Highland House Bed & Breakfast Carrollton, Kentucky Enjoy a return to a bygone time of calm and gracious luxury. Contact Info | Email this page to a Friend | Click to see a map  | Additional Pages... Introduction Guest Rooms/Rates Dining Room   Availability Search: See which rooms are available during your stay. Check in: Check out: Powered by Webervations Clear search results Rooms Available from  to  Learn more about these rooms These are our base rates - certain discounts and/or charges may apply

Homes that span two centuries grace charming Carrollton. The National Register historic district covers 25 blocks with 350 buildings! Begin your visit at the 1880 Old Stone Jail on Court Street. Tour the museum, then go upstairs for visitor information, M-F 9-4, Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4, (800) 325-4290. And be sure to enjoy a meal at the 1822 Carrollton Inn, (502) 732-6905.

General Butler State Resort Park, overlooking the Ohio River valley, is off I-71 Exit 44 on KY-227, (502) 732-4384. A highlight of the park is the Butler Turpin House, an 1859 Greek Revival home with period furnishings and family heirlooms ($3, Feb-Mar W-Sun; April-mid Dec daily; guided tours 10, 1, 2, 3 & 4, not handicapped accessible). The park has a lodge, cottages, campground and golf course (502) 732-4384.

Factory Stores of America with six outlets, is at Exit 44 off I-71. A short drive north from General Butler is the Masterson House, built in 1790. It is one of the oldest brick houses still standing on the banks of the Ohio River ($1, MD-LD Sat-Sun 1:30-4:30, US-42, Highland Ave. (502) 732-5786, no elevator, two steps). A bit further north is the James Tandy Ellis House on US-42 in Ghent. In nearby Warsaw, watch Ohio River traffic at the Markland Locks & Dam observation tower (free, not handicapped accessible). Picnic area US-42, (606) 567-7661.

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