Museums

Grant County

The William Arnold Log Home 214 North Main St. behind the Baptist Church Circa 1811, was home of the founder of Williamstown. Open by appointment for group tours. 859-824-9202

Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties

Behringer-Crawford Museum 1600 Montague Rd. (P.O. Box 67) www.bcmuseum.org Devou Park; Covington, KY 41011; 859-491-4003 Northern Kentucky’s premier museum of natural, cultural, and artistic heritage. Permanent collections encompass prehistoric artifacts, ice-age animal specimens, civil war, and local artworks. Museum is in the 19th century home in scenic Devou Park. Adjacent grounds offer walks. Railway Exposition Museum 315 W. Southern Ave, Covington, KY 41015 859-491-RAIL – Railroad museum has guided tours of pullman sleepers, diner, business cars, training cars, caboose, engine cars, kitchen cars, postal cars, and troop carriers. Memorabilia cars tell the history of the railroad. Open May through October Sat. & Sun. – 12:30 pm-4:30 pm.  Other times by appointment.   Vent Haven Museum Over 500 ventriloquist figures from 20 countries can be seen on a guided tour of this unique museum. Also featured are hundreds of pictures and collectibles related to ventriloquism. By appointment only; season May-September. 33 W. Maple, Ft. Mitchell, KY 41011 859-341-0461 Email: venthaven@home.com www.venthaven.com Creation Museum: 2800 Bullittsburg Church Road Petersburg, KY 41080; 888-582-4253 or 800-778-3390; www.creationmuseum.org A walk through history via the pages of the Bible – exploring how scripture provides an eye-witness account of the beginning of all things in a state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot museum designed by a former Universal Studios exhibit director. James A. Ramage Civil War Museum: 1402 Highland Avenue Fort Wright, KY 41011; 859-344-1145 Named after Dr. James A. Ramage, Civil War historian – 14-acre park, excavation and museum featuring Storer House, Battery Hooper and Civil War reenactments. The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center 1028 Scott Blvd. Covington, KY 41011 (859) 491-2030 www.thecarnegie.com Largest multidisciplinary arts venue in NKY – all-age events, educational programs and art exhibitions within five art galleries, a renovated turn-of-the-century theatre and education center. Leapin Lizard Gallery 726 Main Street Covington, KY 41011 (859) 581-2728 www.leapinlizardgallery.com Elegant, eclectic mix of works where “Art is Life and Life is Art” – combining fine art and American craft and featuring contemporary artists and original exhibits.

Bracken County

Rosemary Clooney House Museum 106 E. Riverside Dr., Weekends 1 pm - 5 pm, tours available - call 606-756-2603 Showcasing largest display of costumes & memorabilia from the 1954 film, "While Christmas", in the house built in 1835 on the banks of the Ohio River. Groups of 10 or more by appointment. 5$ donation.

Robertson County

Pioneer Museum located in Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort 800-443-7008 www.kystateparks.ky.gov/bluelick.htm Learn more about the fascinating history of Blue Licks. Check out the video presentation, mastodon bones, Native American  and Kentucky pioneer artifacts. The Gift Shop features Kentucky handcrafts, books and confectioneries.