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Welcome to the University of Kentucky!

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Stay connected

Our website! www.visitlex.com Facebook: Big Lex Instagram: @BigLexKY

Twitter: @BigLexKY #sharethelex You Tube: BigLex KY

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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Bluegrass RegionAgritourism, Beyond Grits!– Lexington

Wineries A thriving Farmer’s Market Craft Breweries FoodChain

Old Kentucky Chocolates Bleu Plate Tours Seldom Scene Farm

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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

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Ale 8 One in Winchester, KY

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Woodford Reserve in Versailles, KY

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Equus Run Vineyards in Midway, KY

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Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, KY

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Ky Artisan’s Center in Berea, KY

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Toyota Plant in Georgetown, KY

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Constitution Square in Danville, KY

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Aviation Museum of Ky in Lexington, KY

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High Bridge in Nicholasville, KY

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McDowell House Museum in Danville, KY

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Town Branch Bourbon in Lexington, KY

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Daniel Boone’s grave in Frankfort, KY

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William Whitley House in Stanford, KY

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Shaker Village in Harrodsburg, KY

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Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY

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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

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Visitor Information Resources

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Lexington Visitors Center

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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)

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