John James Audubon and Jefferson Davis

Day 1:

7:30am - Leave Home

11am - John James Audubon State Park - 3100 US Hwy 41 N, Henderson, KY

Museum, Nature Center, Gift Shop, Trails
* Woodpecker Trail
Camp (Site 64) $34.50

Inside the museum/nature center is a art gallery showcasing many of John James Audubon's works. About halfway through the gallery is a door that takes you up to what was his studio which is located at the top of the tower. There is a fee to enter the gallery but the rest of the nature center is free. 

The nature center has a small theater to watch a short film about John James Audubon, a hands on education room and a wildlife observation room which has binoculars and guides available to use so you know what you are looking at.  We really enjoyed watching the different birds. Infact so much so that when we got home we set up our own little bird sanctuary.

Behind the nature center is a bench were you can see what you were looking at through the glass in the observation room. Be very quiet...you never know what you might see.

Dante was so excited that he scared the fox away before we could get a good picture. 

There are many different trails to take. Long ones and short ones. The took the museum trail that takes you on a short loop behind the museum. We saw a few snails but not much else. 

We also took woodpecker trail...we didn't see anything except a deer but we did hear some woodpeckers.

It rained just about the while time we were there but we had fun despite. The campground was nice and we chose a great spot next to the playground and near the bathhouse but the campground was located too close to the main highway for my taste. You could hear the traffic all night.

We had a very friendly set of squirrels that visited us at our campsite. We fed them some bread and enjoyed watching them.

Day 2:

9am - Leave Camp

10:30am to 1pm - Jefferson Davis Historic Site - 258 Pembroke-Fairview Road, Fairview, KY

Museum and Monument Combo - Adults $5, Kids $3
Hours: 9am to 5pm
The museum was informative but not real exciting. It's basically just a way to pass the time until it's time to go up to the top of the monument. 

We went to the top in an elevator with a few other families. At the top is a little room with 3 windows that look out for miles and miles.

Lunch

1:15pm to 1:45pm - Trail of Tears Commemorative Park - 100 E 9th St, Hopkinsville, KY
 We did stop here but there was nothing to see and the building was closed.

4pm - Home