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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Posts From: July 2020
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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The Grape Is Back
The rebirth of the wine industry in the Bluegrass Region is a boon for wine lovers and travelers…
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61 Reasons Lexington is the Horse Capital of the World
Which city is considered the Horse Capital of the World? Surrounded by over 400 horse farms…
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Our Bourbon History
While we don't claim that Bourbon was invented in Lexington, we do claim that it was born of…
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Covered Bridges
Kentucky's "Timbered Tunnels" Are Rare and Scenic Connections to the Past Covered bridges are…
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