Hi and welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Kentucky! Kentucky is the 26th state and known for it’s finest thoroughbred race horses. It is also known as “The Bluegrass State” due to the vast expanses of Bluegrass across part of the state. They also have underground deposits of limestone which make the bluegrass in Kentucky famous! Also located in Kentucky is the Louisville Slugger Museum where you can go see the world’s largest baseball bat and glove! Located Kentucky on our wall map Read our National Geographic Atlas and located Frankfort,  KY using the map coordinates. Worked on our 50 States and Capitals song Learned about the state and it’s flag State Fish: The Kentucky Spotted Bass State Bird: The Cardinal State Flower: The Golden Rod State Horse: The Thoroughbred The Kentucky Derby, did a mock horse race Louisville Slugger Museum Famous People: Daniel Boone U.S. President: Abraham Lincoln the 16th President of the U.S. Food: Kentucky … [Read more...]