Ashland (Kentucky)

Ashland is a city in Boyd County in the Kentucky Appalachians near the confluence of the Big Sandy and Ohio Rivers. It was founded as Poage's Landing in 1786, incorporated as Ashland in 1854, and has witnessed the likenesses of such personalities as Billy Ray Cyrus and the Judds (country singers Naomi and her older daughter Wynonna, who performed as The Judds before Wynonna launched a solo career, and younger daughter Ashley, who became a prominent actress).

By plane
Tristate Airport is across the Big Sandy river in West Virginia. It offers several connections to Ashland and the surrounding Tri-State Area.

By car

 * From Interstate 64 there are two exits.

By train

 * Route stopping in Ashland:
 * Cardinal operating three trips weekly between Chicago and New York City with stops in Dyer, Rensselaer, Lafayette, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis, Connersville, Cincinnati, Ashland, Huntington, Charleston, Hinton, White Sulphur Springs, Staunton, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Alexandria, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Trenton, and Newark. Westbound trains arrive around 10PM while eastbound ones arrive early morning about 6:30AM, delays are however quite common.
 * Cardinal operating three trips weekly between Chicago and New York City with stops in Dyer, Rensselaer, Lafayette, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis, Connersville, Cincinnati, Ashland, Huntington, Charleston, Hinton, White Sulphur Springs, Staunton, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Alexandria, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Trenton, and Newark. Westbound trains arrive around 10PM while eastbound ones arrive early morning about 6:30AM, delays are however quite common.

Do

 * Summer Motion is a two-week festival culminating on July 4th. Events include concerts, air show, and a carnival.
 * Greenbo State Park
 * Carter Caves State Park
 * Summer Motion is a two-week festival culminating on July 4th. Events include concerts, air show, and a carnival.
 * Greenbo State Park
 * Carter Caves State Park

Eat

 * Crisp's Dairy Treat, US 60 W, Summit, +1 606 928-8193
 * The Mill AKY, 1537 Winchester Ave, +1 606 547-5385
 * Crisp's Dairy Treat, US 60 W, Summit, +1 606 928-8193
 * The Mill AKY, 1537 Winchester Ave, +1 606 547-5385
 * The Mill AKY, 1537 Winchester Ave, +1 606 547-5385
 * The Mill AKY, 1537 Winchester Ave, +1 606 547-5385
 * The Mill AKY, 1537 Winchester Ave, +1 606 547-5385

Drink
The city of Ashland is "wet", meaning that full retail alcohol sales are allowed. Boyd County is dry, but allows alcohol sales by the drink in larger restaurants (seating at least 100). The same applies in the nearby city of Russell, which is in Boyd County's otherwise dry neighbor of Greenup County. Nearby areas in Ohio and West Virginia are wet.