Capital City Museum
A downtown Frankfort museum. Its director leads the Murder and Mayhem walking tour from here.
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 Arena4 places
- Distillery DistrictThe Burl, Wise Bird Cider and Crank & Boom0 places
- NorthsideNorth Limestone, West Sixth and Greyline Station1 place
- East EndThe Lyric and East Third Street0 places
- UK campusKroger Field, the Singletary Center and The Arboretum1 place
- Chevy ChaseHenry Clay's Ashland estate and East High Street0 places
- Hamburg and East LexingtonHamburg, Winchester Road and the Eastside library0 places
- South LexingtonSouthland Drive, Regency Road and Raven Run1 place
- West LexingtonKeeneland, McConnell Springs and Leestown Road1 place
- North LexingtonThe Kentucky Horse Park and Masterson Station3 places
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Places to explore
5 places in Frankfort · Museums
Kentucky Military History Museum
A Kentucky Historical Society museum with a daily 30-minute exhibit tour at 1 pm.
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.
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.