tloon

Looking for some advice on the best way to plan a Bowling Green trip from the northeast? Chamber of Commerce in that area? Hotels etc? Maybe AAA?
Thanks

Stan0324

Suggest, if you are planning a plant tour to call ahead to verify that they are open. I took a trip a few years ago and the plant was closed for 2 weeks when I was there. At least I saw the outside of the plant.

xcutter

My wife and I went last June. Booked the tour online in advance. I recommend not booking a tour between 11:00 and 1:00 as their lunch break is around then. Parts of the line were on break when we did the 12:30 tour.
I would recommend staying in Nashville for a couple of days. The place is awesome. You can rent a car from there and drive up to BG for the day. It is a 60 mile highway drive. Just about an hour and fifteen minutes drive. There are a couple of hotels near BG, but why stay there when Nashville is so close.

talon90

I hail from Massachusetts and I live in Bowling Green now. If there is anything I can do to help with your planning, let me know.

For this area have a look here:

http://visitbgky.com/

For the trip itself and if you belong to AAA, get a TripTik which will come with guide books for hotels and restaurants all along the route and surrounding cities. Used that many times for my many travels back and forth from up there to down here.

For things that I can personally recommend......


Where to stay:



1869 Homestead B & B (270) 842-0510
Baymont Inn & Suites 270-843-3200*

Bryce Inn (270) 563-5141

Courtyard by Marriott 1-270-783-8569

Drury Inn Bowling Green 270-842-7100

Hampton Inn (270) 842-4100*
Holiday Inn University Plaza * (270) 745-0088

* Discount for NCM members.



What to do:



In Bowling Green

National Corvette Museum www.corvettemuseum.com

Bowling Green Assembly Plant tour
www.bowlinggreenassemblyplant.com

Lost River cave - http://www.lostrivercave.com/

More choices can be found at http://www.visitbgky.com/

Surrounding area attractions:

Mammoth Cave – about 45 minutes away. http://www.nps.gov/maca/

Kentucky Down Under – www.kdu.com

Barren River Lake http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/resortparks/br/

Abe Lincoln’s Birthplace: http://www.nps.gov/abli/

Opryland Hotel (tour the gardens) http://www.gaylordhotels.com/*******-opryland/

Grand Ole Opry http://www.opry.com/

Jack Daniels Distillery tour – about 3 hrs drive http://www.jackdaniels.com/age.aspx

Bourbon Heritage Center – about 90 minutes. http://www.bourbonheritagecenter.com/

Maker’s Mark Distillery. - about 90 minutes. http://www.makersmark.com/Lpa.aspx

Jim Beam Distillery – about 90 minutes. http://www.jimbeam.com/visitthedistillery.aspx

Where to eat:

The Montana Grille - 1740 Scottsville Rd
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 746-9746

440 Main - 440 E Main St
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 793-0450

The Brickyard cafe - 1026 Chestnut St
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 843-6431

Mariah's - 801 State St
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 842-6878

STEVE MC

I traveld there last year from RI. We went thru West Virginia, awesome highways, awesome scenery.

We even went to visit Talon90 while we were there, bless his heart.

Paul is right, get a trip tick from AAA, that's your best bet.
You might even want to take a drive down to Nashville for a night of bar hoppin', we did, had a great time.

The Wild Horse Saloon is a must if you do go down to Nashville!!!

tloon

Thanks Paul. Very helpful. We met a few years ago at the MacMulkin open house one Saturday, up in NH.

xcutter

I see you are from Auburn. I am from Northbridge, now living in Florida.
I use to love playing at Pakachoag Golf Course. I also worked at the Big D in Auburn.

tloon

Wow. I played Paky last night in our Thursday league. Sundays too. I live and work right around the corner. Small world.

SlayerRX8

I was just in Bowling Green a couple days ago and this place had EXCELLENT food! It's not far at all from the plant. I really enjoyed this beer I had there:



My girlfriend booked the Super 8 hotel that's right next to the assembly plant. We were very happy with it. Not only did the hotel offer clean towels and a hose for washing off your vette, the lobby was a constant gathering of vette-heads and the parking lot might as well have said "corvette parking only".