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South Central Kentucky offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities from world-class museums like the National Corvette Museum, the Historic RailPark & Train Museum and the Kentucky Museum to heritage attractions like Aviation Heritage Park, the Civil War Discovery Trail and Corsair Distillery.
For natural wonders, the city is home to Kentucky's only underground boat tour at Lost River Cave, also the site of a 66-acre valley with trails, a wetland, nature center and nature explore classroom. Just 30 minutes away lies Mammoth Cave National Park and several other caves open for tours. Barren River State Park in neighboring Barren County offers boating, fishing and water recreation opportunities. Canoe and kayak enthusiasts enjoy multiple navigable waterways in the Bowling Green area as well as fishing opportunities at Basil Griffin and Shanty Hollow lakes (another great hiking destination).
Several miles of paved Greenways trails around the county offer safe walking, biking and jogging. There are several public and private golf courses to enjoy as well as more disc golf courses than many major cities. Hunting is very popular in the area, with a shooting center nearby.
As the shopping and dining mecca for 10 surrounding counties, the region has a wide variety of options including boutique shops, a shopping mall with major department stores, most major chain stores and restaurants, two movie theaters and many locally-owned eateries. Several annual festivals and a 3-month long weekly outdoor concert series each summer fill the town with community-friendly events. Professional minor-league baseball team the Bowling Green Hot Rods play nearly 70 home games here each season plus year-round college sporting events are found at Western Kentucky University.
A variety of Community Education classes are available in addition to multiple free courses at library branches. Western Kentucky University also offers a Lifelong Learning Program to all ages in a variety of interest areas.
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