What to do in Lexington, KY?

[Bigtanker]

My son and I plan on spending a weekend there this summer. (The girls will be there also but already have plans) What is there to do? He's 12 so no strip clubs or bars please.

 

[joe138]

Buds Guns.

 

[HoughMade]

All kinds of race horse stuff and historical things likes museums, historic houses and such.

Aviation Museum.

 

[Cameramonkey]

While not a thing to do, but a cool place to stay is here: Its a boutique hotel, but at least for Hilton Honors members, they dont charge extra. Its where I stay when I visit our branch office down there.

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The Sire was originally built as a hospital in the 1800s as I recall. A really neat building. And I believe all of the showers are the super fancy full body showers. You know, the ones you want to install but dont want to have to pay for the water bill? LOL

And the cemetery up the road is where Henry Clay is buried.

 

[Cameramonkey]

All kinds of race horse stuff and historical things likes museums, historic houses and such.

Aviation Museum.

There's horse stuff down there? I never noticed.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Oh, and if you like German food, Marikkas is gooooood.

Marikka's Restaurant & Bier Stube · 411 Southland Dr, Lexington, KY 40503

★★★★★ · German restaurant

www.google.com

 

[Bigtanker]

There's horse stuff down there? I never noticed.

That is what the girls will be down there for. A toy horse extravaganza.

 

[d.kaufman]

Date with your sister or cousin

 

[Bigtanker]

Date with your sister or cousin

Na. Ain't none of them any good anymoore.

 

[lrdudley]

Although not in Lexington, the Woodford Reserve Distillery is just up the road in Versailles. A real step back in time.
https://www.woodfordreserve.com/our-distillery/tour-our-distillery/

Keeneland racetrack is old world horseracing, unless they modernized it in the last 30-40 years.

Don't brush off cameramonkey's comment about the cemetery. The Lexington Cemetery is a very beautiful place. Very common for people to take their picnic lunches there.

 

[Ingomike]

Would you two enjoy horse farm tours?

Horse Farm Tours in the Horse Capital of the World: Lexington, Kentucky

Visit the Homes of Lexington's Four-Legged Stars. Beautiful horse farms have been part of the Bluegrass since the region was first settled, and so have horse farm visitors.

www.visitlex.com

 

[JCSR]

Date with your sister or cousin

Hey! My first wife and I didn't know we were cousins until after the wedding. Totally innocent on my part.

 

[Twangbanger]

Has your son been inside an auto assembly plant? TMMK is right around the corner, and they do public guided tram tours of the facility (or used to). It's interesting if somebody has never seen it before, but I think it was only weekdays.

 

[KittySlayer]

Although not in Lexington, the Woodford Reserve Distillery is just up the road in Versailles. A real step back in time.
https://www.woodfordreserve.com/our-distillery/tour-our-distillery/

I was going to suggest this also. Most distilleries go for the hillbilly moonshine theme. Woodford reminds me more of an upscale winery. Plus the drive back there through the horse farms is amazing.

 

[KittySlayer]

Date with your sister or and cousin

FIFY... often times they are the same person in KY.

Got married in KY. When you apply for your marriage license they ask if you are related. I don't think they would deny you a license, they just want to keep their database up to date.

 

[Route 45]

Got married in KY. When you apply for your marriage license they ask if you are related. I don't think they would deny you a license, they just want to keep their database up to date.

I read that and thought, "They deny you a marriage license if you aren't related? Wow, the jokes are true!"

 

[deo62]

I’ve got a package from Sig that got lost down there at Fed Ex, you could look for it for me

 

[Gunmetalgray]

If you'll be going thru Louisville on the way and he's into baseball...
https://joyofmuseums.com/museums/un...e-kentucky/louisville-slugger-museum-factory/

 

[jerrob]

Oh, and if you like German food, Marikkas is gooooood.

Marikka's Restaurant & Bier Stube · 411 Southland Dr, Lexington, KY 40503

★★★★★ · German restaurant

www.google.com

I would so embarrass myself at that eatery, lol...........YUM!

 

[The Bubba Effect]

RED RIVER GORGE!!