Just a few miles drive from Frankfort, Salato Wildlife Education Center is an educational facility on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources’ grounds with indoor and outdoor interpretive and interactive exhibits showcasing native animals and plants.

Visitors can see a range of Kentucky habitats – lush mountains, hilly prairies, marshes, running streams – and animals that make their home in them. Indoors, there is the Eastern Forest Diorama, live snakes, giant turtles, and native fish in huge aquariums. Miles of paved trails will take you to see bison, bears, and eagles. There are also habitats and gardens with flourishing native plants, picnic areas for a quiet weekend, and a lake to try your hand at fishing.

1 Sportsman's Ln, Frankfort, KY 40601, Phone: 502-564-7863

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