Kentucky--Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places

Off the Beaten Path

by Zoe Ayn Strecker

Go beyond the usual tourist attractions to discover such hidden treasures as Mansion Museum, Fishtrap Lake, or Big Springs Park--all found in Kentucky, the Bluegrass State.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference

Paperback

First published December 12, 1971

Reviews

[Nancy]

My copy on this title is very dated and about 100 pages shorter than the listed volume. I found the text heavily weighted towards arts and crafts, a topic I do find of interest but I’m sure Kentucky has more to offer. Sometimes the author’s efforts at “cuteness” fell very flat for this reader, in some cases to the point of rudeness.

[Shannon]

For a book with "Off the Beaten Path" in its title, this book gives you very little besides state parks and common tourist traps. I also was annoyed with the author's attitude with the native people of the state.

#42 on the Pingel Sisters' Reading Challenge

[Todd Smith]

This book helps you find unique places and events in Kentucky.
This includes the healing properties of Poke at the Poke Sallet Festival.
Take an expedition through Walt Whitman's “vale of the Elkhorn” in a canoe.

Stay in your own personal concrete teepee in Cave City.

Visit the incredible collection of fossils on display at Big Bone Lick State Park, in an area where colossal mammals came to lick salt (and sulfur) more than 10,000 years ago.

We are going to Kentucky in a couple of months and I will use this book to find interesting places to go and do as we venture into the middle area of Kentucky.

[Amanda Emerson]

This was another gem I picked up from the library this month. I was thoroughly impressed with the amount of research and knowledge that the author put into writing this book. The author has taken the time to seek out the most interesting places to eat, visit, or things to do. She also includes many interesting facts. I was pleasantly surprised that our library also owns the Ohio and Tennessee books from this series which we also enjoyed visiting.

[Garrod Sieveking]

great read

[Pam]

Interesting places to visit around the Commonwealth of Kentucky