This is Evansville's Visitor Center (and a historic site) offering the usual information,…read morebrochures, and a view of the river. Local phone number is 812-421-2200.

From the owner: The Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau creates a positive image and economic impact to the…read morecommunity by promoting the destination to leisure visitors, groups, meetings, conventions, sports tournaments and more.

Visit Hopkinsville and come to this place first!…read more One of the best visitor centers I ever went to in my travels. This is the place to go to see the amazing things Hopkinsville has to offer. Amy Rodgers was very professional, gracious, and helpful in giving me a brief tour of Hopkinsville. The visitor center was about to close in 13 minutes, yet she encouraged me to take my time. I loved how everything was displayed and how you could rent a bicycle from there to tour the surrounding area. I learned so much about Hopkinsville in my brief visit there. I saw that they had a free African American tour you could dial in from your cellphone, the "Dark Side" of Hopkinsville, and so much more. Finding the address was a little difficult on my navigator. Postcards are not free like most postcards in visitor centers. They do have free items like chapstick, pens, a cloth bag, a cd of "the little green me" or aliens in the area, and notepads. I bought some stickers and postcards. My favorite purchase was a metal five pointed rustic star. Despite the time constraints, I was very happy and satisfied with my visit there.

I didn't know anything about Mammoth Cave when we signed up for it, other than vaguely being aware…read morethat it was one of the bigger tourist attractions in Kentucky, but this was legitimately cool. My top-tier chum who literally went to the school of hospitality and I drove over from Lincoln's Birthplace (we packed a lot in that day) last Thursday in the early afternoon. Despite a great deal of attention to our itinerary, someone (cough cough top tier chum cough cough) didn't realize that this adventure required us to make a cameo appearance in the Central Time Zone, which threw us off a bit but ultimately wasn't a big deal. But if you're scheduling something involving these caves literally to the hour or minute, be aware of that important detail. The Visitor Center is predictably...pretty mammoth. Definitely not meant as a negative or insult, but the larger main room with the side stores/rooms reminded me of a nicer rest stop on a toll highway. It was spacious, clean and informative, and I thought the donation area where you could drop some dollar bills into a box based on the state you came from was a clever gimmick. It also seems bigger because it's connected with the Mammoth Cave Hotel building behind it via a pedestrian bridge, which feels like an extension of the Center more than an actual hotel. It was easy to locate the ticket booths and make a quick determination on the best tour and accompanying times. We went with the Domes and Dripstones Tour (that was more of the top-tier chum's call because she specifically wanted to see the Dripstones) at 1:45pm. Very easy as well to get going on that - we just had to walk outside the building to the clearly labeled bus stop area in the parking lot and wait for our guide and his bullhorn to take charge. I was a little apprehensive about a three-hour tour, but it honestly didn't feel like it (and part of those three hours is the short bus ride to and from the actual cave entrance/exit, so I think the cave portion is closer to two hours). We started out at a metal door in the side of a wooded sinkhole that looked VERY reminiscent of the one Laura Dern runs through to escape a raptor in Jurassic Park, and then went down literally hundreds of steps into the actual cave. (As an aside, this is a legit workout. I'm in good shape, but I was out of breath a few times and it's a lot of steps throughout the tour, both up and down.) It's pretty wild - I went to the Lost River Caverns in Hellertown, PA when I was a pup, but it wasn't particularly memorable (I remember the gem stone collection I bought at the gift store more so than any underground attractions). This is such a different animal. The caverns are literally mouth-dropping, and I've never seen anything like it in person. The beginning of the tour seemed "dustier" if that makes sense, and a lot of those caverns reminded me of that opening scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where young Indy is roaming around in the desert. The star of the show is towards the end when you actually lay eyes on the stalagmites and stalactites. It's just gorgeous, and I'd say it makes the whole trip worthwhile but I thought all of it was great so maybe your mileage may vary. But if you're comparing it to a cinematic experience - and there's a reason I keep doing that; this stuff feels like something you'd see in a movie, not in real life - it's very Aliens to me, with rocks that look like they're dripping in real time even though they're not. Our guide was very knowledgeable and clearly has been doing this for years. My only nitpick was that he literally kept repeating every single sentence. My chum didn't see that as an issue - she felt it was an effective way to get his information across - but for me I thought it made some of his dialogue repetitive. But I could for sure be in the minority on that one; it ultimately didn't take away from the experience for me. After being underwhelmed by Lincoln's Birthplace, the NPS redeemed themselves here and then some. If you're in this area of Kentucky, I think you have to give this a shot. Bring a hoodie - it gets nippy underground.

Beautiful area of Kentucky. We've done several cave tours now with the most recent tour being the…read moreBlack Onyx Lantern Tour. Tour Guide staff has always been great. The bigger tours will book up several weeks in advance, especially during holiday seasons, so plan ahead if you want some of the more popular ones. However with so many options you can usually get a tour if you have flexibility in your schedule. We typically go while we are traveling up I65 but look forward to camping in the area and doing more in the near future.

I don't normally review visiters centers. They are what they are. But I'm recommending this one!…read moreIt's absolutely beautiful. The building houses a gift shop and art gallery. But most important to note is the staff. Yes they are full of knowledge. Yes they are very helpful. But most of all the are full of Souther Hospitality. Heather, who works in the gift shop is the most shining example of this. She could not possibly be more helpful or more friendly. I highly recommend that you make this your first stop when visiting Henderson and hope Heather is working the day you do.

As Hoosier, celebrate our bicentennial by visiting our first official "state" Capitol in Corydon,…read moreIndiana. The original Capitol building is still standing and offering tours on certain days and times. The town is full of unique shops, antiquities, and delicious restaurants. The trip to this town wouldn't be complete without stopping at the famous Butt Drugs (pronounced just as it's read). Make sure to watch the hilarious commercial on YouTube before visiting to get a sense of its importance in the community. Also, don't leave without trying a Vanilla Coke!

From the owner: Welcome to Historic Corydon and Harrison County. Visit our Blaine H. Wiseman Visitor Center to…read morelearn more about our area.

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