KY American plate atlas

Kentucky

The Bluegrass State

Meet the plate, people, places, and stories behind one of the road-trip game’s fifty-one essential finds.

Kentucky license plate
The Kentucky plate in the game

Capital

Frankfort

State bird

Northern cardinal

Joined the Union

June 1, 1792

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A quick trip through time

The Kentucky story

Kentucky’s borderland position shaped its settlement, Civil War experience, horse culture, bourbon industry, coalfields, bluegrass music, and limestone landscapes.

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Bumper-sized history

About the plate

Kentucky plates often celebrate horses, bluegrass country, or the state’s Unbridled Spirit tourism brand.