American Saddlebred Museum, 4089 Iron Works Pk., 259-2746. Showcases the American Saddle-bred, Kentucky’s native breed of horse.
ArtsPlace, 161 N. Mill St., 255-2951. Home to LexArts, the ArtsPlace Gallery, the Lexington Ballet, Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra and the Lexington Philharmonic.
Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate, Richmond Rd. & Sycamore Rd., 266-8581. National Historic Landmark. Located on a beautiful 20-acre wooded estate. Visitors can tour the 18-room house that statesman Henry Clay lived in, along with the 6 outbuildings on the estate.
Aviation Museum of Kentucky, Bluegrass Airport, 231-1219. Restored historic aircraft, aviation artifacts, interactive displays & gift shop.
Bodley-Bullock House, 200 Market St., 259-1266. Built in 1814, Federal-style museum house maintained by The Junior League of Lexington.
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, 251 W. Second St., 254-4175. Historic (1902) public library building on Gratz Park. Full spectrum literacy center offering workshops all seasons. Art gallery, after-school tutoring, writer-in-residence, book exchange.
Downtown Arts Center, 141 E. Main, 225-0370. Home of Actor’s Guild of Lexington, the Ann Tower Gallery & the LexArts Box Office.
Explorium of Lexington, 440 W. Short St., 258-3256 or 258-3253. Explorium is a hands-on, discovery museum featuring traveling & permanent exhibits including Keeping Current with 27' of running water depicting the Kentucky River, and everyone’s favorite, the Bubble Zone. Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-5. Closed Mondays and Holidays. www.explorium.com.
Farmer’s Market, 608-2655. Open Saturdays 8 am - 1 pm in Victorian Square through first week of April; starting first week of May: Tuesdays & Thursdays on the corner of Maxwell St. & S. Broadway, 7 am until sold out; Saturdays on ‘Vine St., 7 am until sold out.
Headley-Whitney Museum, 4435 Old Frankfort Pk., 255-6653. Fabulous bibelot collection, Shell Grotto and spectacular grounds. Changing decorative and fine art exhibitions and the charming Whitney Dollhouses. www.headley-whitney.org.
Horse Farm Tours & Bluegrass Driving Tours, 233-7299 or 800-845-3959. Some private farms welcome visitors. For information, call the Lexington Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Hunt-Morgan House, 201 N. Mill, 233-3290. Federal-style house, includes Alexander T. Hunt Civil War Museum.
International Museum of the Horse, 4089 Iron Works Pk., 259-4232. Over 38,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space, featuring the history of the horse and its relation to mankind through the centuries.
Jacobson Park, 4001 Athens Boonesboro Rd., 288-2900. The 216-acre park offers paddle boating in the lake, playgrounds & picnic areas.
Keeneland Concours d’Elegance, Sat., July 19, Keeneland Race Course, 4201 Versailles Rd., 422-3329. Car show displaying 100 rare and exotic judged automobiles, & hundreds of cars in Car Club Paddock. The 2008 featured marque is Cadillac. Special automotive exhibits, art, fashion & unique shopping make this charity event a day the whole family can enjoy! (Admission $15/person; under 12 free; collector’s event program $10.) www.keenelandconcours.com
Keeneland Race Course, 4201 Versailles Rd., 254-3412. National Historic Landmark. “A beautiful & genteel racetrack” with live racing in April & October.
Kentucky Artisan’s Center, Exit 77, I-75 South, Berea, 859-985-5448. A 25,000 sq. ft. facility where visitors can enjoy Kentucky history, arts & crafts and food.
Lexington Cemetery, 833 W. Main, 255-5522. Nationally recognized arboretum, listed in National Register of Historic Places.
Lexington History Museum, 215 W. Main St., 254-0530. Located in former courtouse. Focus is historical documents, photographs, maps & culture of the Bluegrass region.
Lexington Horsemen, Rupp Arena, 410 W. Vine St., 422-7277. Members of the United Indoor Football league. Season runs March–July.
Lexington Legends Applebee’s Baseball Park, 1245 N. Broadway, 252-4487. Home of the city’s pro team & site of other interesting entertainment events.
Lexington Livery Carriage Company, 171 Saunier Ave., 259-0000. Evening tours by horse-drawn carriage at Vine & Broadway, weather permitting.
Lexington Opera House, 201 W. Short, 233-4567. For tickets 233-3535. Lexington’s premier performing arts venue, hosting Broadway productions.
Lexington Public Safety Museum, 215 W. Main St., 225-6351. Located in former courthouse. Focus is history of Police, Fire, & Corrections in Fayette County.
Living Arts & Science Center, 362 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., 252-5222. 1847 mansion houses art & science exhibits and offers classes.
Mary Todd Lincoln House, 578 W. Main, 233-9999. First site restored to honor a first lady. Late Georgian-style house built in 1803. Showcases Lincoln & Todd family memorabilia.
McConnell Springs Park, McConnell Springs Rd., off Old Frankfort Pike, 225-4073. Educational center. “Hands-on” exhibits, nature trails.
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 5888 Jack’s Creek Pk., 272-6105. 470 acres dedi-cated to Kentucky River Palisades preservation. 10 miles of hiking.
Red Mile Harness Track, 1200 Red Mile Rd., 255-0752. Region’s oldest racing track, dating to 1875. Features fast-paced harness racing.
The Thoroughbred Center, 3380 Paris Pk., 293-1853. Unique facility with up-close look at horses and trainers.
Thoroughbred Park, corner of Main & Midland. A tribute to the thoroughbred racehorse with 7 life-like bronze horses pounding down the stretch.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, USA, Inc., (800) 866-4485 or (502) 868-3027. Largest plant outside of Japan. 2,000 vehicles a day are produced. Tours available. Reservations strongly encouraged!
UK Art Museum, corner of Rose & Euclid, 257-5716. Excellent collection of paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, Kentucky art & traveling exhibits.
UK Basketball Museum, Shops at Lexington Center, (800) 269-1953 or 225-5670. Salutes UK’s program with interactive exhibits.
UK-Lexington Arboretum Park, 500 Alumni Dr., 257-9339. Open year-round with gardens and walking/jogging paths.
Waveland State Historic Site, 225 Waveland Museum Lane, 272-3611. Excellent example of Greek Revival architecture and restored slave quarters. Built in 1847 by Joseph Bryan, a grandnephew of Daniel Boone.
