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The Morehead, Kentucky Bucket List

New to Morehead? Here are all the things you must do while you are here!

Kennedy Womack
Jun 21, 2016
Morehead State University
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The Morehead, Kentucky Bucket List
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Morehead, Kentucky is a hidden gem. With a beautiful campus at its heart, two lakes filled with many options for exploration, woods and rocks for hiking and climbing, and a town full of some wonderful local shops, this is one of the best places to visit and live in Kentucky. If you are unfamiliar with Morehead, I have attached a comprehensive list of the best places to visit and explore in this lovely little town in Eastern KY. Enjoy!

1. Visit Cave Run Lake.

2. Hike Lockegee Rock.

3. Drink a "Moka Jo" at the Fuzzy Duck Coffee Shop.

4. Browse the indie book section of CoffeeTree Books.

5. Take a rest in an Eno at Eagle Lake.

6. View the art pieces at the Claypool-Young Art Gallery.

7. Walk or ride a bike down Main Street.

8. Get some good Italian cuisine at Melini's.

9. Have a blue lime margarita at La Finca Mexican Restaurant (if of age).

10. Grab lunch at All Seasons Cafe (the pasta salad is life-changing!).

11. Have tea with a friend at The Bakery on Main.

12. Order some cheese fries at Pasquale's.

13. Walk around City Park.

14. Get a milkshake at Holbrook's Drug Store.

15. Go on the challenge course at the MSU Recreation Center.

16. Attend a theatre production on campus.

17. Attend a BGE, Jazz Ensemble, or MSU Choir concert.

18. Check a book out from the Camden-Carroll Library.

19. Eat pancakes at the Baptist Campus Ministry during MSU Finals Week.

20. Participate in MSU Relay for Life.

21. Go geocaching (there are some beautiful places you will be taken as you search).

22. Attend an athletic event for MSU.

23. Go to MSU homecoming tailgate.

24. If of age, attend Frankie's Plaza or Club 169 (previously Road Runner's).


25. Attend a Student Government Association meeting to learn about campus goings-on and student concerns.


26. Attend SPB Bingo.

27. Swim in the MSU Recreation Center pool.

28. Visit the Kentucky Folk Art Center.

29. Go to Tater Knob Tower.

30. Golf at Eagle Trace Course.

31. Go to the Arts and Eats Festival.

32. Attend a First Friday Outdoor Market.

33. Kayak at the Ole Cornfield.


34. Order a Superman ice cream cone at Pop's BBQ.

35. Attend the Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival.

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