Title: Things to Do in Barren County in 2026 | Expedia.com # Things to do in Barren County ## Find and book activities, attractions and tours ## Visit Barren County Types of activities [Barren County Travel Guide](https://expedia.com/Barren-County.dx553248635976432500) ![Amber Cave on the Crimean Peninsula](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248635976432500/dd7af9e5-c644-44a3-9cbf-599b0eac01db.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Amber Cave on the Crimean Peninsula](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248635976432500/dd7af9e5-c644-44a3-9cbf-599b0eac01db.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![After a day exploring Mammoth Cave National Park, this is the place to go for dinner!! Fantastic BBQ, great prices, really friendly staff. They won’t even judge when you show up three days in a row and practically lick your plate clean every time.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/10638/d1f7392e-557d-4be5-8e68-2d7024f9d23e.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Dinosaur World, if it must be labeled a tourist trap, it's most definitely a high end tourist trap with over 150 life size fiberglass dinosaur sculptures spread along a wooded path over 20 acres. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/10638/bbca8217-7ad6-4e50-9ca3-9c28d51a0535.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Mammoth Cave National Park](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248622908082023/e3da0c0a-8590-4645-8869-2e865fb0bb0c.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) --- - ![find price illustration](https://a.travel-assets.com/travel-assets-manager/pictogram-bex/light__find_price.svg) ### Explore activities Explore thousands of experiences from activities and attractions to day tours and transfer. - ![calendar shield illustration](https://a.travel-assets.com/travel-assets-manager/pictogram-bex/light__calendar_shield.svg) ### Book with ease Skip the line- book tickets online in minutes to top attractions with free cancellation on many activities. - ![trophy illustration](https://a.travel-assets.com/travel-assets-manager/pictogram-bex/light__trophy.svg) ### Treat yourself One Key members save % or more on select activities, hotels, cars and vacation rentals. 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Check [things to do near me](https://www.expedia.com/things-to-do-near-me) to find and book the best things to do, fun activities, and top attractions wherever you happen to be. --- ## Popular day trips from Barren County ![Boats and pontoons docked on Barren River Lake State Park Marina, Scottsville Kentucky during sunset with dramatic clouds over them.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6481/3fee7a19-0298-4d68-93dd-04336e40eb3a.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Scottsville ![Red sky sunset over autumn forest and agricultural fields near Glasgow, Kentucky](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/7481/4224e190-fd5e-4720-ad0f-ab8a5d3b7589.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Glasgow ![Mammoth Cave National Park](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248622908082023/e3da0c0a-8590-4645-8869-2e865fb0bb0c.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Horse Cave ![Cenote](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/10638/b73a2a5e-703d-4cc0-976e-9dcb0ca3a73d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Cave City ![Makanda, Illinois / Devil's Standtable close up in Giant City State Park / rocks](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/143524/17100196-01c1-435c-aedd-4531053d228d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Park City ![Mammoth Cave National Park Kentucky](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/183264/c55d0890-3974-4f94-88b2-5bd07ca7a018.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Smiths Grove ![Small rapids on the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River neat Stearns, Kentucky.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6193312/acdedc42-94d3-4abf-9fb9-d02dae20037a.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Tompkinsville ![Absolutely mesmerizing... This, from the "Domes and Dripstones" tour.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248622908082023/2f91dd75-7314-464a-9a31-1545d8ef21ba.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Mammoth Cave ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/mad-service/footer/bnaBanners/BEX_Footer.jpg) ## Go further with the Expedia app Save even more - get up to 20% on select hotels when you book on the app. Our app deals help you to save on trips so you can travel more and manage it all on the go. Scan the QR code with your device camera and download our app