When You visit the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville Christian County in Hopkinsville, KY, you’ll discover the rich – and sometimes bizarre – history of southwestern Kentucky. From the early works of American psychic Edgar Cayce to tales of the Black Patch Tobacco Wars and the vigilante Night Riders, the past is present at this Kentucky museum.

Wondering what to do in Kentucky?

Whether you’re intrigued by the unusual or are drawn to the history of a place and its people, you’ll agree that a visit to Museums of Historic Hopkinsville Christian County should be on every list of what to do in Kentucky. Enjoy both of our unique museums:

At The Pennyroyal Area Museum, explore regional African-American history. Survive a close encounter with “The Kelly Green Men.” See the miniature circus which may have inspired Robert Penn Warren’s Circus in the Attic. Find more circus fun in the Charles Jackson circus collection. Or see classic cars and antique fire trucks at the Woody Winfree Fire-Transportation Museum.