Kentucky Travels

Hi, I am Jim, I love Kentucky, and traveling in and around Kentucky! I also love the entire country, and all of the beautiful and strange places here and there! This blog covers the overlooked, forgotten, and underrated places, people, and moments in history in America, with a focus on Kentucky! It will cover great tourists stops, books about people and history, and include photos and postcard scans.

Friday, December 30, 2022

Chickamauga Battlefield Georgia October 2022

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In October of 2022, FINALLY made it to the Chickamauga Battlefield in Georgia!  This is a great area, and a very well preserved battlefield,...
Thursday, December 29, 2022

Wisconsin Monument "Riderless Horse" at Chickamauga Park, near Chattanooga, Tenn. Old Postcard

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 Wisconsin Monument "Riderless Horse" at Chickamauga Park, near Chattanooga, Tenn. This wonderful old postcard is unused and undat...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Santa Claus Indiana Christmas 2022

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 And here is our pre Christmas visit to Santa Claus Indianato see their great Museum and the Candy Castle!

"From Heroes to Homicide" by Joe Ford

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 I totally lucked out and found a copy of the late Joe Ford's book, "From Heroes to Homicide" at a used book store! Honestly, ...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Richmond Kentucky Train November 2022

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 AND, just because I like trains....  here is a train that I filmed briefly while in Richmond Kentucky.
Sunday, December 25, 2022

"Santa's Daughter" by Patricia Yellig Koch with Jane Simon Ammeson

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 While visiting the Santa Claus Museum in Santa Claus Indiana (its very close to Holiday World) I saw that they had a new biography by local...
Saturday, December 24, 2022

West Baden Springs Hotel Indiana... at Christmas!

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West Baden Springs Hotel is one of my favorites.  The place is flawless and historic.  I really love stopping by around Christmas!

The Carousel at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky

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 And here is a brief video showing the new carousel at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown Kentucky!
Friday, December 23, 2022

French Lick Springs Hotel- French Lick Indiana early 1900s postcard

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 I found this GREAT old postcard recently, featuring the spectacular hotel in French Lick Indiana (I have posted about this place a lot).  T...

French Lick and West Baden Springs Indiana... at Christmas!

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French Lick and West Baden Springs Indiana are great towns any time of the year, but they are especially spectacular at Christmas!

Ararat Ridge Zoo at the Ark Encounter at Night at Christmas

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 Here is a nighttime video from our recent visit to the Ark Encounter in Williamstown!  Check out the Christmas lights too!
Thursday, December 22, 2022

French Lick Springs Hotel Indiana.... at Christmas!

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We love the French Lick Resort hotels.  It is always a treat getting to the area and spending a little bit of time at the landmarks.

The Ark Encounter Williamstown Kentucky 2022

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 Here is another video of the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky, from our recent visit!
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Christmas Lights at the Ark Williamstown Kentucky 2022

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 We were REALLY impressed with the lights at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown this year!  This is easily my favorite light display in the s...

Visit French Lick West Baden Springs Indiana Visitor Center

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We really love the visitor center in West Baden Springs Indiana!
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

The Bagel Bistro West Baden Springs Indiana

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Check out the Bagel Bistro in West Baden Springs!  Its a short walk from the towns historic hotel!
Monday, December 19, 2022

Trolley Ride French Lick Indiana

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 Here is a complete, round trip trolley ride between the West Baden Springs Hotel and French Lick Springs Hotel in Indiana!
Sunday, December 18, 2022

Irish Lion Restaurant and Pub Bloomington Indiana 2022

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 We visited the Irish Lion Pub and Restaurant while in the great town of Bloomington Indiana recently.  We discovered great food, and a cool...
Saturday, December 17, 2022

Starlight Coffee Southern Indiana

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 I have really enjoyed stopping by the Starlight Coffee shops in southern Indiana recently.
Friday, December 16, 2022

Home 2 Suites Columbus Indiana

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 We had a really nice stay at the Home 2 Suites in Columbus Indiana and I wanted to give them a quick mention.......
Thursday, December 15, 2022

Crumble Coffee and Bakery Bloomington Indiana

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  I wanted to tip my hat to Crumble Cookie and Bakery in Bloomington Indiana!  GREAT COFFEE and a great, unique, chocolate chip cookie!
Monday, December 12, 2022

Bloomington Indiana November 2022

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We made it to Bloomington Indiana's wonderful downtown area!  Luckily, it was a decorated up for Christmas.  This is a great area and I ...
Friday, December 9, 2022

Noble Romans Columbus Indiana November 2022

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 I recently discovered that the town of Columbus Indiana has a very retro Noble Romans Pizza!  This IS one of my all time favorite pizza cha...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Nashville Indiana November 2022

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 We FINALLY made it to Nashville Indiana!  This might be my new favorite little town!  Check out my youtube video from our visit!
Saturday, December 3, 2022

Fashion Mall at Keystone at Christmas 2022

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 Its Christmas time!  We always try to get some Christmas shopping in at the Fashion Mall at Keystone in Indianapolis!
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