Bowling Green, Kentucky

Discover the Bluegrass State with a visit to Bowling Green. The newly opened Embassy Suites by Hilton ($130-$167, 556 Hub Blvd., hilton.com) can serve as a comfortable home base for all the town has to offer. Start with a stop at the Corvette Museum ($18, 350 Corvette Drive, corvettemuseum.org), a 115,000-square-foot facility featuring more than 80 Corvettes on display. The museum also offers a combo ticket to the museum that includes a tour of the GM Corvette Assembly Plant (350 Corvette Drive, bowlinggreenassemblyplant.com) for $50. Plant tours can only be booked through June 30. At nearby Motorsports Park ($20-$1,483, Kimberlee A. Fast Drive, motorsportspark.org), get behind the wheel or strap into the passenger seat of a new Corvette Z06, drive your own car on the track or challenge the kiddies to a go-kart race.

Relax after the adrenal rush at the Be Happy Yoga and Salt Cave ($25-$100, 2710 Nashville Highway, behappybg.com), a custom-built refuge modeled after the European salt caves, with more than 6 tons of Himalayan salt. Along with deep-breathing sessions, indulge in a massage or stretch out with a yoga class inside the salt walls. At Aviation Heritage Park (free, 1825 Three Springs Road, aviationheritagepark.com), explore the 11,000-square-foot museum with interactive exhibits on regional aviators and seven aircraft, including a NASA T-38 Talon flown by every moonwalker and a replica of the Marine One helicopter, the official helicopter of U.S. presidents. Savor the flavors of Spanish and Latin cuisine at Toro (1760 Scottsville Road, torobg.com), where dinner options range from a variety of small plates to the decadent, 26-ounce, bone-in ribeye.

To learn more, visit the official Bowling Green guide at visitbgky.com

COURTESY OF VISIT BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY Visitors to the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, can get behind-the-scenes looks at how the cars are built.