with a visit to a private horse farm.
3:00pm Check in at hotel.
4:00pm Depart for evening in Renfro Valley, KY to enjoy an old-fashioned dinner and show.
9:30pm Return to hotel.

Day 2
8:30am Breakfast at hotel.
9:30am Depart for tour of The Woodford Reserve (Labrot & Graham ) Bourbon Distillery.
11:30am Take a scenic drive to Irish Acres Gallery of Antiques. Lunch at The Glitz Restaurant.
2:30pm Return to the hotel.
5:30pm Depart for the Kentucky Horse Park for dinner and entertainment.
9:30pm Return to hotel.

Day 3
7:00am Depart for Keeneland Race Course.

7:15am Early morning workouts & breakfast at the Track Kitchen. Watch Thoroughbreds workout -- trackside. Your step-on guide gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the Thoroughbred racing world.

8:30am Depart Keeneland.
9:00am A "sweet" stop at Old Kentucky Chocolates to see bourbon chocolates being made. Tasting allowed!

10:00am Depart for Headley-Whitney Museum, a unique museum featuring a Jewel Room, Shell Grotto and fine art objects for a tour and lunch.

2:00pm Tour one of our historical homes, Ashland, Hunt-Morgan House, Mary Todd Lincoln House, or Waveland.
3:00pm Return to the hotel.
6:30pm Dinner at one of Lexington's fine restaurants.

Day 4
8:00am Breakfast at hotel.

10:30am Depart for Frankfort, our state capital, touring the Governor's Mansion, the Floral Clock, Orlando Brown Home, and the Kentucky History Center.

Heaven Hill Distilleries Bourbon Heritage Center
1311 Gilkey Run Road
Bardstown, KY
502.337.1000
www.bourbonheritagecenter.com
www.heavenhill.com
funfolks@bourbonheritagecenter.com

From Louisville: I-65 south to exit 112, Hwy. 245 east to Bardstown, Hwy. 31 south to center of town, go 3/4 around courthouse onto 150 east to Hwy. 49 south. The Heaven Hill Bourbon Heritage Center is located on the right, just past the corporate offices.

From Lexington: Bluegrass Parkway west to Bardstown exit, west on U.S. 150 to Hwy. 49 south. The Heaven Hill Bourbon Heritage Center is located on the right, just past the corporate offices.

Reservations required for group tours of more than 10 people. Motorcoach parking available.

Jim Beam
149 Happy Hollow Road
Clermont, Kentucky
502.543.9877
www.jimbeam.com

We are located approximately 25 miles south of Louisville, KY

From I-65 Take exit 112 (Bardstown/ Bernheim Forest) to Hwy. 245. Go east 1.5 miles, turn left
on Happy Hollow Rd. (Jim Beam sign on the right). Follow signage to Jim Beam American Outpost. From Bardstown: Take Hwy. 245 west for 13 miles. Turn right on Happy Hollow Rd. (Jim Beam sign on the left). Follow signage to Jim Beam American Outpost.

Maker's Mark Distillery
3350 Burks Springs Road
Loretto, Kentucky
270.865.2099
www.makersmark.com

From Louisville: I-65 south, exit 112, Hwy. 245 east to Bardstown, US 150 east through center of Bardstown to KY 49 south to Loretto, follow brown signs.

From Lexington: Blue Grass Pkwy. West to Bardstown exit, west on US 150 to KY 49 south to Loretto, follow brown signs. Approximately 30 minutes from Bardstown.

Four Roses
1224 Bonds Mill Road
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
502.839.3436
www.fourroses.us

A single tourist, or a large group, will be able to see, smell and feel the distillation process in action, and discover how Four Roses uniquely distills 10 Bourbon flavors annually. After a tour visitors are welcome to visit the Gift Shop.

Buffalo Trace
1001 Wilkinson Boulevard
Franklin Co., Kentucky
502.696.5926
800.654.8471
www.buffalotrace.com

I-64 to Frankfort. Take US 60 west (exit 58) and continue straight about 5 miles. Look for the water tower and the mansion on the hill. The distillery entrance is directly below the mansion.

Wild Turkey
US Highway 62 East
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
502.839.4544
www.wildturkeybourbon.com

From Louisville: I-64 east to KY 151 south to US 127 south to US 62 east to distillery.

From Lexington: US 60 west to Versailles, US 62 west to distillery.

Woodford Reserve
800.542.1812
I-64 East - Exit 58 at Frankfort
US 60 South
Right on Grassy Spring Road
www.woodfordreserve.com

The beautiful limestone buildings have been meticulously restored to their original operating condition. This is the only Bourbon Distiller using the traditional copper pot still method.

Each resort features a full-service lodge and dining room giving rise to our reputation as "the nation’s finest state park system." Kentucky’s resort parks were developed to bring unexpected comfort and recreational opportunity in the midst of unspoiled nature.

Golf packages include overnight lodging and 18-holes with a golf car. All inclusive packages are available and reservations are made easy by clicking here.

Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park
Lake Barkley State Resort Park
General Burnside State Park
Mineral Mound State Park
Grayson Lake State Park - "Hidden Cove"
Pine Mountain State Resort Park - "Wasioto Winds"
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park
Yatesville Lake State Park - "Eagle Ridge"

Day 1
12:00 Noon Lunch in the Benham Schoolhouse Inn’s Apple Room.

1:00pm While in the Benham and Lynch area your visit may include the following: the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum in Benham, which features exhibits focusing on the miners lifestyles, mining equipment and the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” exhibit honoring Loretta Lynn, Portal 31 Mine Tour, which has the original post office, railroad depot, commissary, etc. of this old coal mining town.

3:30pm Return to Cumberland for a visit to the Godbey Appalachian Cultural & Fine Arts Center, featuring an extensive collection of artifacts, oral histories and photographs, and Poor Folks Arts & Crafts.

5:30pm Check into a Cumberland or Harlan motel of your choice.
6:30pm Dinner at a Cumberland or Benham or Lynch or Harlan area restaurant of your choice.

Overnight in Cumberland or Harlan.

Day 2
7:30am Breakfast at a Cumberland or Harlan area restaurant of your choice.
8:30am Begin the morning with a short drive to Harlan. (21 miles)
9:00am Take a walking tour of the downtown Harlan area with an historic character from Harlan’s past.
10:30am Depart for Middlesboro. (45 miles).
11:30am Arrive in Middlesboro for lunch at a restaurant of your choice.

1:00pm Meet your Wilderness Road Tours step-on-guide and proceed to the Cumberland Gap National Park Visitor Center and the Pinnacle overlook (Wilderness Road Tours can make all the necessary arrangements for the ride to the Pinnacle.). Your tour may also include the following: the Bell County Historical Society Museum, and/or the Lost Squadron/P-38, recovered in Greenland from under 268 feet of ice.

5:00pm Check into a Middlesboro motel of your choice.

6:00pm Depart for dinner and entertainment at Pine Mountain State Resort (15 miles) or dine in another area restaurant of your choice.

Overnight in Middlesboro.

Day 1
5:00pm Arrive in Bowling Green and check into Bowling Green motel.
6:00pm Dinner at a Bowling Green restaurant.

Overnight in Bowling Green.

Day 2
7:00am Breakfast at motel or Bowling Green restaurant.

8:00am Begin tour of Bowling Green area which may include the following: the Kentucky Museum, which preserves the rich history of the area, Lost River Cave, offering Kentucky’s only underground boat tour, the Corvette Plant where every Corvette made today is produced, and/or the National Corvette Museum, with displays of mint condition and one-of-a-kind Vettes.

12:00 Noon Lunch in Bowling Green.
1:30pm Depart for Hopkinsville. (65 miles).

2:45pm Tour Hopkinsville area which may include the following: the Pennyroyal Area Museum, the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park, Jefferson Davis Sate Historic Site, and/or the Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum at Ft. Campbell, dedicated to the 101st Airborne “Screaming Eagles.”

5:30pm Check into a Hopkinsville area motel.
6:30pm Dinner at a Hopkinsville area restaurant.

Day 1
12:00 Noon Arrive in Berea, Kentucky’s “Folk Arts and Crafts Capital,” for lunch at Historic Boone Tavern or the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.

1:30pm Tour of Berea may include the following: the “new” Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, Berea College, founded in 1855 for Appalachian Region students who could not afford a college education, Churchill Weavers, known as America’s foremost hand weaving studio, and/or shop in some of Berea’s many craft and gift shops.
4:30pm Check into a motel of your choice in the Berea or Renfro Valley areas.

5:30pm Dinner tonight is at The Renfro Valley Lodge Restaurant or other area restaurant of your choice.
7:00pm Sit down and relax a spell for an evening of Front Porch Pickin’ at Renfro Valley Entertainment Center.
9:00pm Return to motel for overnight.

Day 2
7:00am Breakfast this morning at a restaurant of your choice.

8:00am Start the day with a visit to The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum and become acquainted with some of our world-famous entertainers such as Loretta Lynn, Rosemary Clooney, Bill Monroe, and the Everly Brothers.

9:30am Depart for the community of Hindman.

11:30am Optional lunch at Hindman Settlement School, founded in 1902 to provide a variety of community and educational services, followed by a tour of this facility, and the Appalachian Artisan Center.

3:00pm Depart for Paintsville.
4:00pm Check into a Paintsville motel of your choice.
5:30pm Dinner tonight can be scheduled at the Ramada Inn Paintsville.

7:00pm Depart for Jenny Wiley State Resort, located on the 1,000-acre Lake Dewey and the home of Jenny Wiley Theatre.

8:00pm View one of four Broadway-style productions at Jenny Wiley Theatre, one of the nation’s leading repertory amphitheatres.

11:00pm Return to Paintsville for overnight.

Day 1
3:00pm Arrive in Paducah, Quilt City USA, for a tour of Whitehaven Mansion, Kentucky’s most unique Welcome Center which features a second-floor dedicated to Alben Barkley, Vice-President under Harry S. Truman.

5:00pm Check into a Paducah motel of your choice.
6:00pm Dinner at a Paducah restaurant.

Overnight in Paducah.

Day 2
7:00am Breakfast at motel or a Paducah restaurant.

8:00am Begin tour of Paducah area which may include the following: 1905 Market House & Museum, the Yeiser Art Center, the Museum of the American Quilter’s Society (MAQS), with over 100 quilts on display, and/or Paducah Wall to Wall, featuring scenes from this river city’s past.

11:30pm Depart for Grand Rivers. (35 miles)
12:00 Noon Lunch and shopping at Patti’s 1880s Settlement.

2:30pm Depart for Land Between the Lakes, with 170,000 acres of wildlife, history and outdoor recreation, for a tour which may include the following: the Woodlands Nature Station, featuring birds, animals and reptiles indigenous to the area, the Elk & Bison Prairie, or The Homeplace, a living history farm recreating life prior to the Civil War.

4:30pm Depart for Hopkinsville. (35 miles).
5:15pm Check into a Hopkinsville area motel.
6:30pm Dinner at a Hopkinsville area restaurant.