Lexington – Enjoy the Scenic Bluegrass Region Landscape

Lexington has earned the title of Horse Capital of the World, as it the home of Kentucky Horse Park, Keeneland Race Course, Red Mile Harness Track and several other horse-related attractions and associations. Effort has been made to preserve the city’s horse farms and scenic Bluegrass region landscape, which remain major draws for visitors despite Lexington’s growing urban sprawl.

In 1775, Lexington was named for the Battle of Lexington (Massachusetts) by explorers camped at McConnell Springs near the Town Branch of South Elkhorn Creek, west of what is now downtown Lexington. The town was officially established by the Virginia Assembly in 1782 and incorporated in 1831.

Travelers to Lexington are attracted by its historic sites, museums, performing arts venues, antique shops and eclectic dining options. There are many things to do in Lexiongton. You can browse local art exhibits at Artsplace, see the largest collection of Saddlebred artifacts in the world at the American Saddlebred Museum, tour the bottling operations at Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Company, titillate the senses at the Lexington Cemetery and Arboretum or learn about the city’s affluent and high-cultured past at the 1814 Hunt-Morgan House. Civil War buffs should be sure to visit the reconstructions and historic sites located in the nearby communities of Harrodsburg, Perryville, and Nicholasville.

Lexington is the home of the University of Kentucky, Lexington Community College, Central Kentucky Technical College, Lexington Theological Seminary, and Transylvania University.