The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Lexington, Kentucky (KY)

Part thoroughbred race course, part sales company and considered one of America's most beautiful tracks, Keeneland is known for its well-designed and meticulous landscaping. The grounds consist of the paddock, a prep area where visitors can view horses up-close just before the race and a combination of dirt and turf race tracks.

Located north of Main Street at the end of the popular Jefferson on West Sixth Street. Fresh, local beer made on site and served in a spacious taproom, beer garden, and patio.A great place to kick back, drink some great beer, meet with friends, watch the game, or just hang out.

Take a tour of Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, one of the leading horse farms in the USA. It is the American headquarters of Sheikh Mohammed’s global Godolphin operation and home to the Darley thoroughbred stallions in the United States. The tour will begin at the farm office where you will learn about the history of Jonabell Farm as well as the scope of Godolphin, the international thoroughbred breeding and racing operation founded by Sheikh Mohammed, ruler of Dubai. We’ll then head outside to see the stallions, including Kentucky Derby winners Nyquist and Street Sense, multiple G1 winner Frosted, and leading sires Medaglia d’Oro and Bernardini. Next we will walk through the breeding shed and visit the grave of 1978 Triple Crown winner Affirmed.

The journey to the finish line begins at Mill Ridge Farm. Founded on tradition, our Nursery farm specializes in raising and selling race horses. Come meet a Thoroughbred in the heart of Horse Country.

Located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Join us for an intimate, educational and high caliber tour that includes the story of the historic Pepper Brand & Distillery, a tour of the working distillery and a tasting of our award-winning whiskeys. All tour guests receive a complimentary tasting glass and groups are limited in size for an optimal experience. Adults 21+ $20; Young Adult 14-20 $10; Veterans $10; Active Military Free Tour; restricted to age 14 and above. Please check in for your tour at least 10 minutes prior to the start time!

The only park of its kind in the world, the Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm, educational theme park and equine competition facility dedicated to man's relationship with the horse. Set on more than 1,200 acres in the heart of the Kentucky's famous Bluegrass region, the park is THE place to get close to horses! Featuring dozens of breeds of horse at work and at play, the park showcases the horse in daily equine presentations, horse drawn tours, horseback and pony rides, and an array of horse shows and special events throughout the year. The park's International Museum of the Horse, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the world's largest equestrian museum. Offering both the experienced horseman and novice an opportunity to explore the many facets of humanity's relationship with the horse, the museum is dedicated to all breeds and disciplines of horse and covers some 50-million years of equine history. State-of-the-art technology complements rare artifacts and scholarly research to present a unique, educational, museum experience for all ages. The American Saddlebred Museum, the Showplace for Saddlebreds, celebrates Kentucky's first native breed of horse. The museum features interactive exhibits and a movie. With the park's own tourist activities and the numerous additional horse shows that take place in the equine competition facilities throughout the year, there can be a fair amount of walking involved, depending on visitor interest level. Comfortable shoes and clothing is recommended, appropriate for Kentucky's seasonal weather. Dogs and other pets are permitted on park grounds, as long as they are on a leash or in an approved carrier, although they may not be permitted in some buildings.

Hopemont, is a house museum that will be of interest to history, architecture, Civil War, and decorative arts enthusiasts. John Wesley Hunt, the first millionaire west of the Allegheny Mountains, constructed the Federal-style dwelling in 1814 for his urban residence. Henrietta Morgan, Hunt's daughter and mother of renowned Confederate general John Hunt Morgan, inherited the property in 1849. Hopemont features a collection of early Kentucky furniture, antique porcelain, and 19th-century paintings, which convey the status and tastes of the Hunt and Morgan families, who lived there from 1814 until 1891. Also on display are installations about hemp and the Civil War relative to Kentucky, Lexington, the Hunt and Morgan families, and the property itself. Hopemont also boasts a beautiful garden and a 19th-century carriage house.

Established in 1824, this is considered one of America's most beautifully landscaped cemeteries.

The site of celebrated statesman Henry Clay's original 672-acre estate that once grew hemp, tobacco and grain is now a museum and National Historic Landmark, where visitors can tour the reconstructed 18-room mansion, grounds and beautiful gardens. *New for 2019: We now allow non-flash photography on all of our tours!*

Experience 19th century plantation life at this historic compound where you can tour the mansion or "big house," see quarters where slaves lived, visit a smokehouse and other elements of daily life in the Old South.