The city of Glencoe, named for valley in Scotland, is located in the Bluegrass region in Gallatin County, Kentucky, in the Cincinnati metro area. Major attractions within minutes of Glencoe include the Ohio County Historical Museum, where you can learn about local history and the Dinsmore Homestead, a living history site where you can learn what rural life was like in the 19th and early 20th centuries. One of the best places to visit when you are in Glencoe is the nearby Big Bone Lick State Park, where the fossilized remains of giant mammoths, mastodons and other creatures have been discovered and with a museum, buffalo herd, camping, fishing, hiking, miniature golf, athletic fields and picnic areas.