where the spirit leads you.
Frankfort-Franklin County Tourism
http://www.visitfrankfort.com
100 Capital Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-875-8687
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Enjoy Frankfort! A beautiful and unique small town, the Capital of Kentucky is steeped in historical heritage, old world ambiance, and a very special brand of southern hospitality.
700 Capital Avenue, 502-564-3449
Completed in 1910, the Capitol building features 70 ionic columns, sculptures
of Kentucky dignitaries and decorative murals. The Capitol is on the National
Register of Historic Places and is noted as one of the most impressive capitols
in the nation.
700 Capital Avenue, 502-564-3449
Home of the Commonwealth’s Governor and situated next to the Capitol, this Beaux Arts mansion was modeled after Marie Antoinette’s summer home, Petit Trianon, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tour includes ballroom, reception room, formal salon and state dining room. Guided tours:
Tue. and Thu. 9am and 10am.
1001 Wilkinson Boulevard
502-696-5926, 800 654-8471
Start your Bourbon Trail adventure at the most award-winning distillery in the world – Buffalo Trace Distillery. We proudly hold the title of the oldest continually operating distillery in America, remaining operational even during Prohibition – for “medicinal” purposes only, of course!
100 West Broadway, 502-564-1792
Experience the remarkable story of Kentucky and its history firsthand by taking a chronological walking trip through time. Enjoy a unique look into the state’s rich heritage. The History Center, along with the KY Military History Museum and Old State Capitol, make up the KY Historical Society campus.
112 East Second St., 800-444-3766
Kentuckians are proud to call Ruth Hanly Booe (1891-1972) the “Mother Of Bourbon Balls.” It all began when entrepreneurs Ruth Hanly (Booe) and her friend Rebecca Gooch, both in their mid-twenties, started their business one year before women received the right to vote in public elections.
202 Wilkinson Street, 502-227-2560, 888-516-5101
The site consists of two historic homes: Liberty Hall (1796), the Georgian-style mansion of Kentucky’s first senator, John Brown, and the Greek-Revival Orlando Brown House (1835), a residence designed by Kentucky’s most famous architect, Gideon Shyrock.