FRANKFORT-FRANKLIN COUNTY TOURISM
www.visitfrankfort.com
100 Capital Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-875-8687 | inquire@visitfrankfort.com
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.
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.
Guided tours: Mon–Fri 8am–4:30pm
700 Capitol Ave., 502-564-3449
www.historicproperties.ky.gov/hp/capitol/
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 Thur 9am–11am
700 Capitol Ave., 502-564-3449
www.governorsmansion.ky.gov
Start your Bourbon Trail adventure at the most award-winning distillery in the world – Buffalo Trace Distillery. Buffalo Trace proudly holds the title of the oldest continually operating distillery in America, remaining operational even during Prohibition – for “medicinal” purposes only, of course!
Guided tours: Mon–Fri 9am–3pm; Sat 10am-2pm
1001 Wilkinson Blvd., 502-696-5926, 800-654-8471
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.
Self–Guided tours: Tues – previously scheduled school groups only 10am–4pm; Wed 10am–4 pm; Thur 10am–8pm; Fri and Sat 10am–5pm. 100 West Broadway, 502-564-1792
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.
Guided tours: (January–March) By apt. only; (April–November) Mon–Sat 10am–6pm
112 East Second St., 800-444-3766
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 Shryock.
Guided tours: Tue–Sat 10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm, and 3pm
202 Wilkinson St., 502-227-2560, 888-516-5101
