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.
