The World's Most Beautiful Places
A large round bale of hay is painted to look like Santa Claus, complete with red suit and rosy cheeks. Various festive decorations, including shiny ornaments and a vintage chair, are scattered around the display in a rural setting. Located on a farm in rural southern Kentucky.
A rustic red barn, Beckley Creek Park with a weathered roof stands amidst lush greenery, enveloped in a thick morning fog. Tall trees are faintly visible in the background, adding to the serene and tranquil atmosphere.
This red barn is located in Beckley Creek Park, one of five interconnected nature parks (known as the Parklands) that stretch along Floyds Fork, a 62-mile long tributary of the Salt River on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. Including Beckley, the five parks are: Pope Lick, Broad Run, Turkey Run, and the Strand, comprising more than 4,000 acres. After Jefferson Memorial Forest, it is the largest nature park in Louisville.
A University of Kentucky Wildcat logo and mascot on the side of a barn near Bardstown, Kentucky. The University of Kentucky is the state’s largest university, with more than 30,000 students attending classes annually. The university’s sports teams include basketball, football, soccer, track and field, gymnastics and golf. Its last national championship was in 2012, when its men’s basketball won its eighth national title. It was also the first college basketball team to reach 2000 all-time wins.