Lexington-Fayette

Worth seeing in and around Lexington-Fayette

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Kentucky

   The University of Kentucky is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's two land-grant universities.

   1.6 km · public university in the United States · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Transylvania University

   Transylvania University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1780 and is Kentucky's oldest university.

   700 m · private university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Diocese of Lexington

   The Diocese of Lexington is a Roman Catholic diocese in southeastern Kentucky in the United States. Erected in 1988, it is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Louisville.

   1.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Rupp Arena

   Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center is an arena located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is part of Central Bank Center, a convention and shopping facility owned by an arm of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.

   600 m · indoor arena in Lexington, Kentucky · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Kroger Field

   Kroger Field, also known as Commonwealth Stadium, is a stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, located on the campus of the University of Kentucky that primarily serves as the home field for the Kentucky Wildcats football team. The stadium is located at the corner of Alumni Drive and University Drive in Lexington.

   2.7 km · stadium at the University of Kentucky · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Lexington Cemetery

   Lexington Cemetery is a private, non-profit 170-acre rural cemetery and arboretum located at 833 W. Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky. The Lexington Cemetery was established in 1848 as a place of beauty and a public cemetery, in part to deal with burials from the 1833 cholera epidemic in the area.

   1.9 km · botanical garden and cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky · Wikipedia
7. 07
   African Cemetery No. 2

   African Cemetery No. 2, also known as The Cemetery of the Union Benevolent Society No.

   1.7 km · cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Cathedral of Christ the King

   The Cathedral of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Lexington.

   2.8 km · church in Kentucky, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Aviation Museum of Kentucky

   The Aviation Museum of Kentucky is an aviation museum located at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Incorporated in 1989, and opened to the public in April, 1995.

   9.1 km · aviation museum in Lexington, Kentucky · Wikipedia
10. 10
    University of Kentucky Arboretum

    The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky, 40 hectares or 100 acres, is located at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is open to the public from dawn to dusk every day of the year.

    3.6 km · State Botanical Garden of Kentucky located at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Ashland
2. 02
   Boone Station

   240 Gentry Rd (Richmond Rd 1.5 miles past I-75, then left on Cleveland Rd, right on Gentry Rd, park is on the left after 0.4 miles),.

3. 03
   Hopemount

   201 N Mill St (downtown, in historic Gratz Park, 1 block from Broadway & 2nd St),.

4. 04
   The Kentucky Theatre

   214 E Main St (downtown, 2 blocks from Limestone),.

5. 05
   Lexington Public Library

   Mon-Thu 9AM-9PM, Fri 9AM-6PM, Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun 1-5PM.

6. 06
   Mary Todd Lincoln House

   578 W Main St (downtown, 3 blocks NW of Broadway),.

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Things to do

Despite the relatively small size of this South-North straddling city, Lexington offers a surprisingly delightful palette of interesting activities. Whether you choose to explore some of the world-class and stunning horse farms ringing the city, hit up some of the surprisingly upscale shopping venues, take in a play at the Downtown Arts Center or the Lexington Opera House, tour the oldest university west of the…

1. 01
   Big Ass Fans

   2348 Innovation Dr, toll-free: +1-877-BIG-FANS (244-3267).

2. 02
   Barrel House Distilling

   1200 Manchester St, Building 9 (Old Frankfort Pike, in a gravel parking lot),.

3. 03
   Bluegrass Distillers

   Tue 10AM-noon, 1-5PM, Wed-Sat 10AM-5PM, Sun noon-5PM.

4. 04
   James E

   Pepper, 1228 Manchester St, #100 (Enter parking lot off Manchester Rd (Old Frankfort Pike).

5. 05
   Town Branch Distillery
6. 06
   Kentucky Horse Park

   4089 Iron Works Pkwy (7 miles north of the city.

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Where to eat

Lexington is home to an astonishing number of independently owned restaurants at all price levels. The city's college town atmosphere and affluent lifestyle contribute to this relatively small metropolitan area's great culinary offerings. Chain restaurants, typical in most American cities and towns, can be found here, as well as a great number of privately owned and operated establishments.

1. 01
   Third Street Stuff & Coffee

   257 N Limestone (just off Transylvania University campus), thirdstreetstuff@gmail.com.

2. 02
   Bourbon n' Toulouse

   This popular eatery brings a bit of New Orleans to the Bluegrass.

3. 03
   Charlie Brown's

   Mon-Thu 11AM-1AM, Fri-Sat 11AM-2AM, Sun noon-midnight.

4. 04
   Brontë

   A Novel Bistro (Café at Joseph-Beth), 161 Lexington Green Cir #B (inside Joseph-Beth Booksellers),.

5. 05
   Mousetrap

   3323 Tates Creek Rd (in the Lansdowne Shops near New Circle Rd),.

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Getting to Lexington-Fayette

Airports

Louisville Muhammad Ali (SDF), 109 km · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky (CVG), 112 km · Indianapolis (IND), 242 km

Stations

Blue Grass Airport, 9.6 km

• Louisville → Lexington-Fayette

  116 km · quickest by road, 2h 14m · $10–14
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  111 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · $11–15
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• Indianapolis → Lexington-Fayette

  241 km · quickest by road, 4h 29m · $24–34
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