The Jacksons - Community Leaders
Sign #5 150 N. Limestone Street Jordan Carlisle Jackson Jr. (1848-1918) and Eliza “Belle” Mitchell…
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Women of the Movement - Voices in the Black Freedom Struggle
Sign #4 100 E. Main Street Peaceful defiance by tireless women led the fight for racial equality in…
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Lunch Counter Sit-ins - Peaceful Demonstrations
Sign #3 250 W. Main Street Before the famous Greensboro sit-ins, Lexington staged their own starting…
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Free Black Entrepreneurs - A Neighborhood for Free Black Entrepreneurs
Sign #2 275 S. Limestone Street Lexington’s free black community was filled with driven individuals…
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R.C.O. Benjamin - Standing Up for Racial Justice
Sign #1 400 W Main Street As a journalist and lawyer, Robert Charles O’Hara Benjamin was a vocal…
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Downtown African-American Heritage Interpretive Sign Program
This sign program and its content was created by Together Lexington. (info@togetherlexington.com)…
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Historic Homes and Places
Anywhere you walk in Lexington, you’re bound to stumble on something historical! Founded in 1775…
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Historic Churches
Historic Sites, Diversity of Denominations and a Heritage of Worship Reflect Importance of Religion…
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Civil War Heritage
Explore the History of the Blue and the Gray in the Bluegrass. The story of the Civil War in…
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Within Walking Distance of the Convention Center
Click here for a map of downtown restaurants and bars. More than 100 restaurants and bars are within…
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Beyond Grits: Culinary Walking Tours
The Kentucky Classics Culinary Walking Tour spring season will launch March 28th. Led by local…
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Garden Tours
Gorgeous Gardens Await in Lexington and the Bluegrass Early Kentucky settlers thought the entire…
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