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Big Bone Lick

United States, Kentucky

Big Bone Lick

LocationUnited States, Kentucky
RegionKentucky
TypeState Park
Coordinates38.8869°, -84.7480°
Established1960
Area2.07
Nearest CityUnion (8 mi)
Major CityCincinnati (25 mi)

About Big Bone Lick

Known as the 'Birthplace of American Vertebrate Paleontology.' Features salt-sulfur springs, bison herd, and museum showcasing Ice Age mammal discoveries including mammoths and mastodons.