Triangle Park (especially at night). Enjoy slipping off your shoes or sandals in the summertime and wandering in the step-like fountains that ring the backbone of this park. Get plenty of pictures of the illuminated fountains against the Lexington Convention Center. Cross the street and talk to the concierge at the Radisson Hotel to book a horse-drawn carriage tour of downtown.Fountains shut off in winter. �As of April 2011, the park is under major renovation, and may not be open to the public.
The Kentucky Theatre, 214 E Main St (2 blocks from Limestone), . A historic two-screen cinema with restored architecture and beautiful interior murals located downtown on Main Street. Its schedule tends to emphasize foreign, independent, and art films, plus occasional concerts and panel discussions at the premiers of controversial films. During the Summer Classics Series every Wednesday night a classic film is shown. The theatre has an offbeat side as well, and raucous midnight showings of movies like the Rocky Horror Picture Show draw crowds of nearby University students, adults, and teens every weekend. �
Ashland (Henry Clay Estate), 120 Sycamore Rd, . See website for hours. Home of the famous Kentucky Senator Henry Clay, set near downtown Lexington. Beautiful park surrounding the home accessible even if you do not wish to take a tour.Adults $7, children ages 6–18 $4, children 5 and under free. �
Mary Todd Lincoln House, on Main St in downtown, ☎ +1 (859) 233-9999. Open for visitors; call for more information. The two-story girlhood home of Abraham Lincoln’s wife, and the nation's first shrine to a First Lady. The 14-room house contains period furniture, furnishings from the Todds and Lincolns, and family portraits. �
Waveland State Historic Site, ☎ +1 (859) 272-3611. Call for information about tours. Built in 1848 by Joseph Bryan, a grand-nephew of Daniel Boone, the Greek revival home preserves 19th century plantation life in Kentucky with acres of hemp and grain. The smokehouse, icehouse and slave quarters still stand as outbuildings. �
Hunt-Morgan House, (in historic Gratz park), ☎ +1 (859) 233-0362. Tours on the hour, varying throughout the year. Call Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation for information. Built by the first millionaire west of the Alleghenies, John Hunt-Morgan, the house showcases early Kentucky furniture, 19th century paintings, and antique porcelain. The Alexander T. Hunt museum featuring Civil War memorabilia is located on the second floor. The house was built in 1814 when Lexington was known as the “Athens of the West.” �
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