The World's Most Beautiful Places
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway operated from 1868–1987, and serviced Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. It included stops in Chicago, Cincinnati and Columbus, and Richmond, Va. It was also known as the C&O Railroad. Amtrak currently follows the path it established through the New River Gorge, in West Virginia.
The Louisville, Kentucky skyline seen at sunset from the 2nd Street Bridge. Points of interest include the KFC Yum Center, the home of the Louisville Cardinals men and women’s basketball teams, the 35 story, 549-foot tall Mercer building, the tallest structure in Kentucky, and the Belle of Louisville, a historic 107- year-old riverboat, anchored to the Kentucky side of the Ohio River.
The 2nd Street Bridge connects to Jeffersonville, Indiana.
An old wooden barn, with a decorative “barn quilt”, located near Lexington, the heart of Kentucky’s bluegrass region. By many, it is known as the horse capital of the world, and is home to many famous racing horses, and the horse farms that raised them. On the first Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby is held in Louisville. Known as the “Run of the Roses” its the first leg of the Triple Crown, the premier horse racing event that includes the Preakness and Belmont Stakes later in the year.
Kentucky Barn Quilt Trails – Kentucky Art Council