2023 Issue 5 Sept/Oct Focus - Mid-South Magazine
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travel<br />
Unique Regional<br />
laces to Visit<br />
Bowling Green + Western Kentucky<br />
Recommended by Shahin Samiei<br />
Lincoln Spring<br />
“There are so many caves out there<br />
(including the popular Mammoth Cave<br />
National Park). There is a lot of kitsch and<br />
sure, some tourist traps, but I think there's<br />
a bit of magic all about that region. If you<br />
visit Mammoth Cave, make sure to do some<br />
major research ahead of time. They take<br />
reservations for the tours, which are the<br />
way you get into the caves—the national<br />
park itself and visitor center are free to<br />
explore, but to actually go underground<br />
you need a tour. Reservations book up long<br />
in advance, especially during peak travel<br />
seasons.<br />
[In Bowling Green] there is an<br />
underground boat cave tour run by a<br />
non-profit in collaboration with Western<br />
Kentucky University. The funds from<br />
tours go to education, conservation, and<br />
water cleanup efforts. It seemed a really<br />
wholesome endeavor and pretty rad to<br />
be boating in a cave under the streets and<br />
businesses of Bowling Green.<br />
We also went to Kentucky Down<br />
Under (lots of unique animals and animal<br />
experiences) and to the Abraham Lincoln<br />
birthplace National Park—lots of history<br />
there, some beautiful architecture, and a<br />
lovely natural spring were there.”<br />
Lincoln Memorial<br />
Lost River Cave<br />
Mammoth Cave<br />
(Top photo and this photo)<br />
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