Kentucky/Tennessee field trip for high schoolers
Feb 5th, 2008, 01:53 PM
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Kentucky/Tennessee field trip for high schoolers
I'm coordinating a field trip for a dozen high schoolers in Mid April to Kentucky and/or Tennessee.
What are some interesting things to do for this age group? We do not want to do any theme parks.
The interests are history, culture, arts, and science.
What are some interesting things to do for this age group? We do not want to do any theme parks.
The interests are history, culture, arts, and science.
Feb 5th, 2008, 06:19 PM
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Kentucky could be an interesting trip. Depending on how many days you have, you could schedule a variety of activities. It's possible to spend several days just between Lexington and Louisville. You could tour the Shaker Village near Harrodsburg, which is close to Lexington. You could go to the Kentucky Horse Park. You could take a tour of a horse farm. You could visit Henry Clay's home, Ashland, which is in Lexington. Abraham Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln's home is also in Lexington. Louisville has some excellent museums and the Old Louisville neighborhood has the second largest collection of cast iron front buildings in the country. You could also visit the more eastern part of the state and follow the path of Daniel Boone through Cumberland Gap and come up through Berea and explore the Appalachian culture. The Kentucky tourism website has many ideas which are listed by region. www.kentuckytourism.com
Feb 5th, 2008, 06:44 PM
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I think the Louisville-Lexington area in Kentucky would have more to see in a concentrated area than Tennessee. Our kids enjoyed the Louisville Slugger factory and museum, and also going to a baseball game at Slugger Field. The Kentucky Horse Park would be an excellent excursion. It houses a great horse museum, horse exhibitions, retired thoroughbreds to see and touch, etc.
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Just a vote for Tennessee... Nashville has an amazing new symphony center, lots of historic sites and plenty of "culture," depending on how you define that. (And the "culture" is not just rhinestones and twangy country, contrary to popular belief.) Memphis also has a lot of history, including the great Civil Rights Museum, plus a lot of music history. The two cities are about three hours apart.
If you don't want to do theme parks, I would not recommend Dollywood, as it... is a theme park.
If you don't want to do theme parks, I would not recommend Dollywood, as it... is a theme park.
