Kentucky is pretty interesting
Kentucky Travel Information and Travel Guide - USA - Lonely Planet
But........ I don't live near the interesting areas except for Mammoth Caves. The caves are really cool. We even have a small aprox. 8' x 5' cave on our property. We live between Bowling Green and Somerset in what they call the breeding community as it's extremely rual, dotted with little communities that I wouldn't actually call towns. A lot of cows, horses, and fields of hay, soy beans, sorgum, corn and family gardens. There are some old timers that still dig gingsing and make a little money off of that. Unfortunatly the biggest money making crop is pot and the making of meth.
Central Kentucky Travel Information and Travel Guide - USA - Lonely Planet
Mammoth Cave National Park Travel Information and Travel Guide - USA - Lonely Planet