Kentucky Down Under
and Kentucky Caverns
3700 L&N Turnpike Road,I-65 Exit 58, Horse Cave
(800) 762-2869

Get up close and personal with kangaroos, emus, wallabies, and other Outback friends at this Australian-themed park. Feed baby lambs, and milk a cow at the Woolshed.

Learn to play a didgeridoo or how to throw a boomerang at Camp Corroboree.  Hand-feed the Rainbow Lories at the Aviary and interact with reptiles in the Discovery Area. While you’re there, take a guided tour of beautiful Kentucky Caverns.

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Kentucky Repertory Theatre
101 East Main Street, Horse Cave
(800) 342-2177

Kentucky Repertory Theatre, located in historic downtown Horse Cave, is nationally recognized for its quality performances of comedy, drama, classics and original Kentucky plays.

In its 31st season, KRT is one of the few remaining rotating repertory theatres in the country and features a professional acting company assembled from a nationwide search, entertaining thousands of visitors each year.

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American Cave Museum/
Hidden River Cave
110 East Main Street, Horse Cave
(270) 786-1466

Hidden River Cave, the largest privately operated cave in Kentucky, is located right on Main Street in historic downtown Horse Cave. Hidden River Cave has been featured on the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Job series.

A tour of Hidden River Cave takes you into one of the state’s most scenic cave entrances to a subterranean river flowing 100 feet below ground. You can take a leisurely tour or get “down and dirty” on the their “Adventure Tour.” Adjacent to the cave is the American Cave Museum, honored by The Nature Conservancy Magazine as “a little bit of Smithsonian in rural Kentucky”. You’ll enjoy their state-of –the-art exhibits of the cave’s bats, blindfish and other cave animals; prehistoric and modern cave explorers; the history of cave country; and the “cave wars”.

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Cub Run Cave
15101 Cub Run Highway, Cub Run
(270) 524-1444

Sealed for 55 years, Cub Run Cave is one of the region’s “newest” attractions. Reopened in 2006, the cave has new elevated wooden walkways and modern lighting.

Come discover for yourself one of Kentucky newest and most beautifully decorated show caves. Also available are horseback rides around the beautiful countryside.

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Nolin Lake
(270) 624-8687
KY 88, 20 miles west of Munfordville Nolin Lake, covering 5,890 acres, offers tent and RV camping, boating, hiking, swimming and the challenge of fishing for bass, walleye, crappie and trout. Great hunting abounds for deer, rabbit, dove and wild turkey.

Nolin Lake is accessible on KY 88, 20 miles west of Munfordville. Three marinas offer cabin, pontoon and boat rentals. Nolin Lake State Park is a new 333 acre park featuring a beach, ramp, picnic area, cottages and primitive camping.

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Hart County Historical Museum
Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve
109 Main Street, Munfordville
(270) 524-0101

The historic Chapline Building in downtown Munfordville houses the Hart County Historical Society's extensive collection of historic objects, images, books, maps and papers relating to the history of Hart County.

Since the destruction of the county courthouse by fire in 1928, the Historical Museum has become the main source for information about the early denizens of the county. In addition to the Museum, the Chapline Building is also a repository for genealogical research. Stroll into the past on the Battle for the Bridge’s interpretive trails that detail the 1862 Civil War battle for control of the L&N Railroad bridge. The entrance of off US31-W one mile south of Munfordville.

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Big Buffalo Crossing Canoe & Kayak at Thelma Stovall Park
130 River Road, (Thelma Stovall Park) Munfordville
(270) 774-7883

Canoe or Kayak trips down Green River from 2 hours up to 2 days.

Leave from Thelma Stovall Park in downtown Munfordville. See beautiful 300 Springs or the Mammoth Cave National Park. Group packages and guided tours available. Thelma Stovall Park has picnic areas, primitive campsites, walking trails, soccer fields and a boat ramp.

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Located on scenic US 31-E, Dennison’s Roadside Market offers plants, fruits, vegetables as well as locally-made jams, breads, relishes, baskets and more. Try picking your own or take the autumn hayride.

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Three Hundred Springs Located along the Green River
(270) 524-2892
Three Hundred Springs is located between Canmer and Linwood in the eastern part of Hart County and is best seen by canoeing the Green River. (See Big Buffalo Crossing Canoe & Kayak above.) Photo courtesy of James M. Tharp.