Lexington is a small (300,000 people) city in central kentucky, heavily
influenced by the University of Kentucky which has about 30,000
students. Major industries include health care, Lexmark
(printers), and, nearby, Toyota. Lexington is the horse
farm capital of the world. Information about Lexington can
be found at the Lexington
Convention and Visitor's Bureau website.
Some of the nearby sights and things to do:
Kentucky Horse park
Lexington's thoroughbred race track.
The Keeneland summer yearling sale will be going on, so if you want to take a horse home with you ...
Vent Haven Ventriloquism museum
(70 miles North of Lexington)
Woodford Reserve Distillery
See how Kentucky bourbon is made
(20 miles West of Lexington)
See what life was like in
a real Shaker village from 1820
Spectacular natural bridge
(50 miles East)
Raven Run Sanctuary
Great hiking
(15 miles West of Lexington)
Horse farms
and tours
The Ryder Cup golf tournament Louisville, KY (80 miles west),
September 15 - 21, 2008.