Kentucky Crossroads: Where Everything Comes Together


Shaker Village barn, Picture #2 sunflowers, Picture #3 Abraham Lincoln Hodgenville Town Square
Central Kentucky Crossroads

Hinton's Orchard pumpkin patch, LaRue County

Kentucky is legendary for its culture, heritage, and beauty. The Central Kentucky Crossroads region is truly where every Kentucky experience comes together in a perfect combination of history, small towns and rural character. Travelers and those interested in details on this eight county region, will find easy access to a great deal of information within the pages of the Kentucky Crossroads website. We recommend you visit often and review the various documents and opportunities for exciting travel that are added monthly.
Centre Square, Lebanon  

  • Take the John Hunt Morgan Trail or watch a Civil War reenactment.
  • Tour a preserved farm or historic site, enjoy a barn and quilt project tour or see the transformation of main street buildings.
  • Click here to buy a Stephen Powell Art scullpture raffle ticket $100- only 300 will be sold - value of $22,000 - Drawing is December 7 - you don't have to be present to win - all proceeds benefit PK and rural heritage programming
RHDI Rural Design Guidelines - click here


Navigating This Website

Navigation through this website is made easy with the color coding of individual traveler information in gold for ease in planning your trip to the Central Kentucky Crossroads. You will enjoy reading about the many aspects of rural heritage development and may even want to take part in a project here in Kentucky or take an idea back to your home town. We welcome your visit or interest always.


Who We Are

The Central Kentucky Crossroads region is comprised of Boyle, Green, LaRue, Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor and Washington Counties and is one of two Rural Heritage Development Initiative (RHDI) pilot programs in the nation examining economic development opportunities through historic preservation.