Lexington, KY at a Glance
As the home of Kentucky
Horse Park, Keeneland
Race Course, Red
Mile Harness Track and several other horse-related attractions and associations,
Lexington has earned the title of Horse Capital of the World. Despite Lexington's
growing urban sprawl, effort has been made to preserve the city's horse farms
and scenic Bluegrass region landscape, which remain major draws for visitors.
Historic sites, museums, performing arts venues, antique shops and eclectic dining
options are among the other features that beckon travelers to Lexington. Browse
local art exhibits at Artsplace,
see the largest collection of Saddlebred artifacts in the world at the American
Saddlebred Museum, tour the bottling operations at Alltech's
Lexington Brewing Company, titillate the senses at the Lexington
Cemetery and Arboretum or learn about the city's affluent and high-cultured
past at the 1814 Hunt-Morgan
House. Civil War buffs should be sure to visit the reconstructions and historic
sites located in the nearby communities of Harrodsburg,
Perryville,
and Nicholasville.
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