Post on 14-Aug-2015
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Fun FactsEstablished in 1775 at a campsite near a
natural spring (now called McConnell Springs). The latest census data (2010) estimates lists
Lexington – Fayette County at 295,000 people.According to the American Horse Council there
is one horse for every 12 people in Kentucky!Bourbon! 95% of all bourbon, according to the
Kentucky Distiller’s Association, is produced in Kentucky.
Lexington –Horse Capital of the World
Keeneland Race Course Kentucky Horse Park The Thoroughbred Center Horse Farm Tours
Thoroughbred Park American Saddlebred Museum The Red Mile Bluegrass Driving Tour
History in Lexington
Mary Todd Lincoln House Ashland, the Henry Clay
Estate Waveland Historic Site Hunt Morgan House Cheapside Park
The Carnegie Library Old Fayette County Courthouse Transylvania University The Distillery District Gratz Park Historic District
Special Events in Lexington
Thursday Night Live Roots and Heritage Festival Bourbon Chase CRAVE Lexington Run the Bluegrass Half
Marathon National Horse Show
Woodland Arts & Crafts Fair Best of the Bluegrass Southern Lights Rolex Three Day Event High Hope Steeplechase Thriller
Exploring the Great Outdoors in Lexington
McConnell Springs Raven Run Nature Sanctuary The Arboretum Lexington Walking Tour Jacobson Park
The Legacy Trail The Kentucky Horse Park Thoroughbred Park Triangle Park Golf courses!
Bluegrass RegionAgritourism, Beyond Grits!– Lexington
Wineries A thriving Farmer’s Market Craft Breweries FoodChain
Old Kentucky Chocolates Bleu Plate Tours Seldom Scene Farm
Arts & Culture in Lexington
Lexington Opera House Studio Players Lexington Children’s Theatre Artist’s Attic Gallery Hop Woodsongs Old Time Radio
Hour
The Kentucky Theatre The Lyric Theatre Headley – Whitney Museum Red Barn Radio UK Art Museum Downtown Arts Center
Ale 8 One in Winchester, KY
Woodford Reserve in Versailles, KY
Equus Run Vineyards in Midway, KY
Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, KY
Ky Artisan’s Center in Berea, KY
Toyota Plant in Georgetown, KY
Constitution Square in Danville, KY
Aviation Museum of Ky in Lexington, KY
High Bridge in Nicholasville, KY
McDowell House Museum in Danville, KY
Town Branch Bourbon in Lexington, KY
Daniel Boone’s grave in Frankfort, KY
William Whitley House in Stanford, KY
Shaker Village in Harrodsburg, KY
Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY
Kentucky – North, South, East and West!
Churchill Downs, Louisville Maker’s Mark, Loretto Abraham Lincoln Birthplace,
Hodgenville Land Between the Lakes, Golden
Pond Mammoth Cave, Mammoth Cave National Corvette Museum, Bowling
Green
Louisville Slugger Museum, Louisville National Underground Railroad
Museum, Maysville Newport Aquarium, Newport Natural Bridge Lake Cumberland, Somerset Big South Fork Scenic Railway,
Stearns
Visitor Information Resources
Lexington Visitors Center
Contact InformationLexington Visitors Center401 West Main Street, Suite 104
800-845-3959 or 859-233-7299
Hours of Operation:Monday-Friday 9 -5Saturdays 10-5Sundays from 12-5 (seasonally)