Kentucky

Kentucky Travel Guide: Martins Fork Lake, Harlan County, Kentucky
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Author: Bill Peoples, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers


Kentucky is a landlocked state in the east central region of the United States. It covers an area of 40,409 sq miles (104,659 sq km). Its largest city is Louisville while its capital is at Frankfort. The state has a population of 4.3 million people.

Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
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Author: Daniel Schwen


Kentucky is bordered by Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to the north, West Virginia and Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south and Missouri to the west. The Ohio River forms the northern border of Kentucky while the Mississippi River forms its western border.

A section of Kentucky known as the New Madrid Bend is not contiguous to the rest of the state, being on the inside of an oxbow loop of the Mississippi River, with Tennessee to its south, and facing Missouri across the river to the north. Kentucky is the only U.S. state with such a non-contiguous section.

East Fork Indian Creek, Red River Gorge, Kentucky
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Author: Jarek Tuszynski

Travel to Kentucky

There are five Interstate highways connecting Kentucky with the rest of Contiguous United States. I-65 and I-75 run north-south through the state, the former from Louisville to Bowling Green while the latter from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Lexington and onwards to Knoxville, Tennessee. I-64 runs east-west from Louisville to Charleston, West Virginia while I-24 runs from Paducan to Hopkinsville.

Dr Thomas Walker State Historic Site, Kentucky
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Author: J654567


The main airport in Kentucky are the Louisville International Airport and the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), which is located in Kentucky but serves the Greater Cincinnati area.

Travel within Kentucky

Driving is the most practical way to explore Kentucky. At the least, you should consider renting a car on arrival at the airport.

Cities in Kentucky

Arranged in alphabetical order:

Places of Interest in Kentucky

National Parks of Kentucky

World Heritage Sites in Kentucky

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