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Top Tourist Destinations in Kentucky

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Ranked by number of visitors in 2008

Attraction
Web site
Visitors in 2008
Address
Phone Number

Land Between The Lakes
lbl.org
1,667,513
Golden Pond
(270) 924-2000

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
sixflags.com
1,000,000+ **
Louisville
(800) 727-3267

Kentucky Horse Park
kyhorsepark.com
900,000
Lexington
(859) 233-4303

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
nps.gov/cuga
824,000
Middlesboro
(606) 248-2817

Louisville Zoo
louisvillezoo.com
818,129
Louisville
(502) 459-2181

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
parks.ky.gov
698,000
Corbin
(800) 325-0063

Churchill Downs
churchilldowns.com
675,710 **
Louisville
(502) 636-4400

The Creation Museum
creationmuseum.org
657,037
Petersburg
(888) 582-4253

Louisville Bats Baseball
batsbaseball.com
631,457
Louisville
(502) 212-2287

Natural Bridge State Resort Park
parks.ky.gov
600,000+
Slade
(800) 325-1710

Newport Aquarium
newportaquarium.com
600,000+ **
Newport
(859) 261-7444

Fort Boonesborough State Park
parks.ky.gov
600,000
Richmond
(859) 527-3131

Mammoth Cave National Park
nps.gov/maca
584,000
Mammoth Cave
(270) 758-2180

Keeneland Race Track
keeneland.com
482,723
Lexington
(800) 456-3412

Barren River Lake State Resort Park
parks.ky.gov
450,000
Lucas
(270) 646-2151

Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
kentuckycenter.org
426,408
Louisville
(502) 562-0100

Lake Barkley State Resort Park
parks.ky.gov
414,269
Cadiz
(800) 325-1708

Louisville Science Center
louisvillescience.org
407,768
Louisville
(800) 591-2203

Lexington Legends Baseball
lexingtonlegends.com
370,570
Lexington
(859) 252-4487

Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
sluggermuseum.com
218,186
Louisville
(877) 775-8443

Kentucky Derby Museum
derbymuseum.org
210,128
Louisville
(502) 637-1111

My Old Kentucky Home State Park
parks.ky.gov
100,000+
Bardstown
(502) 348-3502

**Exact visitor numbers not available
Visitor counts provided by individual attraction contacts and their Web sites