# Road trips in Kentucky > 5 road trips and 11 hand-picked places in Kentucky, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. Source: https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/kentucky/ 5 road trips and 11 hand-picked places in Kentucky, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. ## Road trips through Kentucky - [Kentucky bourbon and caves](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/bourbon-trail/): Distilleries around Bardstown, horse farms in Lexington and the world’s longest cave. - [Red River Gorge arches and Kentucky crafts](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b9-red-river-gorge/): A one-lane tunnel into a gorge full of sandstone arches, then the crafts town of Berea and a restored Shaker village. - [Kentucky horse country: Louisville to Lexington](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b19-kentucky-horse-country/): Churchill Downs and the Derby Museum, the capitol in Frankfort and the rolling horse farms, museum and racecourse around Lexington. - [Cumberland Gap and the moonbow at Cumberland Falls](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b19-cumberland-gap/): Follow Daniel Boone’s Wilderness Road through Cumberland Gap and across the Kentucky coalfields to the great falls of the Cumberland River. - [Southern Indiana hills: Columbus architecture to Lincoln’s boyhood](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b19-southern-indiana/): Modern architecture in Columbus, the art village of Nashville and Brown County’s forests, a pioneer mill and the farm where Lincoln grew up. ## Places worth the detour in Kentucky - [Mammoth Cave](https://camping-spirit.com/places/mammoth-cave/): The longest known cave system on Earth, with more than 400 miles of passages mapped. - [Sky Bridge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-sky-bridge/): A sandstone arch you can walk across, on a short loop trail off the gorge’s scenic loop road. One of the easiest arches to reach in the Red River Gorge. - [Natural Bridge State Resort Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-natural-bridge-ky/): A massive sandstone arch reached by a steep trail or a chairlift. Walk across the top for views over the Daniel Boone National Forest. - [Cumberland Gap National Historical Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b19-cumberland-gap-nhp/): The mountain pass used by Daniel Boone’s Wilderness Road, where Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia meet. From the visitor center a winding road climbs to the Pinnacle Overlook; vehicles over 20 feet (6 m) are not allowed on it. - [Cumberland Falls State Resort Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b19-cumberland-falls/): A 38 m wide curtain of water on the Cumberland River, one of the few places in the world to see a moonbow on clear nights around the full moon. Free parking by the falls. - [Kentucky Horse Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b19-kentucky-horse-park/): A working horse farm and park with the International Museum of the Horse, parade of breeds shows and the graves of famous racehorses. The park has a large campground with full hookups. - [Nada Tunnel](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-nada-tunnel/): A narrow, unlit, one-lane tunnel blasted for a logging railroad in the early 1900s, now the gateway to the Red River Gorge. Headlights on, and yield to oncoming cars. - [Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-shaker-village/): A restored 19th-century Shaker community with stone and brick buildings and farm fields. Walk the grounds and trails. - [Kentucky Derby Museum](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b19-derby-museum/): A museum at the gates of Churchill Downs with the history of the Kentucky Derby, a 360° race film and walking tours of the track. Parking is free on most non-race days. - [Kentucky State Capitol](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b19-ky-capitol/): A Beaux-Arts capitol of 1910 with a marble interior and a large floral clock on the lawn. Free self-guided and guided tours on weekdays; the old capitol is downtown. - [Keeneland](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b19-keeneland/): A limestone racecourse from 1936 in horse farm country, with racing in April and October. Outside meets, the grounds are usually open for free, and early risers can watch morning workouts. ## FAQs **What are the best road trips in Kentucky?** Popular routes include Kentucky bourbon and caves, Red River Gorge arches and Kentucky crafts, Kentucky horse country: Louisville to Lexington and Cumberland Gap and the moonbow at Cumberland Falls. CampingSpirit has 5 trip guides that pass through Kentucky, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map. **Which places in Kentucky are worth a detour?** Our editors recommend Mammoth Cave, Sky Bridge, Natural Bridge State Resort Park, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Cumberland Falls State Resort Park and Kentucky Horse Park.