Holy moly this is the nicest rest stop I've ever seen. It is amazing esp if you have young ones…read morethat need to spend time out of the car. Behind the building they have a very nice playground. Also fenced area for dogs to run. Inside they have an oversized book aimed at children. The extra large book has sturdy pages. The portrait of Abe on wall will talk to you too. The esthetics of place are amazing. (For a rest area).

Black river welcome center is a rest stop that I stopped in at while on the way back home from…read moreSaint Louis towards Louisville while chaperoning my daughters 8th grade field trip. Spacious area and bigger rest stop which made it accommodating for 25 plus teens and a few parent chaperones. Restrooms was decent sized and. In good order. Grounds had a separate hut for vending machines and they had a cool and unique little playground right outside of the main building entrance. Overall cool little rest stop that served it's purpose and was in good shape and had some good quality amenities.

This loves station is being remodeled and it's a freaking mess…read more I wish lives would just close down and do their construction and then reopen to not subject their customers to the chaos! The mens room is in a mobile trailer outside! Loves is normally my go to stop but I get angry when they do this. I got to experience this same thing at a loves at the KY / IN line a few years back I needed up going across the street to the Pilot to use the restroom, get food and coffee. Get your stuff together LOVES!!!

Bathroom break at this Love's. No fuel purchase today as it's not the cheapest and also, I didn't…read moreneed much. Inside the store, coolers full of cold drinks. Coffee and fixings. Snacks of both salty and sweet. Merchandise including the fluorescent colored USB cables I seem to see everywhere these days. The restroom was clean and I pressed the green button on the way out. This was a good experience. I would stop here again. [Review 19661 overall - 45 in Indiana - 633 of 2023.]

Nice and well-kept rest area [Horse Cave KY]…read more This is a rest area? I thought it was a visitor's center. Horse Cave Rest Area off Interstate 65 in Horse Cave KY, right around mile marker 59. It's got northbound and southbound access, which is convenient if you're not sure which way you'll be traveling. We were heading South on our way to Nashville. The grounds are clean and well-maintained. Inside is spacious with benches to rest on each corners. Maps and brochures are available and well stocked. Separately from the restrooms are vending machines and outdoor picnic tables. Pets welcome. On I-65 Mile Marker 60 watch out for a time change because you have just entered the Central Time Zone (not Twilight Zone). They have some nice rest stops on I-65 in Kentucky. Why can't we have nice rest areas like this in California... some of them aren't even open or operational. Boo :( Review #3926

Great rest area. Always clean. Plenty of truck parking and a nice place to stretch your legs.read more

I 65 S bound - Right after Louisville you'll find this rest stop. Tons of parking spots, plenty of…read morewalking area for kids/pets, clean restrooms - women's had several out of service but they were marked, tourist information, vending station area, and some rocking chairs which adds a nice southern touch!

I have to give it five stars for being clean and open, as well as having clean bathrooms with doors…read morethat actually don't have see-through gaps! Also a few fun Kentucky displays on bourbon and lots of available brochures. Picnic areas and a separate vending machine area. The coke machines were sold out and I'm pretty sure one of them charged me twice for no product, so I'll have to work that out when the charges come through on my card. But nice spot for a stop anyway.

My final review in Indiana on this trip was this brief stop at the rest area southbound on I-65…read more this rest area is on I-65 between Indianapolis and Louisville and instead of the coffee that kicked in, there was a (single) beer and at least three glasses of water from St. Elmo Steak House https://www.yelp.com/biz/st-elmo-steak-house-indianapolis-3?hrid=mP8N9e1dK0OKBjbrijPbbQ that were making themselves known. Like others in Indiana, it was clean from litter and bathrooms were decent. There are vending machines and picnic tables. Easy access from the interstate with a sweeping turn that would slow people down as they enter. The shape of the center lends itself to shade trees for cars (not so much the truck parking) if you were thinking of a brief siesta before continuing onwards. Back on to the highway was easy with a decently long acceleration ramp allowing a simple merge. [Review 13549 overall, 868 of 2020.]

Very clean restrooms, well stocked vending machines and a very shady picnic area. What else do you…read moreneed in a highway rest area. Southbound on Interstate 65 just before Columbus IN.

This stop worked well, but pretty average. This is my second visit. Cars park nearby the restroom…read morestructure. There is some green space and some picnic tables, but no shelter. Vending is minimal and coffee was out of order. Restrooms were clean and supplied. I did not witness staff around as I typically do. 3.5 rounding down. Things overall seem warm down.

Welcome to Illinois. Since I was driving from "civilized" states, I stopped here to unholster my…read moreconcealed firearm (legal in 35 states including Indiana) and secure it in the vault that I have bolted to the floor. Because Illinois and how's that working out? Anyway, it's a nice rest area with a fantastic 90 degree turn at the entrance that really slows down the traffic. The restroom was clean and well lit. The parking area was clean and level. If I was here in the evening, I would definitely consider staying here as I didn't see any signs limiting how long parking is permitted. [Review 571 of 2024 - 188 in Illinois - 21602 overall]

I have a coffee habit that is pretty tame these days, but still a little bit stunning to…read morenon-Seattleites. This habit lead me to this rest stop. For a bathroom break? Yes. So both Randy S. and I hit the head as they say (they are indoors in a very clean and lovely building) and ventured out. Randy wanted some diet pop. He got it out of the vending machine. We were about to run. Then I saw it. A Cafforia (http://www.automaticproducts.com/HTML/products/cafforia_main.html). Oh, I love these hot coffee vending machines that make hot chocolate and so forth. The swimming pool I went to when I was a kid had one of these and I was absolutely fascinated by it. So, I definitely had to indulge. But then came the question... what should I have? So many choices? To be accurate, the Cafforia comes with a multitude of products you can get for yourself, 13 in all. Everything from Cafe Latte to Expresso (I love that they spell it with an X). So, I narrowed my choices to something milky and sweet, because one never knows about the coffee in these things and it's best to have a buffer between you and potential burnt bitterness... I was either going to get: 1) Cafe Mocha - seemed promising, if basic 2) Cafe Vanile - about the same 3) French Vanilla - with which I had a hard time understanding the potential differences from #2 4) English Toffee - this was Randy S.'s choice from the get Okay, so I labored and labored over the decision. Which one to get? It offered to put sugar in the Mocha and Vanile, which I thought was strange, but could point that they aren't too sweet. But on the other hand, I've seen people pour sugar into coffee like they are trying to make fill in a lake, so you never know. Still, the French Vanilla and English Toffee could be sickeningly sweet and then I'd be pissed. Then it hit me: Get all 4! Brilliant idea really. I think they were like a buck a pop, so it's just like buying a latte at Starbucks, so whatever. And, then I'll have a definitive answer... so F it, I bought them all. First out was the English Toffee, Randy S.'s front runner. It was good. Sweet, but not "too sweet" by any means. Actually very yummy. And the coffee wasn't half bad! Especially considering my expectations Next was the Cafe Mocha (which had been my choice), which also wasn't bad. It wasn't very chocolately though, and not very sweet--which I actually view as quite an accomplishment in America, so kudos Cafforia! Next, the Cafe Vanile. Kind of like the Mocha, not too sweet, not too much vanilla. Just kind of a latte with some sugar. Still, given it came out of a machine in Mill Shoals, IL, not half bad. Last was the French Vanilla. I love that they call it French Vanilla, because there's no way that France's vanilla would contain about 300% of the sugar content of ours, but so be it. It was good! Kind of similar to the English Toffee. So, which one to take with me? I had to go English Toffee. Come on. When you get 4 espresso drinks out of a Cafforia in Mill Shoals, IL, and one is English Toffee, you've got to take it. I did. I left the others behind, sadly. What could I do? If I took them I would have had a pulse rate only known to very frightened rats and there is only one cup-holder in the Lexus anyway, so... Anyway, great place... clean, awesome, great Cafforia!

The center-island rest area is available for traffic in either direction on the Western Kentucky…read moreParkway between Louisville and Paducah. The entrance/exit is on the left. I did not have any need to go inside. This was a "park and take a nap" stop. The rest area has a Huck's for auto gas, a Pilot for trucks and a Godfather Express for both. The parking lot is level, it is lighted and I did not see a sign limiting how long you're allowed to stay. We were here about 90 minutes and no one bothered us before we pulled back onto the road to continue the journey. I've been to dozens, if not hundreds, of rest stops in my travels. This one is better than OK. [Review 279 of 2025 - 295 in Kentucky - 23842 overall]

despite what Rose from Alaska thinks this is an actual rest stop: a person can stop here and rest…read moremore or less out of harm's way and from where I sit that covers it pretty well. rest stop = stop + rest. and since it's in the median it's a convenient turn about if the urge strikes or common sense prevails. other than some charging stations there's not much in the way of trappings: a smallish shelter and two picnic tables plus a water fountain on a treeless lawn... and there's a truck stop of sorts here selling fuels and slinging some sort of hash. the building is undergoing some significant renovation(s) but the businesses are still open for business. lots of foot traffic coming and going but I didn't feel the urge to explore, just retrieved some fruits and a vacuum flask from the back seat and got back on the road.

Perfectly serviceable rest area soon after you enter the state via I-65. The next closest one is a…read moretad under 50 miles still in Kentucky. These rest areas serve as important...well, rest areas for travelers and truckers. Those in the trucking industry say the for-profit truck stops off of many intersections are often full and sometimes come with baggage in the form of illicit drugs or illicit activity. There's also the pressure of paying for services even if you don't intend to walk in and use the facilities. With these rest areas being in fairly remote areas off of interstates, these also serve as important points so truckers can rest. Or travelers can switch drivers without having to do a Chinese Fire Drill on the interstate. The amenities here are your basic rest area stuff (federal law prohibits the sale of goods, though there is a carve out for vending machines). Restrooms are clean and drinking fountains are available if you need to refill your water bottle. There is a good amount of green space if you traveled with your dog and he's bouncing off the car walls and needs to stretch his legs. There are 2017 maps if you want to go retro or learn how to read a map. And there is an office for the attendant in what I assume is only occupied 9-5 Monday through Friday. Why did I take off one star? The bottled water cost $2. I know, I know...captive audience. But I can imagine buying in bulk the state of Indiana could get a slightly cheaper price if they tried.

Nice rest stop, clean and well lit…read more There is a lot of informational pamphlets and maps in the main building, all free for the taking. Vending machines were decently stocked when I stopped by, bathrooms were relatively clean too. Nice stop for a weary driver.

Gentlemen at front desk was very attentive to us as we walked in, he showed and told us everything…read morewe needed to know about our stay there. Room was very nice, even cooled down a bit when going in. Everything was clean and we had excellent help when needed. We like sleeping with a small fan and most hotels have them, this location did not. We took the children for a swim later and the pool was nice. Outdoor pool would have been nicer but the kids had no complaints. Towels were stocked for pool guests and the area was cleaned up from previous guests. My husband thought this was the most comfortable bed he had slept in (he has stayed in several hotels).

Nice relatively new hotel on the south end of Ferdinand right off of I 64. Rooms were very clean…read moreand updated. They have breakfast from 6 to 9 in the mornings with hot choices as well as cereals and breads. They had popcorn when we arrived in the lobby, and the people behind the desk were very friendly helped us get through probably quicker than I can never remember getting through a hotel desk. The rooms are spacious and clean price was very reasonable, but in this location, I would expect that. I would imagine since it's only a few miles away from Holiday world that during the summer months, the price of hotels are probably higher here, there's a number of restaurants around Wendy's McDonald's Subway and CVS up on the corner. Very comfortable nice large TV refrigerator and microwave in the rooms as well.