Kentucky Off the Beaten Path®

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Kentucky Off the Beaten Path show you the Bluegrass State you never knew existed. Soothe your ailments and your hunger with the healing properties of poke at the Poke Sallet Festival; take an expedition through Walt Whitman's "vale of the Elkhorn" in a canoe; or stay in your own personal concrete teepee in Cave City. Visit the incredible collection of fossils on display at Big Bone Lick State Park, in an area where colossal mammals came to lick salt (and sulfur) more than 10,000 years ago. So if you've "been there, done that" one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

An award-winning journalist and photographer, Jackie Sheckler Finch has covered a wide array of topics, from birth to death, with all the joy and sorrow in between. She has written about 30 books and had articles published in numerous newspapers and magazines. She has been named the Mark Twain Travel Writer of the Year by Midwest Travel Writers Association a record five times-in 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, and 2011-and is a member of The Society of American Travel Writers. One of her greatest joys is taking to the road to find the fascinating people and places that wait over the hill and around the next bend.