Ashland
Ashland is a city in Boyd County in the Kentucky Appalachians near the confluence of the Big Sandy and Ohio Rivers. It was founded at Poage's Landing, Ashland was Boyd County.
Get in
By plane
Tristate Airport (HTS IATA) is across the Big Sandy river in West Virginia. It offers several connections to Ashland and the surrounding Tri-State Area.
By car
- From Interstate 64 there are two exits.
By train
Ashland is served by Amtrak and its the thrice-weekly Cardinal train service between New York and Chicago, via Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Westbound trains arrive around 10PM while eastbound ones arrive early morning about 6:30AM, delays are however quite common. 1 Ashland Transportation Center is located in downtown at 99 15th St.
Get around
See
- 1 The Highlands Museum & Discovery Center, 1620 Winchester Ave, ☏ +1 606-329-8888.
Do
- Paramount Arts Center- Various cultural programs and nationally renown artists/concerts.
- Summer Motion is a two-week festival culminating on July 4th. Events include concerts, air show, and a carnival.
- Greenbo State Park
- Carter Caves State Park
Buy
Eat
- The Cafe Zeal (inside the Frame Up Gallery), 1436 Winchester Ave, ☏ +1 606 324-8565.
- Chimney Corner Café, 1624 Carter Ave, ☏ +1 606 324-7500.
- C.J. Maggie's' American Grill, 1442 Winchester Ave, ☏ +1 606 324-7895.
- Andy's, US 23 – Catlettsburg, +1 606 739-6565
- Crisp's Dairy Treat, US 60 W, Summit, +1 606 928-8193
- Jim's Hotdogs & Spaghetti (in the arcade), 1536 Winchester Ave, Ste #18, ☏ +1 606 615-4888.
- 1 LaFinca Mexican Restaurant, 1201 Greenup Ave, ☏ +1 606 324-2134.
- Moe's Southwest Grill, 115 6th St, ☏ +1 606 329-0833.
Drink
The city of Ashland is "wet", meaning that full retail alcohol sales are allowed. Boyd County is dry, but allows alcohol sales by the drink in larger restaurants (seating at least 100). The same applies in the nearby city of Russell, which is in Boyd County's otherwise dry neighbor of Greenup County. Nearby areas in Ohio and West Virginia are wet.
Sleep
Go next
| Routes through Ashland |
| Cincinnati ← Maysville ← | W  E |
→ Huntington → Charleston |
| Columbus ← Portsmouth ← | N  S |
→ Catlettsburg → Kingsport |
| Lexington ← Carter Caves State Resort Park ← | W  E |
→ Catlettsburg → Charleston |