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20 Things to do in Monroe Co. PDF Print E-mail
  • Sample Monroe County’s famous B-B-Q at several locations.
  • Golf 18 holes at the beautiful Hidden Hills Country Club.
  • Trace your heritage at the Court House, Public Library or more than 200 cemeteries.
  • Ride the free ferry across the Cumberland River.
  • Have a picnic at one of our four parks (Tompkinsville, Gamaliel and Fountain Run City Parks and Old Mulkey State Shrine).
  • Go fishing in the Cumberland or Barren Rivers, Tompkinsville City Lake or one of our pay lakes.
  • Take a driving tour of scenic Monroe County.
  • Explore the pioneer cemetery at Old Mulkey Meetinghouse.
  • Learn to play Rolley-Hole Marbles at the “Marble Dome”.
  • Spend the night in a cabin or lodge on the Cumberland River.
  • Shop the many yard sales across the county during the Roller Coaster Fair, held the first weekend in October each year.
  • Visit the iridologist in the Amish community at Vernon.
  • Have lunch at Dovie’s.
  • Visit Bugtussle, Flippin, Turkey Neck Bend, Persimmon, Mud Lick and Ebenezer.
  • Go hunting for deer or wild turkey in our abundant woodlands.
  • Visit Freetown Church and learn about African-American history.
  • Stay fit by “working out” at the Family Wellness Center.
  • Listen to Bluegrass music on Thursday nights in Gamaliel (and at many other times and places across the county).
  • Watch a movie outdoors at Sky View, one of the few remaining drive-in theaters in the state.
  • Enjoy one of our festivals: a. Watermelon Festival (Saturday before Labor Day in Tompkinsville) b. Autumn Festival (fourth Saturday in September at Gamaliel) c. Heritage Festival (second Saturday in May at Old Mulkey) d. Barbecue Festival (third Saturday in May at Fountain Run)
 
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20 Things To Do

  • Sample Monroe County’s famous B-B-Q at several locations.
  • Golf 18 holes at the beautiful Hidden Hills Country Club.
  • Trace your heritage at the Court House, Public Library or more than 200 cemeteries.
  • Ride the free ferry across the Cumberland River.
  • Have a picnic at one of our four parks (Tompkinsville, Gamaliel and Fountain Run City Parks and Old Mulkey State Shrine).

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