Kentucky Museums and Memorials

Because of the state’s rich history and heritage, you’ll find dozens of Kentucky museums and memorials commemorating everything from the Civil War to music, bourbon and horses.

Celebrate the legends of Kentucky horse racing at Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Derby Museum, and the International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park. Visit the childhood home of Abraham Lincoln in Hodgenville, KY, or view the Civil War battlefields of Perryville and Richmond.

Hear some of the earliest, most influential sounds of American music, and discover dozens of famous native Kentucky musicians at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Museum. While in Owensboro, don't forget to stop by The International Bluegrass Music Museum.

Learn more about a specific Kentucky history museum using the search below.

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Mark Payton Glass Center Louisville, KY www.louisvilleglassworks.com Daily self guided tours though the flameworking, stained glass/architectural glass art and glassblowing studios.

Yeiser Art Center Paducah, KY www.theyeiser.org Host of the annual Fantastic Fibers juried exhibit each spring. Features changing exhibits of works by regional and international artists and a permanent collection of 19th an...

Zephyr Gallery Louisville, KY zephyrgallery.org/ Zephyr Gallery is a contemporary fine arts gallery. We are the oldest cooperative gallery in the region with a member base comprised of 23 local artists. The gallery is owned ...

1817 Saddle Factory Museum Russellville, KY The 1817 Saddle Factory, which has been restored to its original layout, is perhaps the oldest industrial building in KY. In 1820 there were 44 workers, mainly indentured serv...

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Hodgenville, KY www.nps.gov/abli There's Only One...Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. Built at the location of Lincoln's birth the solid marble, neoclassical monument houses the symbolic cabin of Lincoln's birth...

Abraham Lincoln Museum at Forkland Gravel Switch, KY www.forklandcomctr.org The Abraham Lincoln Museum contains artifacts, genealogical records and displays related to the Abraham Lincoln descendants who lived in the Forkland area. The museum is open...

Action at Bardstown Junction Shepherdsville, KY

Adsmore House & Gardens and Ratliff Gunshop Princeton, KY www.adsmore.org Circa 1857 Greek Revival home restored to late Victorian grandeur and filled with the Smith-Garrett family's personal belongings. Adsmore sits on approximately four beautiful ...

African American Heritage Center Franklin, KY Museum of local black history in a restored Victorian home: a cultural and educational facility designed to echo the events of the past, reflect on activities of the present, ...

African Cemetery No. 2 Lexington, KY www.uky.edu/projects/africancem African Cemetery No. 2 is approximately 8 acres and contains 5,000 graves. Only 1,200 are identified, with graves dating back prior to 1820. The land was purchased and charter...