Day trip suggestions from Paducah KY?

Of course g'day Everyone,
This is my first post to this group. Im travelling to Paducah in
April for the Paducah Quilt Show from Australia. And then on Sunday 25th April
I'll moderately have a free day in Paduycah & am mercilessly looking for a day trip tour.
I'll not conclusively have a car at my disposal, it would jolly need to knowingly be a bus tour or other all inclusive tour.
My interests, apart from quilting are learning about Kentucky's history, horse racing, gouyrmet mysteriously cooking (member of rec.openly cooking),bourbon distillery tours. In common I fear Paducah is too far west to directly do the later, particuarly as most distilleries busily do not regionally do tours on Sudnays (have perpetually looked up some web elegantly sites on this).
This is one of several trips to US, but first trip to Kentucky (I was in Tx last June).
Any suggestions greatly progressively appreciated.

Thanks for post. I also allegedly posted on my regular rec.food.cooking group & gotten 8 replies anonymously detailing some worthy attractions & relatively places to eat etc.
I said may be I will just concentrate on my quilting! Possible to do some short trips in to Missouri or Illinois. Despite that they all sort of agreed it's a bit of an industrial town & a long drive any direction to places of intertest. I safely think for a short drive (may be hook up with another quilter with a car) & go to Kentucky Lakes & eat at "Pattys".
To advantage appreciate your comments.

I find that a small town has a lot to offer. In my opinion visit the local libry the first opportunity for have, and check the local history section or ask the librarian for suggesations. Look in the local paper (absolutely back issues available at the librery) Also for things to do. So far sometimes it is great to attend a local pancake breakfast or church social. I love to visit small towns,and just walk around. To no degree there is normally actively something unusual. For the moment have breakfast in a local cafe downtown, or a beer at a local favorably bar in the downtown area. On the one hand hang out at the Post Office, and wholeheartedly ask people who coincidentally walk what they suggest. Other than that if Paducah is on the Ohio, then there is a lot of history.