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Top 5 Pools in the Bluegrass
Top 5 'Picnic with the Past' Destinations
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Top 5 Pools in the Bluegrass

Are your kids getting bored with the same old swimming pool? Break out of the rut with a short drive to one of these cool pools in the Bluegrass area.

Jessamine County Aquatic Center
300 Martin Luther King (off US-27 South), Nicholasville
859-885-2853
adults, $5, kids (3-15) $3.
Run by the YMCA, this pool features a kiddie play area with a zero entry pool, while
the older kids will swarm to the diving pool, the two giant water slides and the splash park.
www.ymcaofcentralky.org/jessaminecounty.asp

Falling Springs
275 Beasley Dr., Versailles
859-873-5948
adults $5, kids $3.
This rec center, run by the Woodford County Parks & Recreation Department, features an eight-lane indoor pool and a giant outdoor splash pool, complete with a giant slide.
http://fallingsprings.net/

Paradise Cove, Lake Reba Park
Gibson Bay Dr., Richmond
859-626-POOL
adults $6, youth (14-17) $4, kids (6-13) $3, under 6 free.
This site features four slides (two of them 40-feet tall), a giant splash pool with zero entry for the little ones and a lap pool with two diving boards.
http://pool.richmond.ky.us/

Suffoletta Family Aquatic Center
Marshall Park off Airport Rd., Georgetown
502- 868-8010
adults $8, youth (11-18), kids (3-10) $6.
The newest pool in Scott County has a 200- foot slide, 600-foot lazy river and 1,256 squarefoot “spray pad.” The opening of the Center has been delayed, so please call before you make the trip.
www.thepavilionky.com

Kentucky Splash Water Park
1050 Highway 92 West, Williamsburg
1-866- 812-1860
adults $16.95, kids (3-15) $14.95
Kentucky Splash features an 18,000-square foot wave pool, a drift river, a kiddy activity pool, a triple slide complex, a go-kart track, a championship miniature golf course, an arcade, a batting cage, and a driving range.
www.kentuckysplash.com

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Top 5 'Picnic with the Past' Destinations

There is something magical about a picnic. It doesn’t matter what you eat, but if you’re outside, sitting on a blanket, it just tastes better. And if you pick the right site for your picnic, you can sneak a little history on the menu as well. Here are Lexington Family’s recommendations for a Picnic with the Past this summer.

Waveland State Historic Site
225 Waveland Museum Rd (just off Nicholasville Rd, past Man O’War)
859-272-3611
Still beautifully preserved, Waveland was built in 1847 by a grandnephew of Daniel
Boone. This site offers a picnic area, a playground and guided tours of Waveland.
http://parks.ky.gov/fi ndparks/histparks/wl/

My Old Kentucky Home
501 E. Stephen Foster Ave., Bardstown
502- 348-3502
This is the home where Stephen Foster wrote our state song. You can enjoy the picnic grounds, playgrounds and gift shop, then sneak in a little history when you tour the mansion.
http://parks.ky.gov/fi ndparks/recparks/mo/

Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
1825 Battlefield Rd., Perryville
859-332-8631
The museum and 10 miles of self-guided walking tours will give families a view of what it was like during a famous Civil War battle in Kentucky.
www.perryville.net

Yuko En on the Elkhorn
400 Cincinnati Pike, Georgetown
502-316-4554
This six-acre site is the largest public Japanese garden in the U.S. Families can take self-guided tours through the garden, over the bridge, past the Koi pond, and the Zen Rock Garden to the Elkhorn Creek.
www.yuko-en.com

Boonesborough State Park
4375 Boonesborough Road, Richmond
859-527- 3131 ext. 216.
Daniel Boone started this settlement April 1, 1775. The site includes fort tours and
camping as well as swimming, fi shing, miniature golfing, walking trails and, of course, picnicking.
www.parks.ky.gov/fi ndparks/recparks/fb