With the pandemic wreaking havoc on the travel industry, many are itching to satisfy their wanderlust and start exploring again.
According to Travel Pulse, 2021 is on track to be travel's ultimate "bounce back" year as the world is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
There are several places right here in the state that are great for a day trip or a mini staycation.
So where is everyone traveling to in Kentucky?
Travel Pulse conducted a study to determine each's state top travel destination for 2021.
According to the study, Bardstown is Kentucky's top travel destination for this year.
Bardstown holds a lot of history and is often considered one of the most beautiful small towns in America.
The town is also the best place to sample whiskey in the state, and it will host the 30th-anniversary edition of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
Here is each state's top travel destination:
- Alabama: Birmingham
- Alaska: Juneau
- Arizona: Sedona
- Arkansas: Rogers
- California: San Diego
- Colorado: Glenwood Springs
- Connecticut: Hartford
- Delaware: Rehoboth Beach
- Florida: the Keys
- Georgia: Northeast Georgia
- Hawaii: Oahu
- Idaho: Sun Valley
- Illinois: Shawnee National Forest
- Indiana: Indianapolis
- Iowa: Des Moines
- Kansas: Wichita
- Kentucky: Bardstown
- Louisiana: New Orleans
- Maine: Acadia National Park
- Maryland: Annapolis
- Massachusetts: Plymouth
- Michigan: Great Lakes Bay
- Minnesota: Voyageurs National Park
- Mississippi: The Gulf Coast
- Missouri: Lake of the Ozarks
- Montana: Yellowstone National Park
- Nebraska: Omaha
- Nevada: Las Vegas
- New Hampshire: The White Mountains
- New Jersey: Cape May
- New Mexico: Albuquerque
- New York: The Hudson Valley
- North Carolina: Durham
- North Dakota: Fargo
- Ohio: Cleveland
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma City
- Oregon: Willamette Valley
- Pennsylvania: The Poconos
- Rhode Island: Newport
- South Carolina: Greenville
- South Dakota: Rapid City
- Tennessee: Chattanooga
- Texas: Tyler
- Utah: Moab
- Vermont: Queechee Gorge
- Virginia: Richmond
- Washington: San Juan Islands
- West Virginia: Charleston
- Wisconsin: Milwaukyy
- Wyoming: Cheyenne
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