Kentucky’s fourth most populous city after Lexington, Louisville and Owensboro is also the county seat of Warren County. A destination with a history dating back to 1798, when it was founded from what was initially a large plot of land donated to Warren County by Robert and George Moore; historians have come up with few answers with regards to the origin of the city’s unusual name.
Bowling Green is a large and sprawling metropolis with all the amenities of a modern city. While not billed as a major tourist destination, the city has plenty to offer the average visitor, combining shops and restaurants with museums, parks and gardens.
Bowling Green is a good city from which to enjoy the great outdoors, having an abundance of well-established campsites scattered around some of Kentucky’s more rural areas. Using the city as a base, visitors can also check out other interesting destinations in the region such as Oakland, Plum Springs, Smiths Grove and Woodburn.
Highlights
Kentucky Museum: dedicated museum with a collection of artifacts that give insight into the events that have helped shape Kentucky into the state it is today.
Barren River Imaginative Museum of Science (BRIMS): hands-on and interactive exhibits provide fun for kids and adults alike at this educational and entertaining museum.
Beech Bend Raceway Park: a multi-purpose facility offering stock car racing, a large swimming pool with water slide, an amusement park and some 2,000 suitable camping spots among other things.
Russell Sims Aquatic Center: this large swimming pool with slides and a water playground is the ideal place to take the kids for a cooling off session.
National Corvette Museum: lovers of the classic American sports car will be in their element here with more than 75 original Corvettes on display, among which are classics in tip-top condition, one-off models and race winners.