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Natural Bridge State Resort Park
State park
A 2,369-acre preserve featuring dramatic sandstone formations, hiking trails, fishing & a lodge.
4.80 (5.6K reviews)
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Auxier Ridge Trailhead
Hiking area
👍👍 This is a really fun day hike, with great views and plenty of spots to rest along the way. I highly recommend doing Double Arch, then head to Court House Rock, and finish with the views on Auxier Ridge. If you start in the Auxier Ridge parking section you will head left of the main trail head, and t...
4.90 (458 reviews)
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Callies Lake And Campground in Red River Gorge
Campground
👍👍 My friends and I tent camped here overnight and loved it! Everyone is very friendly and the campgrounds felt safe. The scenery was beautiful and facilities were well maintained. Would come back and stay again!
4.80 (397 reviews)
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Miguels Pizza
Pizza restaurant
Hip cafe featuring made-to-order pizza combined with a climbing gear shop & campgrounds.
$ $$$
4.60 (5.3K reviews)
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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Historical place
Cattle & working draft horses on a traditional 19th-century ranch, now a living history museum.
4.70 (475 reviews)
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La Cabana Mexican Restaurant
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 We got married at the gorge and had a party of 18. They were so accommodating and wonderful. I wish I had our waitresses name, she worked her butt off. Food was delicious and the margaritas! We are already planning our trip back and will stop again. Such great hospitality. I would give 10 stars!!
$$ $$
4.60 (1.2K reviews)
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4 Guys RV Park at the Gorge
Campground
👍👍 My wife and myself have stayed here for the past four years. I absolutely love the location just a short mile drive to the NADA tunnel to enter the gorge. Very clean with full hook ups. Staff always very friendly and accommodating.
If being in nature, hiking, and exploring the geological, wonder o...
4.70 (428 reviews)
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Daniel Boone Coffee Shop
Coffee shop
👍👍 This space is small and will be busy at peak times, so expect a wait. But not to worry, this is the kind of place you don't mind waiting in line. It attracts fun people and has quite the eclectic mix of items stocked for your stay in the area. They have camping necessities, climbing chalk, locally...
$$ $$
4.60 (966 reviews)
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Thatcher Barbecue Company
Barbecue restaurant
👍 They have burnt ends!!!! I was greeted by a genuinely kind and friendly hostess who took my order. She helped me get exactly what I wanted. I was able to talk with the cook about BBQ... That was awesome! The brisket was unbelievably moist and flavorful. Great coleslaw too.
4.60 (845 reviews)
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Kentucky Reptile Zoo
Zoo
👍👍 Love this place! It’s a small but animals are very well maintained, active, look healthy, all the workers have a great reptile knowledge.
Highly recommend
4.60 (469 reviews)
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Thrillsville Adventure Park
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Most Expensive Mini Golf In North America! With that said the course was well maintained and clearly marked. They no longer have the obstacle course! The Gorge Underground was fantastic! Acelynn is a true dad joke aficionado!
4.60 (329 reviews)
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Li'l Abner Motel & Cottages
Motel
Functional quarters, some with kitchenettes or kitchens, plus an outdoor pool, BBQs & a picnic area.
4.50 (418 reviews)
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Pilot Knob
Hiking area
👍👍 Great fall day for a hike. 1.2 miles each way with about a 700 foot elevation gain according to the Apple watch. Small parking area. Easy to find. Great views, windy at the top today. Will definitely be going back. Listed as strenuous and I would agree. Plenty of places to stop along the trail a...
4.80 (131 reviews)
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Hollerwood Offroad Adventure Park
Off roading area
👍 We had a good time, but a couple complaints. Trails are NOT marked very well at all. Thank goodness for all the other awesome riders that helped us find our way. We did purchase the park map, but it was bury and hard to read. Parking was a bit of a chore since there was no organization. Overall,...
4.50 (327 reviews)
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Nada Tunnel
Tunnel
👍👍 Its a very fun site to see and drive through. I believe it's about 900 ft long and only wide enough for one lane of one way traffic at a time. Once you reach the other side of the tunnel you will immediately begin to see large rock formation overhanging the narrow winding road. I go many times a yea...
4.90 (96 reviews)
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Lunch Bucket
American restaurant
👍👍 Great spot to grab a bite after you hike in Red River Gorge. It’s carry-out only, but they do have a coupe picnic tables out front. The food is good and the prices are low. Stop in if you are on Nada Tunnel Rd.
4.90 (92 reviews)
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Hemlock Lodge
Lodge
Modest lodge rooms with private balconies & nature views in Natural Bridge State Resort Park.
4.30 (717 reviews)
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Copper Queen Saloon
Bar
👍👍 Such a fun bar! We love their Halloween party; which includes karaoke. The food was quite tasty, too! This bar is welcoming to all. Go out of your way and have some fun!
$ $$$
4.70 (88 reviews)
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- Mount Sterling (~28 km)
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- Morehead (~53 km)
- Rockcastle County (~65 km)
- Nicholasville (~66 km)
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