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Sep 18, 2024

　　The museum houses a 1940s Hollywood jewelry designer's remarkable collection of stones, trinkets and dollhouses. Don't miss the Shell Grotto, an old garage transformed by thousands of shells glued throughout its interior into a fanciful space fit for a mermaid.

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Barrel House Distilling Co

　　A micro-distiller set in the barrel house of the now-defunct Pepper Distillery. It bottles bourbon, two moonshines (one aged in bourbon barrels), vodka and oak rum. Tours with tastings run every hour on the hour; the last one departs at 4pm. The adjoining Elkhorn Tavern – a must-visit, complete with...

Lexington Art League at Loudoun House

　　Art and architecture buffs won't want to miss this edgy, contemporary visual arts gallery housed in a freestanding American Gothic Revival mansion in the NoLi neighborhood, one of only five such structures left in the USA. The cutting-edge exhibitions, around six per year, are quite provocative by Lexington standards. Playful...

Bluegrass Distillers

　　Arguably the best of Lexington’s micro-distillers, it uses blue corn instead of standard corn to make its bourbon, which you’ll learn about from the super-friendly staff. Tours with tastings are conducted every hour on the hour; the last one is at 4pm. Buy a bottle and you can fill it...

Headley-Whitney Museum

　　The museum houses a 1940s Hollywood jewelry designer's remarkable collection of stones, trinkets and dollhouses. Don't miss the Shell Grotto, an old garage transformed by thousands of shells glued throughout its interior into a fanciful space fit for a mermaid. ...

Kentucky Horse Park

　　This educational theme park and equestrian sports center sits on 1200 acres just north of Lexington. Horses representing 50 different breeds live in the park and participate in special live shows. 　　Also included is the International Museum of the Horse, with its neat dioramas of the horse through history, from...

Mary Todd-Lincoln House

　　This modest 1806 house has articles from the first lady's childhood and her years as Abe's wife, including original White House pieces. Tours are held hourly on the hour; the last one is at 3pm. ...

Thoroughbred Center

　　The company that owns the famed Keeneland track also owns this farm where you can see working racehorses up close during 90-minute tours of the stables, practice tracks and paddocks. ...

　　Part historic home and part public park with storybook gardens, Ashland was the Italianate estate of famed statesman and great compromiser Henry Clay (1777–1852), one of Kentucky's favorite sons. 　　A gorgeous property set in the midst of a posh historical neighborhood, it's well worth the admission price to enter the...

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