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Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky's largest single annual event; includes Thunder Over Louisville, Great Steamboat Race, Great Balloon Race, Pegasus Parade and the miniMarathon & Marathon, and is held for two weeks from late April through early May, leading up to the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby thoroughbred races
Although the Kentucky Horse Park is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it is administered separately from the Department of Parks and is not a state park. Breaks Interstate Park is also separate, administered under an interstate compact with the state of Virginia , in partnership with the parks departments of both states.
This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky. [1] There are 33 such landmarks in Kentucky; one landmark has had its designation withdrawn. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
Whether you're headed to Kentucky for racing's biggest day, plan to hit the bourbon trail(s!), or you're simply looking to spend a weekend soaking up the city's southern charm, there's no dearth ...
Motney Hill has also been known as Motley Hill on some old maps. [4] [5] In 1923, a pumping station and sewerage installations were built on Motney Hill. It began processing waste from Rochester and Chatham, and then later Gillingham. Over the years, the works have been modernised and now it handles over 10 million gallons of effluent each day.
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Pumpkins at Kentucky Kingdom is a Halloween-themed event at the park that operates on Thursdays through Sundays during October. [156] It is a family-oriented event that features themed displays, pumpkin sculptures, trick or treating, mazes, live shows, dance parties, and most of Kentucky Kingdom's regular season attractions. [157]
Visitors to the park, near Gillingham, can experience ancient woodlands, including: Drow Hill Wood – which is the largest woodland block at 1.4 hectares (3.459 acres (14,000 m 2)) of mainly sweet chestnut coppice; Maze Wood (also known as Capstone Wood) covers 1.9 hectares(4.695 acres (19,000 m 2)) of sweet chestnut coppice;