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Places near Bowling Green by type
All 261 places by distance →One day from Bowling Green
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:33 pm
72 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Bowling Green
- Shanty Hollow Lakelake · 45 min
- Mount Olivet Churchchurch · 30 min
- National Corvette Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Lost River Cavecave · 1 hrs
- Downing Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Bowling Green
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Bowling Green?
Kentucky Museum (museum, about 1 km), Lost River Cave (cave, about 6 km), The Historic Railpark and Train Museum (museum, about 1 km), Mammoth Cave National Park (national park, about 2 km), Guthrie Tower (heritage site, about 2 km), Eastwood Church (church, about 2 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Bowling Green?
110 places on Spotwander: 36 churches, 18 hill stations & viewpoints, 25 caves, 10 forts & heritage, 3 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest church to Bowling Green?
Eastwood Church, about 2 km by road; Broadway Church (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Bowling Green?
Briggs Hill, about 9 km by road; Billy Goat Hill (14 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Bowling Green?
Start in Bowling Green, visit Shanty Hollow Lake, then Mount Olivet Church, then National Corvette Museum, then Lost River Cave, then Downing Museum, and drive back — about 72 km by road in all.