These are places to visit during your trip to central Kentucky.
Lexington
Hampton Court neighborhood
- Address: Hampton Ct, Lexington, KY 40508
- Park on West 3rd street and take a 15 minute walk in a fine neighborhood with luxury apartments from early 1900’s.
Ashland Estate – home of Henry Clay, has tours
- Address: 120 Sycamore Rd, Lexington, KY 40502
- The surrounding neighborhood is great for walking. You can walk the grounds of the estate without doing the tour.
Old Fayette County Court House
- Address: 215 W Main St, Lexington, KY 40507
- https://historiclexingtoncourthouse.com/
First Presbyterian Church
Address: 171 Market St, Lexington, KY 40507
Gratz Park – historic neighborhood
Address: Gratz Park, Lexington, KY 40507
Blue Stallion Brewery
Address: 610 W 3rd St, Lexington, KY 40508
UK Arboretum – nice walking and landscaping/plants.
Address: 500 Alumni Dr, Lexington, KY 40503
The Burl
Address: 375 Thompson Rd, Lexington, KY 40508
Live music bar, fun place. Website
Frankfort
Frankfort Cemetery
Address: 215 E Main St, Frankfort, KY 40601
Burial site of Daniel Boone and Theodore O’Hara. Has Kentucky War Memorial with column from New York City, circa 1850, and highlights Kentucky’s contribution to the Mexican-American war.
Castle and Key Distillery – tour requires reservation.
Address: 4445 McCracken Pike, Frankfort, KY 40601
State Capitol
Address: 700 Capital Ave, Frankfort, KY 40601
Easy to park and take a walk around the grounds.
Capital Cellars – wine bar
Address: 227 W Broadway St #1, Frankfort, KY 40601
Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Address: 365 Vernon Cooper Ln, Frankfort, KY 40601
Wilmore
Asbury University – nice grounds.
Address: 1 Macklem Dr, Wilmore, KY 40390
Highbridge Park
Offers a great view over the converging of the Kentucky and Dix rivers.
Address: Old Park Rd, Wilmore, KY 40390
Perryville
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site – site of large Civil war battle.
Address: 1825 Battlefield Rd, Perryville, KY 40468