Day Trip to Lexington, KY

I’ve been meaning to go to Lexington since it’s just an hour and a half drive from Cincinnati so today I did a little solo adventure!

Lexington was the perfect day trip location and had a lot of beautiful old houses, iconic Kentucky rolling hills, horses, and fun places to grab treats.

Here were some of the places I hit off my list:

• Third Street Coffee: This was such a fun & funky spot to grab coffee!
• Lexington Farmer’s Market: They have a few farmer’s markets around the city but the downtown one is held on Saturdays all year.
• Lexington Public Library: Weirdly this has the world’s largest ceiling clock? (Which seems like a very specific superlative.)
• West Sixth Brewing: It was super good but my favorite beer was the Italian Pilsner that they actually didn’t brew. They’re also connected to a place you can get food and have both an indoor and outdoor area.
• Sorella Gelateria: This was pretty good and was perfect for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up!
• Lexington Cemetery: Not my favorite cemetery but it was nice for a little walk!
• Mary Todd Lincoln’s House: I didn’t end up going inside but it’s very walkable from downtown.
• Blue Door Smokehouse: They had excellent really cheap and SUPER tasty BBQ!
• Raven Run Nature Sanctuary: This made for a non strenuous but nice hike! I did a little under 5 miles doing their longest trail (the red loop) that circled the whole sanctuary and I liked the Evans Mill area best (the Palisades overlook wasn’t anything special in my opinion).
• Windy Corner Market: I hit this last on my way out of town and didn’t grab any food here but it seems like a great spot to grab a more informal bite, though it’s a bit out of the way.

And some places I didn’t get a chance to hit:

• Greyline Station: I believe this is a shopping area in an old bus station.
• McConnell Springs: I believe this is a state park and has natural springs throughout.
• Arboretum State Botanical Gardens: This is a free arboretum and looked really nice!
• Shaker Village: This is outside of Lexington but it’s a Shaker town and I thought that seemed fun to visit.
• Versailles: This is a historic cute town outside of Lexington and the coffee shop The Amsden looked adorable.

I’ll have to make another trip out to the area to hit the things I missed and try some of the other breweries in Lexington!