Bourbon On Main
A restaurant and bourbon bar in a two-story brick building downtown, with a tiered outdoor deck overlooking the Kentucky River and the State Capitol.
Places around Lexington
Places to go in Lexington, KY
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Parts of town
Around Lex groups Lexington into these parts of town. They are our own rough groupings, not official neighborhood boundaries.
- DowntownMain Street, the Opera House and Rupp Arena35 places
- Distillery DistrictThe Burl, Wise Bird Cider and Crank & Boom8 places
- NorthsideNorth Limestone, West Sixth and Greyline Station14 places
- East EndThe Lyric and East Third Street7 places
- UK campusKroger Field, the Singletary Center and The Arboretum14 places
- Chevy ChaseHenry Clay's Ashland estate and East High Street11 places
- Hamburg and East LexingtonHamburg, Winchester Road and the Eastside library10 places
- South LexingtonSouthland Drive, Regency Road and Raven Run28 places
- West LexingtonKeeneland, McConnell Springs and Leestown Road11 places
- North LexingtonThe Kentucky Horse Park and Masterson Station13 places
Day trips and nearby towns
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Places to explore
22 places in Frankfort
Broadway Clay
A downtown Frankfort pottery studio and gallery with classes, memberships, parties and private lessons for all ages, plus local pottery and ceramics to paint.
Buffalo Trace Distillery
A Frankfort distillery with three guided tours (the Trace Tour, the Hard Hat Tour and the Old Taylor Tour), walk-in tastings and a gift shop.
Capital Cellars
A downtown Frankfort shop selling bourbon, craft beer and wine, with a monthly wine club and space for events.
Capital City Museum
A downtown Frankfort museum. Its director leads the Murder and Mayhem walking tour from here.
Capitol View Park
A 150-acre City of Frankfort park off the East-West Connector, with ball fields, a soccer complex, basketball courts, picnic shelters and about 5 miles of hiking and mountain bike trails.
Castle & Key
A distillery on McCracken Pike, founded in 1887 by E.H. Taylor Jr., where visitors can walk the gardens, book a distillery tour and shop in the Boiler Room.
Completely Kentucky
A downtown Frankfort craft gallery and gift shop where everything is made in Kentucky, from pottery and glass to jewelry, wood art and gourmet foods.
Cove Spring Park
A City of Frankfort park and nature preserve of about 240 acres, with forested ravines, springs and a waterfall, 3 miles of trails and elevated walkways, and an archery range.
Downtown Frankfort
Frankfort's downtown, in front of the Old State Capitol lawn, where the Thriller parade, the Black Cat Chase and the Christmas parade happen.
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East Frankfort Park
A City of Frankfort park where the parks department holds disc golf events and the city's Touch a Truck day.
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Josephine Sculpture Park
An outdoor sculpture park with more than 70 works of art across 40 acres of meadow and young forest, plus picnic areas. Some artworks can be touched, painted or climbed.
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Kentucky Military History Museum
A Kentucky Historical Society museum with a daily 30-minute exhibit tour at 1 pm.
Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial
A granite sundial memorial built in 1988 overlooking the State Capitol. Each Kentucky veteran's name is placed so the shadow of the sundial pointer touches it on the anniversary of their death.
Liberty Hall Historic Site
A historic house in Frankfort that runs Gray Lady ghost tours and a mystery dinner theater night in October.
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Old State Capitol
Kentucky's capitol from 1830 to 1910, a National Historic Landmark restored to the early 1850s. KHS runs a 30-minute guided tour Tuesday to Saturday at 2 pm.
Paul Sawyier Public Library
Frankfort's public library, with author talks, Live at the Library concerts, storytimes and teen programs.
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Salato Wildlife Education Center
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources' education center, where visitors can see more than 40 native species, including black bears, bald eagles, bobcats and elk.
Sig Luscher Brewery
A downtown Frankfort taproom and biergarten with its own beers, a food menu, Sunday brunch and live local music on weekends.
The Grand Theatre
A downtown Frankfort theater with concerts, tribute shows, films and local theater on the tourism calendar.
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Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
The Kentucky Historical Society's headquarters, with the A Kentucky Journey exhibit, the Kentucky Hall of Governors and a research library.
West Sixth Farm
West Sixth Brewing's farm in Franklin County, with a seasonal taproom, a hop yard, an orchard, a catch and release fishing pond and about 4 miles of trails for hiking, running and mountain biking. Farm tours run on the first Saturday of the month in season.