PARIS-BOURBON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
525 High Street; Ste. 114
Paris, KY 40361
859-987-3205
Website: www.parisky.org

Home of Claiborne Farm (859-987-2330 - home and burial site of Secretariat), Runnymede Farm (founded by two Civil War Colonels – Ezekiel Clay and Catesby Woodford – and is still in the Clay family today), Denali Stud, Indian Creek Farm, Katalpa Farm, Xalapa Farm, and many others. Duncan Tavern (built in 1788 and house notables such as Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton – 859-987-1788), Cane Ridge Meeting House (largest one-room log structure in the country, built in 1791 and hosted the Great Revival of 1801 where well over 25,000 worshippers gathered – it is the birthplace of the Disciples of Christ, Churches of Christ and the Christian Church – 859-987-5350), beautiful Bourbon County Courthouse (completed in 1905 – the 4th to stand on the Square – inner dome depicts the four seasons of farming in Bourbon County at the turn of the last century), Main Street (many Victorian-era buildings, brick-lined sidewalks, antique-style light poles), Hopewell Museum (originally constructed as a post office in 1909 – Bourbon County’s heritage, artifacts, documents – 859-987-7274), Colville Covered Bridge, Nanine Clay Wallis Home and Arboretum, Antique Stores, Farmer’s Market, the historically preserved and beautiful construction of the four-lane from Paris to Lexington ($70 million Paris Pike Project completed in 2003), The Wright House (used for “Women in Racing”- originally constructed in 1820), Bourbon Drive-In Theatre (one of the country’s last thriving outdoor theatres).

LEXINGTON, HORSE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
301 East Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507
800-845-3959
Website: www.visitlex.com
Home of the 2010 FEI Games: The World Equestrian Championships. Kentucky Horse Park (see below), The Thoroughbred Center (see below), Keeneland Race Course (see below), Red Mile Harness Track, Ashland – The Henry Clay Estate, Mary Todd Lincoln Home (see below), John Hunt-Morgan House and Civil War Museum, Aviation Museum, The Arboretum, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, Chrisman Mill Vineyards, Churchill Weavers, The Explorium Interactive Museum, Fort Boonesborough State Park, Headley-Whitney Museum of Objects d’Art, Kentucky Artisan Center, Lexington History Museum, Old Cane Ridge Meeting House (see above), McConnell Springs Pioneer Campsite, Perryville Battlefield (see below), Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill (see below), Talon Winery (see below), Thoroughbred Park, University of Kentucky Art Museum, Waveland State Historic Site, Wild Turkey Distillery, White Hall State Historic Site, Woodford Reserve Distillery.

KENTUCKY HORSE PARK
*during the weekend of October 14th-15th, the American Academy of Equine Art will be on display**
4089 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511
859-233-4303 or 800-678-8813
Website: www.KyHorsePark.com
Man O’ War Memorial, Horse Drawn Tours, Farrier Shop, Hall of Champions, Parade of Breeds, Mares and Foals, Horseback Riding, Horse Farm Tours, American Saddlebred Museum, Campground (pool), International Museum of the Horse.

KEENELAND
**Keeneland is racing October 6th – 28th**
4201 Versailles Road
Lexington, KY 40510
859-254-3412 or 800-456-3412
Website: www.keeneland.com
Six decades in existence. Parklike atmosphere. Morning workouts. Track kitchen.

THE THOROUGHBRED CENTER
3380 Paris Pike
Lexington, KY 40511
859/293-1853
Website: www.TheThoroughbredCenter.com
E-mail: Tours@TheThoroughbredCenter.com
Guided Tours of Area Farms and Race Tracks

BLUE GRASS TOURS
859-252-5744
Website: www.bluegrasstours.com
Approx. 3 hour tour. Visit private horse farm, 50 miles of scenic horse country with narration, beautiful countryside, historic downtown, drive through Kentucky Horse Park, Man O’ War statue, Thoroughbred Park, Keeneland, Red Mile Harness Track

MARY TODD LINCOLN HOUSE
578 West Main Street
Lexington, KY 40588
859-233-9999
Website: www.mtlhouse.org
In 1977, the girlhood home of Mary Todd Lincoln opened to the public and became the first house museum in America to honor a First Lady. Invaluable contents, furniture, portraits, furnishings

TALON WINERY & VINEYARDS
7086 Tates Creek Road
Lexington, KY 40515
859-971-3214
events@talonwine.com
Website: www.talonwine.com
At historic Fair View Farm. Lush vineyard, tasting room, gift shop all located in original 18th century farmhouse. Meet winemaker. Open-air pavilion.

HISTORIC MIDWAY, KENTUCKY
Located between Frankfort & Lexington, just off I-64 at exit 65. Est. in 1833, historic shopping, dining, antiques, theatre. Beautiful area horse farms.

FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
100 Capital Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
800-960-7200 or 502-875-8687
inquire@visitfrankfort.com
Website: www.visitfrankfort.com
Kentucky’s capital city. One of the nation’s smallest capital cities. Canoe Kentucky, The Salato Wildlife Education Center, Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary, Russ Hatter’s Downtown Frankfort Walking Tour (dressed in period attire), Old Capitol, Fort Hill (Civil War site), Buffalo Trace Distillery, Rebecca Ruth Candy, The Kentucky State Capitol, Kentucky History Center, Kentucky River Museum, Liberty Hall Historic Site, Pumpkin Festival in October.

KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM
704 Central Avenue – Gate 1
Churchill Downs
Louisville, KY
502-637-1111 office
502-637-7097 information
Website: www.derbymuseum.org
360-degree high definition video, ride like a jockey on “Riders Up” exhibit, tour of Churchill Downs, Tour museum, Miniature Horse Exhibit, Gift Shop, Derby Cafe

FRAZIER HISTORICAL ARMS MUSEUM
829 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202-2619
502-412-2280 or 866-886-7103
Website: www.frazierarmsmuseum.org
In collaboration with the Royal Armouries (Britain’s oldest museum), this museum holds in trust one of the greatest collections of arms, armor and related historical artifacts in the world. Date back to 1066, pre-Revolutionary War to the early twentieth century. Live re-enactments, powerful multi-media presentations, and costumed interpreters.

THE LOUISVILLE ZOO
1100 Trevilian Way
Louisville, KY 40213
502-459-2181
Website: www.louisvillezoo.org

SIX FLAGS/KENTUCKY KINGDOM
P. O. Box 9287
Louisville, KY 40209-0287
Website: www.SixFlags.com
Amusement Park & Water Park

JIM BEAM AMERICAN OUTPOST
149 Happy Hollow Road
Clermont, KY 40110 (near Louisville, KY)
502-543-9877
Visitor Center, Gift Shop, Rack House, Cooperage Museum, Samples
Jim Beam Family Home and Photos

MAKER’S MARK DISTILLERY
Loretto, KY 40037 (near Louisville, KY)
270-865-2099
Website: www.makersmark.com
Tours – “Dip Your Own Bottle”

BARDSTOWN-NELSON COUNTY (near Louisville)
**weekend of October 14th-15th – Flint Knapping at Old Bardstown Village and the
Bardstown Arts, Crafts and Antiques Fair**
800-638-4877 or 502-348-4877
Website: www.visitbardstown.com
My Old Kentucky Home State Park (800-323-7803- www.myoldkentuckyhome.com), Stephen Foster – the Musical (800-626-1563 – www.stephenfoster.com), Kentucky Railway Museum (800-272-0152), My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train (866-801-3463 – www.kydinnertrain.com), Four Roses Distillery (502-543-2264), Maker’s Mark Distillery (see above), Heaven Hill Distilleries (see above), Jim Beam American Outpost (see above), Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History (502-348-2999 – see George Washington’s mill stone, prohibition prescriptions, Abraham Lincoln’s liquor license and Carrie Nation’s hatchet) Old Bardstown Village, The Civil War Museum of the Western Theatre (502-349-0291), Women of the Civil War Museum, War Memorial of Mid-America, Wildlife/Natural History Museum, Old Talbot Tavern (800-482-8376), Old County Jail (800-948-5551), Bardstown/Nelson County Historical Museum (502-348-2999), Wickland, The Home of Three Governors (800-638-4877), Around the Town Carriage (502-348-0331), Heaven Hill Trolley (502-510-0012).


HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERIES BOURBON HERITAGE CENTER
1311 Gilkey Run Road
Bardstown, KY 40004 (near Louisville, KY)
502-337-1000
Website: www.bourbonheritagecenter.com
Tours, Samples, Trolley into Bardstown (incl. oldest stagecoach stop still in existence, the first Catholic Cathedral built west of the Alleghenies, Civil War Museum)

JOE LEY ANTIQUES, INC.
615 E. Market Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502-583-4014
5000 doors, plumbing, hardware, mantles, balconies, fences, gates, etc. Recommended by “House Beautiful”, “Travel and Leisure” and “Apartment Life”.

CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDEN
300 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45220-1399
Website: www.cincinnatizoo.org

NEWPORT AQUARIUM
One Aquarium Way
Newport, KY 41071 (near Cincinnati)
800-406-3474
Website: www.newportaquarium.com

BASS PRO SHOP/CINCINNATI, OHIO
300 Forest Fair Drive
Cincinnati, OH
513-826-5200

BB RIVERBOATS
One Madison Ave.
Covington, KY 41011
877-BBisFun or 859-261-8500
Website: www.BBRiverBoats.com
Three riverboats to choose from for a scenic view of Cincinnati: Belle of Cincinnati, River Queen or Mark Twain. Casual dining.

FACTORY STORES OF AMERICA
401 Outlet Center Drive; Ste. 220
Georgetown, KY 40324
502-868-0682
Website: www.factorystores.com
Outlet Mall

GEORGETOWN/SCOTT COUNTY TOURISM
**during the month of October, Pumpkinfest at Double Stink Hog Farm, Autumn Fest at Bi-Water Farm are open**
399 Outlet Center Drive
Georgetown, KY 40324
888-863-8600 or 502-863-2547
Tour Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Visit Yuko-En on the Elkhorn (the official Kentucky-Japan Friendship Garden), Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery (Georgetown College), Georgetown & Scott County Museum, Horseback riding at Whispering Woods Riding Stables (502/570-9663), Mallard Farm (502-863-0107), Burr Oak Farm (502-863-0887), High Point Equestrian Center (502-863-2944), Carriage Driving Lessons at Gayla Driving Center (502-863-5113), Cardome Centre (former monastery of the Sisters of Visitation), Ward Hall (largest Greek Revival house in Kentucky built in 1853 – for tour call 888-863-8600), Community Sport & Activity Pavilion (pools, walking track, fitness, basketball, volleyball, etc. – 502-863-7865) Weisenberger Mill (flours and bread mixes – operated by the same family since 1865 – 859-254-5282), Double Stink Hog Farm Pumpkinfest, Autumn Fest at Bi-Water Farm. Close to Lexington, Frankfort, Paris, Versailles, Berea, Perryville, Danville.

KENTUCKY ARTISAN CENTER AT BEREA
975 Walnut Meadow Road
P. O. Box 280
Berea, KY 40403
859-985-5448
Website: www.kentuckyartisancenter.ky.gov
Kentucky artisan works, crafts, specialty foods & more
Exhibits, Shopping, Restaurant, Travel Information & More

DANVILLE-BOYLE COUNTY
304 S. Fourth Street
Danville, KY 40422
800-755-0076 or 859-236-7794
Website: www.danvillekentucky.com
First US Post Office – a log cabin – west of the Alleghenies, Perryville Battlefield Park – one of the bloodiest battles of the war, Drive through Knob land to Penn’s Store – the oldest family-owned store in America, Constitution Square – where Kentucky’s first constitution was signed more than 200 years ago, Pioneer Playhouse – outdoor dinner theatre for over 50 years, Old Crow Inn Bed and Breakfast, Chateau de Vieux Corbeau Winery, historic home of Dr. Ephraim McDowell (who performed the world’s first successful abdominal surgery Christmas Day 1809 and also for whom UK Medical Center was named), Mennonite and Amish communities, Model Railroad Museum.

HARRODSBURG/MERCER COUNTY
124 South Main Street
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
800-355-9192 or 859-734-2364
Website: www.harrodsburgky.com
Kentucky’s first settlement, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill (Tour America’s largest restored Shaker village – see below), Old Fort Harrod State Park (full-scale replica fort), outdoor drama “Daniel Boone-The Man & The Legend”, Dixie Belle Riverboat, Beaumont Inn (Kentucky’s oldest family-operated country inn), Walking/Driving Tour.

SHAKER VILLAGE OF PLEASANT HILL
3501 Lexington Road
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
800-734-5611
Website: www.shakervillageky.org
America’s largest restored Shaker village. Tours, Restaurant, Hotel, Shopping, Riverboat Excursions, Trails.

KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
P. O. Box 85
Renfro Valley, KY 40473
877-356-3263
Hall of Fame honors our greatest musical achievers. See the stars that made Kentucky known for its music around the world