11 days in Kentucky Itinerary

Kentucky’s largest city, Louisville, is best known as the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Louisville is known for nature, museums, and breweries & distilleries. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: explore the fascinating underground world of Louisville Mega Cavern, catch the contagious excitement of Churchill Downs, test your problem-solving skills at popular escape rooms, and gain some tasty knowledge on a distillery tour.

To find more things to do, ratings, traveler tips, and more tourist information, refer to the Louisville road trip planning site.

Playa del Carmen, Mexico to Louisville is an approximately 8-hour flight. You can also drive; or take a bus. Traveling from Playa del Carmen in June, Louisville is a bit cooler at night with lows of 22°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 22nd (Thu) so you can go by car to La Grange.

La Grange is a home rule-class city in Oldham County, Kentucky, in the United States. On the 23rd (Fri), examine the collection at Oldham County History Center, then sample the fine beverages at Kentucky Artisan Distillery, then get a dose of the wild on American Saddlebred Horse Farm Tours, and finally sample the fine beverages at Jeptha Creed.

For maps, where to stay, and tourist information, you can read our La Grange online tour itinerary planner.

La Grange is very close to Louisville. In June in La Grange, expect temperatures between 35°C during the day and 22°C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 23rd (Fri) so you can go by car to Lexington.

Known internationally as the "Horse Capital of the World," Lexington boasts a thriving economy resting largely on its thoroughbred racehorse industry.

Explore Lexington's surroundings by going to Frankfort (Kentucky River Tours & Buffalo Trace Distillery), Ark Encounter (in Williamstown) and Sun Valley Farm (in Versailles). Next up on the itinerary: explore the galleries of Kentucky Horse Park, sample the fine beverages at James E. Pepper Distillery, and relax in the rural setting at Mill Ridge Farm.

For photos, more things to do, traveler tips, and more tourist information, go to the Lexington online holiday planner.

Getting from La Grange to Lexington by car takes about 1.5 hours. In June in Lexington, expect temperatures between 34°C during the day and 20°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 26th (Mon) to allow time to drive to Loretto.

Loretto is a home rule-class city in Marion County, Kentucky, United States. Start off your visit on the 27th (Tue): sample the fine beverages at Maker's Mark, do a tasting at Jesters Winery & Cafe, then sample the fine beverages at Limestone Branch Distillery, and finally contemplate the long history of Lincoln Homestead State Park.

To find where to stay, more things to do, ratings, and more tourist information, refer to the Loretto road trip planning tool.

Traveling by car from Lexington to Loretto takes 1.5 hours. June in Loretto sees daily highs of 33°C and lows of 19°C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 27th (Tue) so you can go by car to Mammoth Cave National Park.

Mammoth Caves National Park is the longest cave system in the world so far discovered.

Start off your visit on the 28th (Wed): contemplate the waterfront views at Green River, then Head underground at Mammoth Cave, and then stroll through Fat Man's Misery.

For maps, more things to do, where to stay, and tourist information, read Mammoth Cave National Park driving holiday tool.

You can drive from Loretto to Mammoth Cave National Park in 1.5 hours. You'll gain 1 hour traveling from Loretto to Mammoth Cave National Park due to the time zone difference. Expect a daytime high around 34°C in June, and nighttime lows around 20°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 29th (Thu) so you can go by car back home.