North - Carrollton Area

General Butler State Resort Park

Phone: 800-325-0078 or 502-723-4384
Fax: 502-732-8586
Address: P.O. Box 325, 1608 U.S. Hwy 227, Carrollton, KY 41008-0325

Contact: Front Desk Clerk
Cost: Reserved Shelter - $100 Free shelters if empty on day of visit. Varied cost for lodging and dining. Lodge, cottage, camping, dining, conference rooms, Butler-Tupin, historic house, golf, boating, swimming, nature trails, athletic recreation areas, planned recreation, picnic shelters, and playgrounds. See website http://www.generalbutler.com/ for more information.


Kentucky Speedway Races

Phone: 859-578-2689
Fax: 859-647-4307
Address: P.O. Box 15, Hwy 35, Rte. 1, Sparta, KY 41086

Contact: Lisa Wilson
Cost: $20.00 - $70.00 10% off for groups of 50 or more 15% off for groups of 100 or more. Open May thru August.


Kentucky Speedway-Tours

Phone: 859-567-3400
Fax: 859-567-3441
Address: P.O. Box 15, Hwy 35, Rt. 1, Sparta, KY 41086

Cost: $5.00 Tour of speedway and 2 laps on racetrack in bus.


Maysville Area

Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park

Phone: 859-289-5507
Fax: 859-289-4469
Address: P.O. Box 66, Mount Olivet, KY 41064-0066

Contact: Eric Unthank
Cost: Museum - $4.00 Miniature Golf - $4.00 Pool - $4.00 Lodge, cottages, camping, pioneer museum and gift shop, nature preserve, swimming pool, hiking trails, 18 hole miniature golf, planned recreation, picnic areas and playground. See website http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/resortparks/bl/ for more information.


Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery To Freedom Museum

Phone: 606-759-7411
Address: 2124 Main Street, Washington, KY 41096

No charge. Open all Festivals and most Saturdays 12-4, Sundays 1-4. Other times by appointment or with Washington's Log Visitor's Center 606-759-7411. See website http://www.washingtonky.com/stowe.html for more information.


Mason County Museum

Phone: 606-564-5865
Address: 215 Sutton St, Maysville, KY 41056
Contact: Anne Pollitt, Education Coordinator Email
Cost: $2.50 Group rate - $2.00 Open February thru March on Tuesdays thru Saturdays at 10am – 4pm and open from April thru December and Mondays thru Saturdays from 10am – 4pm. Art gallery and dioramas.


National Underground Railroad Museum

Phone: 606-564-6986
Address: 115 E 3rd Street, Maysville, KY 41056

Contact: George or Nona
No charge. Open Mondays thru Saturdays 10am – 4pm


Opera House

Phone: 606-564-3666 Address: 2nd street Maysville, KY41056 Contact: Ann Parker Cost: Varies with times and performances. Maysville Players and visiting symphonies; call for current schedule. Theatre

Northern Kentucky Area

Anderson Ferry

Phone: 859-485-9210 Address: Florence, KY Contact: Paul Cost: $3.00/car Mondays thru Saturdays; May thru October 6 – 8pm; November thru April 6 - 9:30pm Crosses the Ohio River. Boat

B.B. River Boats

Address: 1 Madison Ave.

Phone: 859-261-8500 Covington Landing Fax: 859- 292-2452 Covington, KY 41011 Contact: Group and Charter Cost: Groups up to 30 people – Children 12 & under - $6.25; Adults - $12.50 Groups of 30 or more – Children 12 & under - $6.00; Adults - $12.00 Daily cruises, 1 hr. sightseeing tour, lunch and dinner cruises available. Boats

Berringer-Crawford Museum

Phone: 859-491-4003 Address: 1600 Montague Rd. Fax: 859-491-4006 Devou Park Covington, KY 41011 Contact: Bethany Berlejung or Lori Resch Cost: $3.00 Tuesdays thru Fridays 10am – 5pm; Saturdays & Sundays 1 – 5pm Regional natural and cultural history; fine and folk art. Art Museum & Historical Museum

Big Bone Lick State Park

Phone: 859-384-3522 Address: 3380 Beaver Rd. Union, KY 41091 Contact: Jonathan Barker Museum and gift shop open year around. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Closed November 1 to March 31. Site of ancient salt/sulphur spring used by prehistoric animals. Discovery trails, buffalo herd, camping, fishing hiking, miniature golf, recreation area, picnic shelters, and playgrounds. State Park

Campbell Co. Log Cabin Museum

Phone: 800-325-0078 Address: 234 W. Clay Ridge Rd Fax: 502-732-8586 Alexandria, KY 41001 Contact: Kenneth Reise Cost: No charge Daily June thru August 10am – dusk Log cabins, turn of the century farm tools and implements, windmill, and a small covered bridge. No restrooms. Information subject to subject to change in 2002. Historical Museum

Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center

Phone: 859-491-2030 Address 1028 Scott Blvd. Fax: 859-655-811 Covington, KY 41011 Contact: Mary Ann Wehrerd Cost: Children – Free Adults - $3.00 Tuesdays thru Fridays 10:30am - 5:30pm; Saturdays 1 – 4pm Art gallery & 450-seat theater. Reopens April 2002. Theatre

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption

Phone: 859-431-2060 Address: 1140 Madison Ave. Fax: 859-431-8444 Covington, KY 41011 Contact: Mary Ann Tredway Cost: Children – Free Adults - $2.00 Mondays thru Saturdays 10am – 4pm; Sundays 10am – 6:30pm Authentic Gothic cathedral featuring largest hand-made stained glass window in the world.

Topic Code: Misc. Tour

Devou Park

Phone: 859-292-2151 Address: Montage Rd. Fax: 859-292- 2107 Covington, KY 41011 Contact: Recreation Dept. Cost: For shelters only – Free to school groups. 720-acre park overlooking the Ohio. Fishing, picnic areas, pool, golf, Berringer-Crawford Museum.

Topic Code: Park

Kincaid Lake State Park

Phone: 859-654-3531 Address: 565 Kincaid Dr. Fax: 859-654-5709 Falmouth, KY 41040 Contact: Tommy Caswell Cost: Children 12 and under & Senior Citizens - $2.50 Children 13 and over - $3.50 Paddle boats - $3.50/2-seater, $2.50/4-seater Camping, meeting room, boating, fishing, miniature golf, pool, hiking trails, paddle tennis, athletic courts, planned recreation, picnic areas, and playground. See www.kystateparks.com for more information.

Topic Code: State Park

Main Strasse Village

Address: Follow Signs Covington, KY 41011 An ongoing restoration of a 30-block area in west Covington; 50 shops, restaurants, and pubs featuring Carroll Chimes in Gaebel Park and Goose Gire Fountain. Historical site

Newport Aquarium

Phone: 859-815-1462 Address: One Aquarium Way Fax: 859-261-3300 Newport, KY 41071 Contact: Linda Hunter Cost: Group rates for grades K-8 - $6.00/student; grades 9-12 - $7.00/student One free chaperone per 10 children; Additional adults - $12.00 Misc. Tour

Northern Kentucky University Art Gallery

Phone: 859-572-5148 Address:Fine Arts Building, Nunn Drive Fax: 859-572-6501 Highland Heights, KY 41099 Contact: David Knight Daily 9am – 6pm Revolving exhibits; call for current exhibit information. Art Museum

Northern Kentucky University

Phone: 859-572-5148

Museum of Anthropology Fax: 859-572-6501 Address: Landren Hall, Nunn Drive Highland Heights, KY 41099 Contact: David Knight Daily 9am – 6pm Revolving exhibits; call for current exhibit information. Science Museum

'Northern Kentucky University Theatre Department

Phone: 859-572-5148 Address: Fine Arts Building, Nunn Drive Fax: 859-572-6501 Highland Heights, KY 41099 Contact: Joe Conger Cost: Varies with performances. Matinees for children sometimes available; tours of theater. Theatre

Railway Exposition Museum

Phone: 859-491-7245 Address: 315 W. Southern Ave. Latonia, KY 41015 Cost: $4.00 December thru April - Wednesdays & Saturdays 12:30am – 4pm; May thru November - Wednesdays & Saturdays 10am – 4pm, Sundays 12:30am - 4:30pm Guided 40-minute tours. Misc. Museum

Rubling Suspension Bridge

Address: Court St. Covington, KY 41011 Prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge. Completed in 1867 Historical site

Turfway Park Race Course

Phone: 800-733-0200 Address: 7500 Turfway Rd. Fax: 859-647-4730 Florence, KY 41042 Contact: Jennifer Hoss

Time of Operation: Races beginning September 15th; Tours offered December thru April

See http://turfway.com/ for current schedule and pricing information.

Topic Code: Sports Entertainment

Southern Ohio Area

Cincinnati Museum Center

Phone: 800-733-2077 Address: 1301 Western Ave.

Phone: 513-287-7000 Cincinnati, Ohio 45203

Phone: 513-562-4947 Cost: Varied cost depending on museum and movies available. Mondays thru Saturdays 10am – 5pm; Sundays 11am – 6pm

History museum, children’s museum, Museum of Natural History

and Science, OMNI Max theatre, Cincinnati Historical Society Library.

Call or see www.cincymuseum.org for more information.

Topic Code: Historic Museum

Cincinnati Zoo

Phone: 513-475-6137

Address: 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/

Contact: School Services Cost: Groups rates - $4.00/ea Free bus parking and driver admission Parking $6.50 for private vehicles Bus – Free Parking Daily 9am – 5pm Misc. Tour

King’s Island

Phone: 513-754-5800 Address: 63 King’s Island Dr. Fax: 513-754-5710 King’s Island, Ohio 45034 Contact: Debbie Merrill or Dan Hellmith Cost: Groups of 15 or more - $27.99/each One free ticket for every 25 people. Free bus parking. Order tickets in advance but pay at pick-up window. See www.pki.com for more information. Amusement Park

Red’s Baseball

Phone: 513-421-4510 Ext. 4350

Address: 100 Cinergy Fields Fax: 513-421-7342 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Contact: Group Sales Cost: $8.00 – 20.00 depending on seat location $1.00 off groups of 25 or more April thru September Call or see www.cincinnatireds.com for current schedule and seating. Sports Entertainment