What to do and see in Bowling Green, Kentucky (KY): The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day

Enjoy spectacular views from the cupola while seeing how the Hobson family lived at Bowling Green’s historic house museum, Riverview at Hobson Grove. Built by Atwood and Juliet VanMeter Hobson on a hill overlooking the Barren River, this historic landmark has been restored to its original splendor and is listed on the National Register. An official site on the Civil War Discovery Trail, the house was used for storage of Confederate munitions when the Rebel forces held Bowling Green. Riverview is an elegant interpretation of a prosperous Victorian home of the 1860 to 1890 period and invites visitors to experience the life of a 19th century family and their servants.

SKyPAC Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, oversees the administration of SKyPAC and the Capitol Arts Center facilities and programs. A premier entertainment center, SKyPAC is a multi-use facility located in downtown Bowling Green, KY. The facility includes an 1,800-seat state-of-the-art auditorium that serves as the home of Orchestra Kentucky; The Renshaw Education Center, which houses the Carol Wedge Studio Theater - a flexible 2,600 sq. ft. space for intimate productions and gatherings; several multi-functional rehearsal halls/classrooms; a children's art gallery and a main gallery.

South Central Kentucky's Premier Escape Experience!!! Try these themed rooms and work together to find hidden objects, clues, codes, riddles, puzzles and solve an assortment of challenges to escape within 60 minutes.

The best way to spend an hour in Bowling Green, KY! Red Door Puzzle Rooms is a live escape game. Anyone can play; friends looking for an alternative to game night, families looking for fun, businesses looking for teambuilding exercises! Check out our website for our current rooms and availability!

Can you Escape? You and your group are locked in a room and you have 60 minutes to get out! The rooms are themed and offer something for all ages. Our rooms range in difficulty, they are infused with multiple adrenaline rushes and you have 60 minutes! Our rooms not only encourage teamwork but require it!

Mind Bender Escape Rooms is an authentic and immersive experience where groups work together as a team to find hidden objects, solve puzzles and crack codes to “escape” within one hour. With four themed rooms it is the perfect activity for any group to get together for a unique, entertaining and engaging purpose. Strengthen your team’s ability to problem solve together while having a blast!

See over 70 Corvettes in periodic settings including a mid-century barbershop, service station and historic race track. Exhibit Hall features special displays that change regularly. For hands-on activities visit the KidZone, Corvette Cave-In / Sinkhole Experience and numerous trivia kiosks, then try a Corvette on for size in the lobby. The Corvette Store offers apparel, collectibles, home and gift items. On-site 50's-inspired Corvette Cafe serves breakfast, lunch and snacks.

Located on the grounds of Western Kentucky University, the museum features rich collections of decorative arts,artifacts focusing on Duncan Hines, the Civil War, Quilts, the Snell collection of European art and iconic items from America’s leaders in various fields, Dale Earnhardt, Jimmy Carter, Sandra Day O’Conner, Ken Burns, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Charlie Daniels, Liza Minnelli and many, many more.

See first-hand how robots weld the steel and human workers add the parts to make a Corvette at this plant, the only one in the U.S. that produces the car. Call ahead as tours will be suspended starting December 1, 2003 through April of 2004.