A land of delightful contradictions and diverse geography, Kentucky is made for meandering. The author profiles more than 130 major and 250 minor attractions by emphasizing the many cultures that descended upon the state and made it a melting pot within a melting pot. On the religious side, the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a restored village of 30 buildings, stands as testimony to the Quaker founder's vision of simplicity and self-sufficiency; and the Abbey of Gethsemani, the oldest Cistercian monastery in the country, ...
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A land of delightful contradictions and diverse geography, Kentucky is made for meandering. The author profiles more than 130 major and 250 minor attractions by emphasizing the many cultures that descended upon the state and made it a melting pot within a melting pot. On the religious side, the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a restored village of 30 buildings, stands as testimony to the Quaker founder's vision of simplicity and self-sufficiency; and the Abbey of Gethsemani, the oldest Cistercian monastery in the country, reflects a similar philosophy espoused by the Trappist monks who produce fruitcakes and cheeses and tend their 2,000-acre farm. On the more worldly side are the Pioneer Telephone Museum and its collection of antique phones, switchboards and memorabilia; and the Wild Turkey Distillery has been operating continuously since the 1860s, except during prohibition. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning resotration, which could begin only after the plane was retrieved from beneath 268 feet of Greenland's ice cap.
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