Tuesday, March 18, 2008

10 on tuesday: 10 places i'd take a tourist to see in my hometown

10 Places You’d Take a Tourist to See in Your Hometown

Oh, the question of a hometown. It’s difficult when you have more than one. But because I live there now, feel most at home there, and feel most like myself there, I’ll pick Bowling Green.

5. Places to eat: Teresa’s, The Bistro, Mariah’s, Peppers, and Chaney’s Dairy Barn.
6. Fountain Square and other historic ares of downtown.
7. The Kentucky Museum (part of the museum, a log cabin, was once the home of movie maker John Carpenter. Also, see this site.)
8. The historic Shake Rag district with a meal at Shake Rag Reed Restaurant.
9. The Shaker Museum at South Union
10. Duncan Hines grave and his one-time house that is now a funeral home.

While Mammoth Cave, the world's longest cave, is not in Bowling Green (at least not the entrance), it's nearby and very worth the while.

4 comments:

Sonya said...

Would have to do the Duncan Hines grave! Interesting places. I hope I get to see them one day!

Teena in Toronto said...

Looks like we'd have a fun day!

I played too ... come check out Toronto :)

Marissa said...

You nailed 'em, Jennifer! I'm glad you didn't go to the BG Area Convention & Visitors Bureau for a job (your Lost River Cave blog!) because you might have gotten mine... I'm the PR Coordinator and I came across your blog through my monitoring. Check out our John Carpenter site if you get a chance... we developed a tour around town that passes all of the streets and places referenced in some of his films or associated with him! visitbgky.com/johncarpenter

Jennifer Coomer said...

Marissa-I've glad you found my blog! I picked up the John Carpenter brochure at the Vistor's Bureau back in October! ;-)