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If
you’re looking for a real adventure with your
grandchildren in America’s heartland, get “down & dirty”
in Hart County Kentucky. Go “down under” at
Kentucky Down Under,
an interactive Australian-themed animal park where you
can get up close and personal with kangaroos, emus and
lorikeets; feed baby lambs; milk a cow; and learn to
throw a boomerang and play a didgeridoo. |
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Or
go way “down under” at
Kentucky Caverns,
Cub
Run Cave,
or
Hidden River Cave
and the
American Cave Museum.
You can even get “dirty” on an off-trail adventure in
Hidden River Cave where Mike Rowe filmed an episode of
Dirty Jobs for the Discovery Channel.
Find a souvenir and see a play “down”town in Horse
Cave’s
Historic
Arts & Shopping District
where you can trace the pathway of the cave under your
feet.
Or
go “down” on the farm at
Dennison’s Roadside Market
where you can pick your own berries or pumpkins in
season. You can even stay “down” on the farm at
Country Girl at Heart,
an environmentally-friendly working farm experience.
Take a canoe ride “down” Green River at
Big Buffalo Crossing Canoe & Kayak
and walk through history on the
Historic Walking Tour
in “down”town Munfordville. Come on “down”. You’ll make
grand memories!
Click here for
accommodations and
restaurants. For more
information contact us at (270) 218-0386.
Getting Down & Dirty Itinerary
Day
1
Day
2
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Get “down & dirty” off the trail on the
Adventure Tour
where Mike Rowe filmed a segment of Dirty
Jobs for the Discovery Channel. (Age 12+. Please
make advance reservations for Adventure Tour.) OR
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Learn about cave animals at the interactive exhibits
at the
American Cave Museum
and go way “down” on a much tamer 1-hour guided tour
of Hidden River Cave (All ages).
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Grab lunch, pick up a souvenir, and create a
scrapbook page of your adventure in the historic “down"town
Historic Arts & Shopping District.
Day
3
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Take a picnic lunch “down” to the Green River
Park & Arboretum, and don’t forget a photo with
the buffalo at Big Buffalo Crossing!
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Get a soft drink and souvenir at the
Munfordville Welcome Center
and take a walk back in time on the
Historic Walking Tour
in “down"town Munfordville.
Getting Down with the
Younger Grandchildren Itinerary
Day
1
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Spend the day exploring the land “down under” and
have lunch at their Outback Café.
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Feast on a homemade pizza in the historic “down"town
Historic Arts & Shopping District.
Day
2
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Learn about cave animals at the interactive exhibits
at the
American Cave Museum
and go way “down” on a 1-hour guided tour of Hidden
River Cave.
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Make a scrapbook page of memories just across the
street at Scrap Happy in the historic “down”town
Historic Arts & Shopping District.
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Take a picnic lunch “down” to the Green River
Park & Arboretum, and don’t forget a photo with
the buffalo at Big Buffalo Crossing!
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