Hit the Highlights
Are you just zooming through town? These must-see attractions in Bowling Green need to be on every visitor’s list!
Find out why we’re known around the globe as ‘Vette City, cruise the square ‘old-school’ style and discover our underground caverns… by boat! This quick tour through town could take one to four hours as you check out The National Corvette Museum, Downtown Fountain Square Park, and Lost River Cave.
If you find yourself in Bowling Green for the afternoon... checking out Western Kentucky University with the teen, picking up your custom made Corvette, fueling up the tank and the belly, dropping in for a business meeting... then these Must-See Attractions are the best sellers on our lot!
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Pull off 1-65 exit 128 far a tour of the world's only automotive
museum dedicated to just one model - the Corvette. At the
National Corvette Museum, see over 70 Corvettes on display
Including many rare beauties found nowhere else. -
Nat just for Corvette lovers, the Museum rotates special
exhibits and has two brand new, state-of-the~rt driving
simulators to test your skills. Sail through In the fast lane or
take your time In the slow lane while checking out tills 1 15,000
square foot shrine to America's favorite sports car. -
Next. take the old highway, US 31 W Bypass, south to the heart of town
for a quick cruise around Fountain Square. Named one of the Ten
Great Public Spaces In 2010 by the American Planning Association,
Fountain Square's historical buildings are alive today with restaurants,
shops, galleries, and businesses. -
The centerpiece Is Fountain Square Park, a green space with mature
trees, bronze statues. an Iron fountain, and benches perfect for taking
It all in. The Park Is home to free summer amcerts, holiday actMttes..
art fairs. festivals, weddings, vigils, and mare. -
Finally, travel past Western Kentucky University continuing south an US
31 W Bypass to Lost River cave & Valley, home of Kentucky's only underground
boat tour. This ecotourism site right In the middle of town offers a
full tour through the ave and valley lasting about an hour. -
Simply stretch your legs along the Blue Hole Trails or the Greenways path
and check out the Butterfly Habitat and Wetlands area if time is running
out. Just down the road is the Natcher Parkway that will shoot you right
bade out onto 1-65 to carry on your way.
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