Rob Weber

Proposed sights for Kentucky Science Trail (tentative)
 
Animal Science:
Kentucky Reptile Zoo
Louisville Zoo
Salato Wildlife Education Center
Second Chances Wildlife Center
 
Aquatic Life
Newport Aquarium
Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor and Environmental Education Center
 
Caves
Carter Caves State Resort Park
Diamond Caverns
Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum
Lost River Cave
Mammoth Cave National Park
Onyx Cave and Rock Shop
Crystal Onyx Cave
 
Engineering
Pikeville Cut-Through Overlook
Tours of the Toyota Georgetown Assembly Plant
 
Flora and Arboretums
The Arboretum State Botanical Garden of Kentucky
Baker Arboretum & Downing Museum
Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest
Boone County Arboretum
Green River Park & Arboretum
Waterfront Botanical Gardens
Western Kentucky Botanical Garden
Yew Dell Botanical Gardens
 
Geology and Paleontology
Big Bone Lick State Historic Site
Camp Nelson National Monument (Self-guided geologic tour provided by KY Geological Survey)
Lower Howard’s Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve (A KY Geological Site of Distinction)
Geologic Tour of Boone County
Geologic Tour of Parklands of Floyds Fork
Natural Bridge State Resort Park
Red River Gorge Geological Area
 
Historical Sites with Scientific Significance
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site
Thomas Edison House
 
Museums
Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum
Explorium of Lexington
The Highlands Museum & Discovery Center
Inland Waterways Museum (previously River Discovery Center)
Kentucky Museum
Kentucky Science Center
Owensboro Museum of Science and History
 
National Parks
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park (See listing under “Caves”)
 
Nature and Ecology
Berea College Forestry Outreach Center at the Pinnacles
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blackacre State Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead
Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary
Cove Spring Park
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Floracliff Nature Sanctuary
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park
Lilley Cornett Woods
Mantle Rock Preserve
Maywoods Field Station
NKU’s Research and Education Field Station
The Parklands of Floyds Fork
 
Science Education Programs/Activities
The Living Arts & Science Center
 
Space Exploration
East Kentucky Science Center & Varia Planetarium
Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium (Temporarily closed)
Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory
Hardin Planetarium
Space Science Center