Museums in Kentucky

294 museums across Kentucky, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is it open today?” (opening status).

• Blue Licks Battlefield State Park · museum · Robertson · Must-see
• Kentucky River Museum · museum · Madison · Must-see
• Kentucky Coal Mining Museum · museum · Harlan · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · Must-see
• Kentucky Museum · museum · Warren · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · Must-see
• My Old Kentucky Home · museum · Nelson · Must-see
• National Corvette Museum · museum · Warren
• The National Quilt Museum · museum · McCracken
• Adsmore Museum · museum · Caldwell
• Headley-Whitney Museum · museum · Fayette
• Hotel Metropolitan · museum · McCracken
• Lexington History Museum · museum · Fayette
• The Highlands Museum & Discovery Center · museum · Boyd
• Constitution Square State Historic Site · museum · Boyle
• Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History/Bardstown Historical Museum · museum · Nelson
• Sander's Cafe and Museum · museum · Laurel
• Aviation Museum of Kentucky · museum · Fayette
• Life Saving Station #10 · museum · Jefferson
• Kentucky Derby Museum · museum · Jefferson
• J B Speed Art Museum · museum · Jefferson
• Creation Museum · museum · Boone
• Green River Female Academy · museum · Todd
• Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center · museum · Ballard
• Shaker Museum at South Union · museum · Simpson
• Hindman Settlement School · museum · Knott
• Kentucky Folk Art Center · museum · Rowan
• Royal Spring Park · museum · Scott
• University of Kentucky Art Museum · museum · Fayette
• Old Garrard County Jail · museum · Garrard
• International Bluegrass Music Museum · museum · Daviess
• Daniel Boone Cabin · museum · Nicholas
• Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum · museum · Rockcastle
• The Great American Dollhouse Museum · museum · Boyle
• Riverview at Hobson Grove · museum · Warren
• The Historic Railpark and Train Museum · museum · Warren
• Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation · museum · Fayette
• Southwest Virginia Museum · museum · Harlan
• Frazier History Museum · museum · Jefferson
• Kentucky Science Center · museum · Jefferson
• Little Loomhouse · museum · Jefferson
• Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory · museum · Jefferson
• Muhammad Ali Center · museum · Jefferson
• Octagon Hall · museum · Simpson
• Portland Museum · museum · Jefferson
• Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati · museum · Kenton
• US 23 Country Music Highway Museum · museum · Johnson
• Camp Breckinridge Museum and Art Center · museum · Union
• Green River Museum · museum · Butler
• American Saddlebred Museum · museum · Fayette
• Auburn Museum · museum · Logan
• Ben E Clement Mineral Museum · museum · Crittenden
• Breathitt County Museum · museum · Breathitt
• Cynthiana Harrison County Museum · museum · Harrison
• Downing Museum · museum · Warren
• Hardin County Museum · museum · Hardin
• Hart County Historical Museum · museum · Hart
• Homeplace on the Green · museum · Taylor
• Hopewell Museum · museum · Bourbon
• Knox Historical Museum · museum · Knox
• Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center and Museum · museum · Pulaski
• Morehead History & Railroad Museum · museum · Rowan
• Red River Museum · museum · Powell
• River Heritage Museum · museum · McCracken
• SEEK Museum · museum · Logan
• Scott County Museum · museum · Scott
• Swope's Cars of Yesteryear · museum · Hardin
• The Lincoln Museum · museum · Larue
• William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology · museum · Fayette
• Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service · museum · Wolfe
• Bardstown Civil War Museum · museum · Nelson
• WaterWorks Museum · museum · Jefferson
• 1883 Gallery · museum · Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace · museum · Larue
• African American Heritage Center · museum · Simpson
• Albert Sidney Johnston House · museum · Mason
• Art Gallery · museum · Marion
• Arts Gallery · museum · Taylor
• Backwoods Moonshine Museum · museum · Lee
• Behringer-Crawford Museum at Devou · museum · Kenton
• Berea Gallery & Event Center · museum · Madison
• Bill Monroe Museum · museum · Ohio
• Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Museum · museum · Daviess
• Bluegrass Scenic Railroad and Museum · museum · Woodford
• Boat · museum · Jessamine
• Capital City Museum · museum · Franklin
• Capital Gallery · museum · Franklin
• Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum · museum · Hickman
• Conrad-Caldwell House Museum · museum · Jefferson
• Dawson Springs Museum & Art · museum · Hopkins
• Depot Museum · museum · Lewis
• Elkhorn City Railroad Museum · museum · Pike
• Fordsville railroad museum · museum · Ohio
• Fort Thomas Military Museum · museum · Campbell
• Gallery 27 · museum · Jefferson
• Gallery on the Square · museum · Nelson
• Garland's Art Sales · museum · Nelson
• Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum · museum · Mason
• Heritage Center · museum · Marion
• Historic Middletown Museum · museum · Jefferson
• Howard L. Bingham Gallery · museum · Jefferson
• Ina B. Bond Gallery · museum · Jefferson
• International Museum of the Horse · museum · Fayette
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. · museum · Bullitt
• Jefferson Davis Museum · museum · Todd
• Kentucky Gateway Museum Center · museum · Mason
• Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame · museum · Hardin
• Kentucky Military History Museum · museum · Franklin
• Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum · museum · Rockcastle
• Leapin Lizard Gallery · museum · Kenton
• Living Arts and Science Center · museum · Fayette
• Loretta Lynn's Homeplace · museum · Johnson
• Ludlow Heritage Museum · museum · Kenton
• Marion County Heritage Center · museum · Marion
• McDowell House & Apothecary Shop Museum · museum · Boyle
• Mezzanine Gallery · museum · Jefferson
• Monroe County Historical Society Museum · museum · Monroe
• Morgan Co Historical Society · museum · Morgan
• National Underground Railroad Museum · museum · Mason
• New Editions Gallery · museum · Fayette
• Newport History Museum · museum · Campbell
• Nostalgia Station · museum · Woodford
• Owensboro Museum of Fine Art · museum · Daviess
• Owensboro Museum of Science and History · museum · Daviess
• Paddle wheel boat · museum · Jessamine
• Patton Museum Foundation · museum · Hardin
• Pike County Hall of Justice · museum · Pike
• Portal 31 Mine Tour · museum · Harlan
• Princeton Art Guild · museum · Caldwell
• Punkyville · museum · Pendleton
• Purple Paisley, Local Artisan Shop · museum · Kenton
• Red Caboose · museum · Jessamine
• Roots 101 African American Museum · museum · Jefferson
• Russell E. Compton Civic Center & Museum · museum · Boyd
• Shelbyville History Museum · museum · Shelby
• Simpson County Historical Society and History Center · museum · Simpson
• Tharp Dayton Heritage Museum · museum · Campbell
• The Ark · museum · Grant
• The Carnegie · museum · Kenton
• Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History · museum · Franklin
• Vent Haven Museum · museum · Kenton
• Ward Hall · museum · Scott
• Warren Thomas Museum · museum · Fulton
• West Point History Museum · museum · Hardin
• Whitley County Historical Society and Museum · museum · Whitley
• William Arnold Log House · museum · Grant
• Wilmore Rail-Side Museum · museum · Jessamine
• Women's Civil War Museum · museum · Nelson
• Wrather West Kentucky Museum · museum · Calloway
• Jerusalem Ridge- Bill Monroe Homeplace · museum · Ohio

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