Kentucky, Part 2

On our way to Louisville, we stopped at a unique attraction called the Arc. This was a place we heard about as a neat stop since we would be in the area. After planning on maybe 1-2 hours, we were surprised that this had a full-day attraction appeal with the steep price tag to match.

The Arc is supposedly built to scale using information found in the Old Testament. I must say that the size of it was quite impressive! Our little one enjoyed the giraffe planters in the gardens.

Once inside, we saw rows and rows of little cages that depict how the animals were likely kept.

There were storage areas for grain, feed stock, and water vases.

Here is a larger cage for a bear.

Tiny animals and reptiles, like this lizzard, were kept in small pottery with a burlap cloth lid.

This interpretation of Noah's family's sleeping quarters looks a bit too compfy for what I'd expect, but I still admire the designer's attention to detail.

On the 2nd level we found the larger animals.

Our little one again wanted a picture with the giraffes. Apparently, animals were smaller back then. 😄

Here's a picture closer to the boat so you can sense the shear size of this thing. We left after about 3 hours, and that was blazing fast for the average tourist. But, we saw enough and were ready to get to Louisville.

Once in the city, we decided to head to a park that borders Indiana. The two states are separated by the Ohio River. Our little one keeps track of all the states she's visited, so we took the opportunity to walk across the bridge. 

Eric got distracted reading about the style, structure, and history of the bridge.

Once across, she ran to put her feet on the grass. She's now in Indiana!

Not far from Louisville is Lincoln's birthplace. Eric is pictured in front of his memorial and the 56 steps leading up to the building (one for each year he was alive).

Inside the memorial building is a replica of the log cabin where he was born. The location of this memorial is directly over the spot where his cabin stood.