The day after we visited Mammoth Caves, we took an hour drive north to visit (and do the Jr. Ranger program at) Lincoln's Birthplace National Monument. There was a lovely visitor's center where the kids picked up their Jr. Ranger books, and we found a little bumper sticker :) . The park has a reproduction room showing what Lincoln's birthplace may have looked like when he was … [Read more...] about Lincoln's Birthplace National Monument, KY…
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Mammoth Cave National Park, KY…
After our hours at Stones River NB, we got back in the van and followed Vaughn and the 5er into Kentucky. We pulled into the Diamond Caverns RV Park, which is located inside of the Mammoth Caves National Park. We stayed there for 3 nights.Living in an RV doesn't mean that it's always a picnic. We have to do all the same stuff that you have to do in a house. Sometimes there … [Read more...] about Mammoth Cave National Park, KY…
AIG Creation Museum, Kentucky
After visiting Gettysburg for 2 days, we needed to start heading west. We got up Friday, and drove all day! (all day for us is about 6 hours...we need lots of breaks!) We drove through the rest of Pennsylvania and through Ohio... I had just talked to one of my sisters, and she said that we could not be this close to KY and not go to Answer in Gensis' Creation Museum. I had … [Read more...] about AIG Creation Museum, Kentucky
Answers in Genesis Creation Museum, KY (part2)
On Sunday, we spent the afternoon outside touring the grounds. They had a little petting zoo... It had a small variety of animals including a wallaby, a horse/zebra cross, and the kids' favorite, a miniature donkey... The grounds are beautiful, and have tons of flowers and flowering shrubs... There are several different ponds, and some had big spotted goldfish in them. The … [Read more...] about Answers in Genesis Creation Museum, KY (part2)