Beech Bend Park, Bowling Green

Name: Beech Bend Park
Address: Bowling Green, United States

#10 among attractions in Bowling Green

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Beech Bend is an amusement park, campground and automobile race track located in Warren County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky, just outside the limits of the city of Bowling Green. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1898 (126 years ago)Season: May - SeptemberTotal rides: 47Roller coasters: 3Water rides: 1Elevation: 433 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°1'27"N, 86°23'43"W

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Beech Bend Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: National Corvette Museum, Greenwood Mall, Wild Mouse, E. A. Diddle Arena.

1.8 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Cafe
National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green
46 min walk • The National Corvette Museum showcases the Chevrolet Corvette, an American sports car that has been in production since 1953. It is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, off Interstate 65's Exit 28.
5.5 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Greenwood Mall, Bowling Green
141 min walk • Greenwood Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Opened in phases between 1979 and 1980, the mall comprises 100 stores, including three anchor stores: Belk, Dillard's, and J. C. Penney.
~1390 ftSW
Theme park, Water park, Amusement ride
Wild Mouse, Bowling Green
7 min walk • Wild Mouse is a steel roller coaster at Beech Bend Park in Warren County, Kentucky. It has a height of 42.7 feet with a length of 1377.9 feet. It was manufactured by Zamperla Rides of Italy. It was installed at Beech Bend Park for the 2005 season, just one year before the park's signature ride the Kentucky Rumbler.
4.3 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Basketball, Sport venue
E. A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green
111 min walk • E. A. Diddle Arena is a 7,326-seat multi-purpose arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. The arena, built in 1963, is home to the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers men's basketball team and Lady Toppers basketball and volleyball teams. It is also known as Academic-Athletic Building #1.
3.3 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Capitol Arts Center, Bowling Green
84 min walk • The Capitol Arts Center is a performing arts theatre also featuring two art galleries located on Fountain Square at 416 E. Main Street in downtown Bowling Green in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
2.6 miSW
Monuments and statues
Confederate Monument of Bowling Green, Bowling Green
66 min walk • The Confederate Monument of Bowling Green, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is among the sixty-one monuments of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission, all of which became part of the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997.
3.2 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Bowling Green
83 min walk • The St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a historic church at 434 Church Street. It was built in 1859 and added to the National Register in 1975. It has also been known as St. Joseph's Church.
3.6 miW
Museum, History museum
Riverview at Hobson Grove, Bowling Green
93 min walk • Riverview at Hobson Grove, also known as Riverview or as Hobson House, is an historic home with classic Italianate architecture located in western Bowling Green, Kentucky. Its construction started in the 1850s but was interrupted by the Civil War. The house played a part in Civil War activities in the area. It was completed in 1872.
2.9 miSW
37°0'0"N • 86°26'18"W
Historic RailPark and Train Museum -Bowling Green, Bowling Green
74 min walk • Museum, History museum
2.8 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
State Street Baptist Church, Bowling Green
73 min walk • The State Street Baptist Church, formerly the First Colored Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church at 340 State Street in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was built in 1898 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The church was the first formally organized church for blacks in Bowling Green.
2.1 miNE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Mount Olivet Church, Bowling Green
53 min walk • Mount Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a historic church on Kentucky Route 526 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was built in 1845 and added to the National Register in 1979. It is a gable-front brick building, with brick laid in common bond.