In heavily rural Kentucky, the manufacturing giant of
Louisville
stands out, with its lively cultural and racial mix. Only occasionally does it bother with the laid-back Southern image other parts of the state are so keen to promote. In the
southern
hinterland, numerous small towns retain their tree-shaded squares and nineteenth-century townhouses - and their strict Baptist beliefs - while the endless caverns of
Mammoth Cave National Park
attract spelunkers and hikers in their thousands. The west, where the Ohio River meets the Mississippi, is flat, heavily forested and generally less attractive.
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