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Located in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region known for breeding racehorses, Winchester is a pastoral escape for nature lovers. Lush, rounded hills and abundant natural parks allow for excellent biking, hiking, and other outdoor activities. Visit the Blackfish Bison Ranch for a chance to feed buffalo, throw a tomahawk, and toss a lasso at a hay bale. You can even sample buffalo meat! Bison meat isn’t the only unique eat in town. Visit the Ale-8-One factory to sample the famous soft drink bottled in town since 1926.

Winchester invented beer cheese 75 years ago and celebrates the tasty treat through the Beer Cheese Trail tour, where you can taste five restaurants’ recipes and earn a T-shirt. The town is proud of its innovation and hosts the Beer Cheese Festival every year, the only annual beer cheese festival in the world. The cost of housing in Winchester is a bit higher than Kentucky but the scenic landscapes make it worthwhile.