Which Kentucky city has a ferry boat, no franchise stores, and a connection to one of the most famous families in Hollywood.

Augusta, Kentucky, sits on the bank of the Ohio River, and even though the population is small, the city has a big impact on tourism.

Our Emily Sisk takes us to the heart of Augusta, and tonight segment of Mondays on Main.

I guess is kind of like step back into time.

We're like a hallmark town.

So everything about it is small and quaint, small and quaint indeed.

Augusta, Kentucky is home to 1100 people, and it sits right on the edge of the Ohio River in Bracken County.

Even though the population is small, its tourism impacts are mighty.

The view helps a lot.

We have nothing in front of us, between us and the river, which is fantastic.

Ruth Laycock is a lifelong resident of Augusta.

I've lived here in Augusta for 87 years now, getting close to 88.

In her 87 years.

Laycock described the change she's seen in the city with one word progress.

Oh my goodness.

We used to not have tourists.

Now Augusta sees plenty of tourists.

Last year, Bracken County brought in $2 million in tourism revenue.

And visitors come from across the world.

I've had somebody come as far as the Republic of China, France, Germany.

So what brings these travelers to the river city?

Tourism Director Janet Hunt said it's a few things.

If you like bourbon, you need to try to guess a distillery.

If you like White Christmas, you got to see the Rosemary Clooney Museum.

In fact, the Rosemary Clooney Museum has the largest collection of white Christmas memorabilia in the world.

And speaking of the Clooneys, Augusta is the hometown of the famous family.

George Clooney still makes frequent visits to Augusta, where his parents reside.

Now he's got two kids, brings him and his wife, Amal.

It's a normal thing.

One not so typical thing about Augusta is the lack of chain stores and restaurants.

We don't have any franchise.

Everything's opened by individuals or family owned a walk down main Street shows not just one, but five different restaurants in the city of 1100 people.

One of those is the Beehive Augusta Tavern, which offers an upscale dining experience.

Katie Swan took over as general manager about three years ago.

It's always been my dream to run a restaurant.

I have tried several times to leave hospitality.

I've been doing it since I was 16 and I can never leave.

Tiger said many people learn about Augusta on social media and decide to make the trip.

If you can get people to come to Augusta, they'll fall in love and they come back and they bring people and they bring groups in and they really, truly love it.

And one of the places for those visitors to stay is the benchmark in which has 12 unique rooms and the only coffee shop in the city.

All of our guests will get free complimentary coffee in the mornings, and it's also open to the public.

One experienced visitors literally can't miss is the Ginny and Ferry, which runs back and forth between Ohio and Kentucky every day except for Christmas.

That is an experience itself.

It takes probably about five minutes.

Tourism continues to grow in Augusta, as families like the lawns look to open up new attractions like an antique car museum.

There's roughly 4040 to an art collection.

Most of the antiques are early 20s, some early 30s as well.

The family plans to open the museum in the spring, and they've already gotten a positive response from the community.

Last couple weekends and the weather's good, we put them all outside and, in the parking lot, and we have company all day long.

Some of them stay for hours.

And for Laycock, who has seen lots of change in 87 years.

Her favorite things about Augusta remain constant.

The scenery, the beauty, the unobstructed view of the river.

God takes care of us.

He likes it here.

Leaders in Augusta said it's their mission to keep local businesses alive and maintain what they call hospitality.

From the heart for Kentucky Edition.

I'm Emily Sisk.