About this city
Also known as: Frontier Tannery Town
Petersburg is a historic, rural riverfront community positioned along a prominent bend of the Ohio River in western Boone County, occupying the extreme northernmost tip of Kentucky. Established in 1789 on the site of a prehistoric indigenous town site, the settlement historically boomed as a massive shipping point and distillery center for the early frontier grain trade. In recent decades, the quiet village has captured major international cultural tourism renown as the permanent host for advanced creationism science museums.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Tour the massive interactive exhibits and see life-sized animatronic dinosaurs walking alongside biblical figures at the creationist Creation Museum. Explore the beautiful botanical gardens and petting zoos within the museum complex. View the sweeping river vistas from the historic riverbank bluffs.
