From Presidential connections to sacred acres, this day plan is built for those who want to jump right into history.
- Print or download your tour map.
- Start your day in a restored gas station for a great breakfast at Doodles.
- Get your blood flowing while learning about Lexington by walking the trails at McConnell Springs. You’ll learn that there’s more than just horses, bourbon and Civil War in Lexington’s past. If you have time, drop by the Hunt-Morgan House to learn about Lexington’s personal Civil War connections.
- Richmond Battlefield is closest to Lexington and interprets one of the Confederacy's greatest victories.
- If you are headed there, eat your way into the past at Boone Tavern.
- On your way back, consider a relaxing meal at Hall's on the (Kentucky) River.
- There is so much history within a drive that you can’t do it all so see whether you have enough time for:
- The major Union supply depot at Camp Nelson was recently made a National Monument and was the third largest recruiting base for African-American soldiers in the United States, with more than ten thousand black soldiers recruited there.
- The Perryville Battlefield saw the largest battle ever fought in Kentucky and is a pristine, beautiful battlefield today. Well worth the drive!
- If you have an extra day to spend, Mill Springs was fought on January 19, 1862, was the first significant victory for the Union in the Civil War, while the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace preserves the early years of Lincoln's life with the enshrinement of a "symbolic" cabin in a neo-classic Memorial Building on the site where he was born
- Dinner and drinks at J. Render’s Southern Table will round out any Lexington day.
