The Bluegrass State of Kentucky is famous for bourbon, horse racing, coal mining, and of course Colonel Sanders, who started his famous restaurant chain during the Great Depression in Corbin, Kentucky. The state was first settled by indigenous tribes more than 10,000 years ago and was explored by French colonists in the 1600s. Besides Alaska, Kentucky has more navigable water than any other state in the US.

Interesting facts about Kentucky:

• Mammoth Cave National Park in central Kentucky contains the longest cave system in the world
• Kentucky is the only US state with a continuous border of rivers on three sides
• The Happy Birthday song was written by two sisters from Louisville, Kentucky in 1893
• Kentucky is the 5th largest producer of coal in the country
• The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously-held horse race in the United States

Remote Appalachian hollers and fields of bluegrass may sound idyllic, but how do residents of Kentucky fare when it comes to sleep?  Are cities like Louisville and Bowling Green tops for slumber or do the small towns of this great state win out? Let’s take a look and find out.