The Only-In-Kentucky Museum That Needs To Be On Your Bucket (Of Fried Chicken) List
By Sarah McCosham|Published November 11, 2021
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I write like it's my job - because it is! I have a Master's in English and love words: crossword puzzles, Scrabble games, Wordle, and, of course, good, old-fashioned books.
I'm a writer and editor at OnlyInYourState, and a contributing writer at Cincinnati Magazine. I love the Great Outdoors and am endlessly awestruck by this beautiful country of ours. Coffee keeps me going, yoga keeps me sane, my kids keep me grounded, and my writing keeps me inspired.
Here in Kentucky, we know our fried chicken. Not to brag, but we’re kind of world-famous for it. And in the Bluegrass, the Sanders Cafe is a place that belongs on every Kentuckian’s bucket (of fried chicken) list — not simply because it’s the amazing restaurant that birthed a culinary legend, but also because it has its own museum that’s devoted to all things fried chicken!
There's perhaps nothing more iconic Kentucky than this: a red-and-white bucket of hot and steamy, crispy-crunchy Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Talk a walk through the history of Kentucky Fried Chicken at this only-in-Kentucky museum. Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, operated the restaurant from 1940-1956.
Sanders also developed the famous KFC secret recipe at the cafe during the 1940s. Sanders Cafe was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug. 7, 1990.
Yet while you'll get to peer behind the Colonel's curtain, there are certain things that will forever remain a secret, like his world-famous fried chicken recipe.
Indulge in all things fried chicken at this only-in-Kentucky museum. Who knows – you might even discover the answer to the age-old question of What came first? The chicken or the egg?
