Dinosaur World, an outdoor dinosaur museum with over 100 life size dinosaurs, offers free active military discount with ID. We also offer $1 off dependants with ID. In addition to the Dinosaur Walk, visitors can search thru sand in search of authentic fossils to take home at the Fossil Dig, unearth a life size dinosaur skeleton in the Boneyard, learn in the Prehistoric Museum, walk thru the Mammoth Garden, watch a short educational dinosaur movie in the Movie Cave, enjoy picnic areas, playgrounds, giftshop and more. Dinosaur World is located approx. one hour from both Nashville and Louisville. For more information visit www.dinoworld.net or call 270-773-4345.
Jellystone Park is a family-oriented resort near Mammoth Cave National Park and Dinosaur World. We offer a 10% discount on camping and on our 47 cabins. The park offers recreational programming, 300’ waterslide, pool, mini-golf etc. www.jellystonemammothcave.com or call 800-523-1854 or 270-773-3840
Kentucky Action Park/Jesse James Riding Stables - Active Military are FREE at our park with proper ID. They get an ALL DAY PASS, ONE HOUR FREE ON HORSEBACK RIDING and a tour of the Outlaw Cave. We have the ONLY Alpine Slide in KY, Bumper Cars, Go Carts, Bumper Boats, Trampoline Thing, Climbing Wall, Chairlift, 18-Hole Western Theme Mini Golf, Outlaw Cave and Horseback Riding. 1-800-798-0560-270-773-2560 or visit www.kentuckyactionpark.com.
Kentucky Down Under and Kentucky Caverns promises to provide visitors with a unique and extraordinary hands-on experience filled with adventure and discovery of animals and nature. Visitors can roam with kangaroos and other Australian animals in the Outback, meet Australian reptiles in the Scales and Tails, hand-feed vibrant-colored birds in the Land of Lories, help with the chores in the Woolshed, watch the border collies herd sheep, participate in Aboriginal culture and meet some introduced animals at Taraba Station. A nature trail, an exotic bird garden, and other exhibits are featured. and even take a 45 minute guided cave tour of Kentucky Caverns - all for one price! Kentucky Down Under is located half way between Louisville, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee off I-65 at Exit 58 in Horse Cave Kentucky. Kentucky Down Under offers FREE admission to Active Duty Military and 10% discount for Retired Military and Dependents. Visit www.kdu.com or call 800-762-2869.
Kentucky
Bowling Green appreciates the sacrifices made by our armed forces and their families. Below are some area discounts to thank you for your service! Visit http://visitbgky.com/military/ for more info.
Attractions
Beech Bend Amuseument Park and Splash Lagoon - $4 off all-day ride armband; $2 off Splash Lagoon (active and retired military and accompanying guests)
General Motors Corvette Assembly Plant - Free (active military and up to 10 accompanying guests)
Historic Railpark and Train Museum - ½ price for active or retired military
Kentucky Library and Museum - $2.50 admission
Lost River Cave and Valley - Free (active military)
National Corvette Museum- Free (active military); $6 (retired, ex-military)
Aviation Heritage Park - an outdoor plaza dedicated to South Central Kentucky's distinguished aviators. Currently on display is a restored F4-D Phantom II flown by Bowling Green native Dan Cherry, retired Brigadier General of the United States Air Force. Cherry shot down a North Korean MIG-21 fighter in a combat mission during the Vietnam War in 1972. He flew 295 missions, and also commanded the Air Force Thunderbirds. A very unlikely reunion took place when the MIG pilot Cherry shot down visited from Vietnam for the dedication of Aviation Heritage Park in April of 2009.
Lodging
America's Best Value Inn - $5 off rack rate
Baymont Inn and Suites - $59 (standard room with 1-2 people); $69 (standard room with 3-4 people); $79 (starting price for suites)
Best Western Motor Inn - $59.99 room rate
Candlewood Inn and Suites - $70 (single rooms)
Comfort Inn - $70 room rate (1-2 people)
Courtyard by Marriott - $70 room rate
Econolodge - 15% off rack rate
Hilton Garden Inn - $70 room rate
Holiday Inn University Plaza Hotel - $70 room rate
Home Towne Suites - $65 room rate
La Quinta - $70 room rate
Microtel - 15% off rack rate
Red Roof Inn - 10% off rack rate
Super 8 - 15% off rack rate
Restaurants
Shoney's - 10% discount with Military ID
Other Businesses Offering Discounts
Carroll Knicely Conference Center - 20% discount on standard room rental for any military group.
Holiday Inn University Plaza Meeting Space - Free meeting room for military reunions with purchase of one meal per day for 40+ attendees.
Previous View Ultrasound Imaging - Discounts to all military personnel
Bowling Green, KY
Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Frankfort, KY
This is one of most unique and touching memorials in the world.
The design concept is in the form of a large sundial. The stainless steel gnomon casts its shadow upon a granite plaza. There are 1,100 names of Kentuckians on the memorial, including 23 missing in action. Each name is engraved into the
plaza, and placed so that the tip of the shadow touches his name on the anniversary of his death, thus giving each fallen veteran a personal Memorial Day. The location of each name is fixed mathematically by the date of casualty,
the geographic location of the memorial, the height of the gnomon and the physics of solar movement. The stones were then designed and cut to avoid dividing any individual name. The resulting radial-concentric joint pattern suggests a "web", symbolic of the entangling nature of this war.
Directions: From Louisville: Take I-64 East to the first Frankfort exit. Take 127 North to the East-West Connector (676). Follow the Connector until you cross the Kentucky River. Across the bridge take the first right. This is Coffee Tree Road. Follow Coffee Tree up and around the hill until you see the Memorial.
Purple Heart Highway – I-64 – From Louisville to Ashland, KY
The Purple Heart Trail is a state-by-state effort to recognize the efforts of veterans who have fought in wars and received a Purple Heart for their injuries. “More than anything else, it is recognition that our troops are overseas in harm’s way,” says David Price, former national vice commander of Region 2 for the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Price lives in Frankfort, and his region covers 13 states, including Kentucky. “It’s a reminder to people that when you go into harm’s way, bad things can happen to you, and that’s where the Purple Heart comes in. It also recognizes those who have served. To me, it is support of the ones who are there now.” About 37 states have a highway named for the Purple Heart, according to Jim
Casti, who now serves as the national director of Purple Heart Highways and Trails and lives in Newport, N.C.
Kentucky designated Interstate 64, which runs east to west from West Virginia to Indiana, a Purple Heart Trail in August 2003.
The General George Patton Museum – Fort Knox, KY
The General George Patton Museum on Fort Knox is a world-class military museum that offers a wide array for weapons and armor as well as a piece of the Berlin Wall and a display on the U.S. Bullion Depository (Gold Vault). The Patton Gallery provides a glimpse of the general's life and offers a large collection of his personal effects to include his ivory handled pistols. The museum is open seven days a week and is free. Armor Memorial Park is located on grounds adjacent to the museum and pays tribute to the soldiers and units who have served our country. Additional information about these attractions is at www.generalpatton.org.
The Patriots Peace Memorial – Louisville, KY
The Patriots Peace Memorial is a one-of-a-kind memorial dedicated to the memory of those United States military personnel who have given their lives in the line of duty under conditions other than those of declared hostile action. Ever mindful that military readiness is a dangerous endeavor, this community has now enshrined more than 400 patriots in the memorial. As a name is added, a brick is removed and replaced with personalized etched glass identifying each patriot, signifying our loss. This void in an otherwise solid wall becomes a portal of light transforming the interior by day and radiating outward at night through each name as a reminder to celebrate daily the joy of freedom purchased and safeguarded by these brave men and women. Location: East of downtown Louisville next to Thurman-Hutchins Park on River Road east of Zorn Avenue.
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery – Louisville, KY
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The cemetery is one of 112 national cemeteries in the United States; one of seven located in Kentucky, and contains the grave of the nation’s 12th president, Zachary Taylor (1784-1850). Veterans representing six wars – the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korean War, Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War – are also buried there. Each year on Nov. 24 – Taylor’s birth date – military personnel from Fort Knox conduct a wreath-laying ceremony at the cemetery. Location: 4701 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Ky 40207. www.cem.va.gov/CEMs/nchp/zacharytaylor.asp
Hotels, accommodations and restaurants in Louisville that provide military discounts (as of 8/2009):
1853 Inn at Woodhaven
Airport & Expo. Center Econo Lodge
Airport and Expo LaQuinta Inn & Suites
Aleksander House Bed & Breakfast
Baymont Inn & Suites-Louisville East
Belle of Louisville/Spirit of Jefferson
Best Western Dixie Inn
Bob Evans Restaurant
Brown Hotel
Captain's Cove
Caviar Japanese Restaurant
Chariot Hotel, The
Columbine Bed & Breakfast, The
Comfort Suites
Comfort Suites - LaGrange
Country Inn & Suites - Louisville East
Econo Lodge Downtown
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Louisville East
Frazier International History Museum
Hampton Inn Airport/Fair Expo Ctr.
Historic Locust Grove, Inc.
Holiday Inn Hurstbourne
Holiday Inn Lakeview
Holiday Inn Southwest Fair Expo
InnPlace Hotel & Conference Center
Louisville Ghost Tours
Louisville Mega Cavern
Louisville Science Center
Louisville South KOA
Muhammad Ali Center
Quality Inn & Suites - Airport
Ramada Downtown North
Ramada Limited Airport/Fair & Expo Center
Travelodge Airport Louisville
Wingate by Wyndham Louisville East
Louisville, KY
