Owensboro KY Kentucky
USA

16 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Viking River Cruises (16 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

At English Park on the Ohio River bank, minutes from downtown and its redeveloped riverfront. A riverside promenade links the landing to the public squares and the terraces of Smothers Park.
Mostly, yes. The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, the riverfront, the shops and galleries in the brick streets are all walkable from English Park. The major barbecue houses sometimes need a short taxi ride.
The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum a few steps from the river, then a plate of mutton barbecue at a local institution, and a stroll along the riverfront to Smothers Park and its splash fountains.
The meat. Here the star of the pit is mutton, slow-smoked over hickory coals in a tradition once carried by large parish picnics. It comes with burgoo, a thick stew simmered for hours. Nothing else in the United States is quite like it.
Three floors devoted to the music born in the Kentucky hills: historic instruments, stage costumes, recordings and interactive exhibits. Bill Monroe, the father of the genre, came from this region. With luck your visit will coincide with an impromptu jam.
Institutions such as Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn and Old Hickory have served smoked mutton and burgoo for decades. One plate on site says more than any essay on Southern cooking.
The waterfront's open-air living room, minutes from the landing: public squares, splash fountains and benches facing the river traffic. Families gather there in the evening, with towboats and their barges as backdrop.
The US dollar, and cards work at the museum, in restaurants and shops. Keep some cash for the seasonal markets and for tips.
Spring through autumn, the Ohio River cruising season. Kentucky summers are hot and humid; spring and autumn make the riverside walk far more pleasant, and the seasonal markets then overflow with produce from surrounding farms.
Yes. The splash fountains at Smothers Park are a hit with children, and the bluegrass museum's interactive exhibits, with banjo and mandolin within earshot, work at any age.