Lexington, Kentucky is best known for its horses and bluegrass. It
was here that Bluegrass music was born. Lexington, the world capital
of racehorse breeding and burley tobacco was named by patriotic
hunters who camped here in 1775 shortly after hearing news of the
first battle of Revolutionary War at Lexington, Massachusetts.
Huge caverns and Appalachian hikes attract adventurous tourists.
History buffs can walk where Daniel Boone hunted and enjoy all the
sites that he may have encountered. Visitors can also take a step
back in time at the birthplace of one of our President's, Abraham
Lincoln; Ashland, Henry Clay's estate; the Hunt-Morgan House, the
Bodley-Bullock House and Waveland. For the Bourbon connoisseurs,
Lexington has a fine variety of distilleries - offering samples to
those who visit. If fast paced excitement, is more to your style
then be sure to play the odds while enjoying a cup of burgoo at the
Kentucky Derby.
Lexington is outlined by winding roads, miles of white-planked
fences, rolling countryside and picturesque horse farms. Lexington
does, however, offer numerous cultural activities including the
Lexington Philharmonic, the newly-expanded Lexington Children's
Theatre, the Lexington Children's Museum, Broadway Live, and the
Ballet Theatre of Lexington.
For the sports enthusiasts, Lexington provides entertainment by
keeping fans cheering in the stands for The American Hockey League's
Kentucky Thorough blades and the University of Kentucky men's
basketball team. In the stadium, football enthusiasts can enjoy
Southeastern Conference football at the newly expanded Commonwealth
Stadium on UK's campus.
Lexington's charms its visitors both by the close proximity of
the area's rural surroundings and by the metropolitan conveniences
of a dynamic city.
