MonaLisa is such a delight! We attended the date night couples package and had an absolute stellar…read moretime. She is so patient and has a wealth of knowledge to share. The price for the package was very reasonable. We are excited to see how our pieces turned out after she glazes them. Highly recommend for a fun date night!

What a great way to spend quality time with my daughter! Neither of us had any experience with…read morepottery, but Mona Lisa used her experience to make our two hours a good time that produced wonderful memories to last a long time. - Can't wait to see the finished pieces! Worth the money and the time... splendid addition to our trip!

Country Pumpkins is an adorable, family-run farm that's honestly closer to the size of county…read morefairgrounds than it is to your regular old pumpkin patch. We stopped by on a Sunday morning in early October, and we were absolutely SHOCKED at the amount of people here! This is definitely the spot for families with young kids - and even though we don't fall into the category, we still had a pretty fun visit! We brought our dog with us (because we called ahead and they are dog-friendly!) but if we would have known how crowded it would be, we certainly would have left him at home since he gets anxious around lots of people. Everyone we interacted with that worked there was friendly! They seemed well-staffed for how busy they were - and I definitely appreciated the extra parking attendants. We opted to pick pumpkins ourselves, which included a hayride. This took us through much of the farm, which was beautiful and well kept! They even had fun facts on little signs scattered along the route. The best part of the visit was the actual pumpkin picking. They provide you with garden shears, and you physically get to remove your pumpkin from the vine. We had a lot of fun roaming around in search of the best gourd available - and I can't say I've ever had a pumpkin experience quite like this one. We would have ordered some food from the snack shack, but long lines led us to opt for some kettle corn to-go from a different vendor. No problems there - I'm always happy when there's kettle corn involved. All in all, we had a pretty good time, and I would consider visiting again if my little niece and nephew were in town!

OMG if you are searching for a fun Fall activity, I cannot recommend Country Pumpkins enough! The…read moreworkers there are so hospitable and make you feel as though they're genuinely glad you're there. We bought the family pass, where it's $25 for up to 5 people and includes 2 carving-size pumpkins. After showing our ticket, we were directed to the play area where they had a mini petting zoo of some cows and goats, a corn launcher, a corn pit, huge slides and a field of pumpkins to choose from. I was lucky enough to take my 3 1/2 year old nephew and by the time we left, we were WORN OUT! They sent a gator out to shuttle us and our pumpkins back to the parking area and we were glad to plop after the day's adventure. We will definitely be returning before the end of the season!

I found this winery by chance. I was going to a tea party at a nearby lavender farm and drove by…read morethe winery and gave it a look. The property was beautiful. As I drove down the driveway toward the tasting room, I took in all of the gardens and the grapes that were growing. When I got there I walked along a path that was lined with greenery and flowers. When I got inside, I was greeted by the owner Tony. Tony was lovely and so helpful, he explained the different wines, and they were clearly marked for sweetness level or for how dry they were on the sheet where you chose your samples. I did choose four samples to try, and I really liked one of them. I am more of a sweet wine gal, and I have been trying to branch out a little bit, but I'm just not there yet. And talking to Tony I found out that his son is also in the wine business and he is in the wine business in California. Tony also sources some of his grapes from California. I also found out that he has three Airbnb's on this property one is over the tasting room and then two are at the front of the property. It was so beautiful there and I ended up bringing a couple of bottles of wine home. I also ate my lunch there, but they do not have a food license so I picked some local cheese that they had in a refrigerator and some summer sausage from a sausage maker in Cincinnati and he handed me a knife and cutting board so I made my own charcuterie and it worked out perfectly. There were so many lovely places to sit outside and have my lunch but it was about 90° and not much breeze so I ended up staying in. If I am ever in this part of Kentucky again, I will stop for another late lunch and wine tasting! Kudos to Tony he did a wonderful job.

Had a wonderful time with friends and family. The venue is stunning and a try gem for our…read morecommunity. The wine is good. We enjoyed a dry white and bubbly. Loved the band- Jeff Henry and the necessary evils. Lovely evening. Highly recommend and we will definitely be back soon.

The ice cream is lovely- lack of bathroom- hand washing - seating and ice water rates it down for…read moreme as an ice cream parlor- but it had cute vintage vibes and fantastic ice cream.

If you're ever in Williamstown, make sure you give this place a visit!…read more You can hear a neat story about the owner's uncle & experience her welcoming spirit! (and get some good ice cream) We walked here after eating at Hansie Flip (I believe it's only 2 or 3 businesses down on the little strip) & I'm glad we made this our sweet treat stop after dinner. The workers are beyond pleasant, I think that was a universal experience everywhere I had went in Kentucky, God bless y'all! Got my 2 generous scoops and noticed that tips go towards helping hire people with disabilities through DREAM Grant County, which is amazing! Yummy ice cream, my Butter Pecan was loaded with nuts & Black Raspberry Chip can never go wrong!

$10 to get in per person give me a break . 50% of that goes to the land owners for the use of the…read moreland for parking. More food venders than a state fair.Trinkets and trash . Will never go back again.

This was a solid 3 star festival. I headed here to spend time with family for my birthday. I've…read moreseen posts for the Wool Festival on social media but had never gone. I love crafts and this festival has you covered for sure. There were no less than 5 giant tents filled with booths of all kinds of handmade goods. The admission charge was $5 and they only took cash. Due to the area that the festival is in, phone signals are hard to come by so most places only took cash. There were plenty of bluegrass bands playing throughout the day. There was a main stage and a smaller stage to keep you busy. Sheep demonstrations took place as well and there was a smaller tent with a petting zoo. The festival had a lot of cute places to stop and take pictures. Several families seemed to do their family photos while at the festival. On the downside, seating for the music was mostly hay bales. After about 30 minutes, you can feel the lack of support. Also, trying to park can be a test of patience so it's best to get to the festival early. There are shuttles to take you to the various parking lots. The music acts tended to play on both stages. For instance, a band that played on the main stage at noon played the smaller stage at 2. If you liked a band, you could see them play twice but most of the time it felt redundant. This was an ok festival overall. Lots of crafts and food as well as some decent music.

Great theatre, Great people!!!! Anything they do is amazing. The shows are family friendly, and the…read morecast almost always comes out to meet their fans. Best theater to go to and Williamstown!!!

Thank you for this wonderful experience with The Little Shop of Horrors. The venue is fantastic…read morewith a great dinner meal and a lovely bar. The performance was world class with phenomenal talent. The ambiance was unbeatable. Cannot wait to visit again.

I went to a tea party here! The grounds are lovely and we were able to go out and pick lavender as…read morepart of the ticket price for the tea party. The owner of the farm told us about the farm and how they ended up adding lavender to the business at a way to have a revenue stream. They had many items for sale that contained lavender. There were a lot of us there as we came in a group and they accommodated us very well. It was extremely hot on this day, about 90° with not much breeze. We all managed though. I have been to a lot of tea parties and sometimes the food that you get in the tiers is not all that great but the food on this day was really delicious. They had a framed card on the table that told what was included in each tear and they set the three tiered container down in front of four of us and there were four of each of the items so everybody got to try everything. On the bottom tier today they had chicken salad sandwiches on croissants, cucumber and strawberry on white bread, and roast beef on a French baguette, along side of this tier they included a goat cheese spread and horseradish. The middle tier included a lavender scone, a lavender biscotti, and lavender pear bread. My favorite was the pear bread. It was so moist and very delicious and you really got the pear. The top tier included lavender shortbread cookies, lavender fudge, and a lavender blackberry cheesecake. My favorite on this tier was the fudge, it was delicious and super soft and very chocolatey. There were a couple of different teas offered. The hot tea was a Darjeeling and lavender tea and the cold tea was an herbal tea and they served this with some lavender kissed sugar cubes. Once we finished our meal and tea then we were free to walk about the lavender garden, and they showed us how to cut the stems and gave us a basket and scissors. There were two sides to the garden with one side being the more fragrant lavender stems that they used to make their oils and then the other garden was more the culinary variety. There were both white and purple lavender stems. They also offer other options when you get your ticket, you can choose to make a wreath or a painting, but on this occasion, I just chose to cut some stems and bring them home to dry. It would have been more enjoyable if it had not been so darn hot, but no one can control the weather, especially in the Midwest. I had a lovely time and would definitely go back to do it again.

Spent a lovely couple of hours at Bayer Farm's Lavender Fields during the farm's U Pick season…read more(late May through mid July). The farm is located down a pretty, winding road near the Brianza Winery. With your $12 ticket, you can pick bunches of lavender from two different areas - one offers a variety of culinary lavenders (sweet, floral, herbaceous) and the other is comprised of regular lavender, which is used in oils, decor and landscaping. You receive a basket, scissors and instructions on how to cut the lavender when you arrive. There's easy parking on grass right by the fields. When you are done gathering your lavender, the friendly staff wraps it up for you in lovely lilac paper to take home. The fields are not very big but they are pretty and there are purple Adirondack chairs in the rows begging to be in pictures. Lavender scented goods are available for sale -- I picked up some lotion and jam. Visitors are welcome to enjoy a picnic on the grounds, which I did with my friend after we'd gathered our lavender. This was a nice way to spend a few hours with a friend.

Review: Ark Encounter, Williamstown, KY The real (most…read moreemphatic) "Ark Encounter" isn't about ancient naval engineering or historic veracity --it's an encounter of visceral exposure and violent death. In light of 1 Peter 3 and Romans 6, the Ark represents baptism, and baptism is where your curated self goes to die. You don't walk through this exhibit to marvel at Noah the faithful hero; you walk through it to be exposed. Like the Samaritan woman in John IV, you leave feeling as though God has just laid bare every dark, hidden thing you've ever done--the buried shame, the secret motives, the precise things you are desperate to keep hidden. The climax of the experience is the immediate, inescapable exposure of humanity's true condition. God REFUSES to give you a comfortable consumeristic experience. Instead, you are confronted with the raw, scandalous reality of Noah passed out, naked, and drunk in his tent (the ultimate icon of unmasked shame) followed by the immediate, ugly fracturing of the family, relational dysfunction, melodramatic curses, and gut wrenching estrangement. Thank you to whoever decided to provide this disgusting (but extremely biblical/candid) portrayal of Noah in Kentucky! That is some RARE & REFRESHING brutal honesty; a shockingly truthful scene to include in the "Ark Encounter." I really felt it for what it was - HIGHLY OFFENSIVE and "inappropriate!" The true Ark Encounter. It strips away my "righteous illusions," and forces me into the terrifying mortality of exposure; and it drowns my ego in the tide. John 12:24

Crazy big boat - but should be bigger b/c it's based on our modern arm length & humans were overall…read moretaller 4K yrs ago. Shuttle there was pretty fast. Many of the extra exhibits around the ark are extra money of course. The little zoo was nice. The inside was loaded w/ things to see. If you read it all it would take all day. The photo op at the beginning comes out to about $35. Also, many of the prices in the gift shop was very high. One aspect I thought was kind of odd was the unusual number of dinosaurs displayed in the ark. You would think there were more dinosaurs back then then most of the animals we are familiar with. Maybe it's just a way to attract the kids attention. It would be cool if they had a time-lapse video of the construction, and maybe I missed it. The buffet was definitely worth hitting up. All the food was actually good. I had no complaints and the staff kept most things very fresh. There was plenty of options and many drinks to choose from as well. The desserts were all tasty as well. Donut holes were a kid fave. Tons of seating too.