For more than 20 years, the official Kentucky Bourbon Trail has allowed the Commonwealth's visitors and lucky inhabitants the chance to map a path through
hy Paducah? I got that question every time I told people we were going there. To a point, I get it. If you’re a person who doesn’t routinely visit Huntsville, Ala., or Byrdstown, Tenn., it feels random. But I assure you: Small towns make for ideal weekend getaways, in part because of their constraints. Drive instead of fly. Visit one museum instead of three. Walk everywhere. Decide between
this brewery or
that one, because there are only two. Having to make fewer choices if the choices are
good takes the stress out of a vacation. Plus, you get to double back to places you like and pretend to be a local.
The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium’s Valentine’s Day Candlelight Dinner will be held with reduced capacity for 2021. The five-course dinner will be held on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, from 6-9 PM among the exhibits and aquariums in the Mississippi River Discovery Center.