Lexington-Fayette, KY City Reviews

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Lexington-Fayette, KY city reviews

Lexington, KY Sings Me a Sweet Tune
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I traveled to the city of Lexington, Kentucky to attend the Festival of the Bluegrass. I can honestly say that my visit was truly a pleasure. I stayed at the Residence Inn Hotel for my stay, and enjoyed the benefits of nice staff and a very nice and neat room. Most of the great dining areas were found on Main Street, which had clean sidewalks and beautiful storefronts. My favorite dining experience had to be Alfalfa Restaurant, which makes excellent quesadillas and nachos. Nights were not as exciting for me, as not very many of the bars in the area offered food for its patrons. However, many different types of drinks were offered at very reasonable prices and there were several bars were areas outside for people to sit down in the nice summer air.

If you find yourself with nothing to do, there are several landmarks people can visit such as Mary Todd Lincoln's House and the Lexington History Museum. Both locations have lots of fun facts about one of our most remembered presidents, Abraham Lincoln. The Fayette Mall is the only shopping option a person needs as it has various clothing, jewelry, and a food court you can use to take a break.

The best time to go to Lexington is during its Festival of the Bluegrass in June. One can enjoy a nice summer's night listening to the sweet tunes of some of the best Bluegrass artists of our time with a group of people who were very passionate about the music and put a lot of time and effort into organizing a great event. Lexington, Kentucky really is a great city that should be greatly appreciated by our nation.
Lexington's Hidden Treasures
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The only other review I see here is from a resident of six years. Perhaps after they've lived here awhile they will find more of the delightful places to see and explore. Let's start with art galleries. In addition to the Ann Tower Gallery, the University of Kentucky Art Museum contains some world renowned pieces, and features new exhibits several times a year. Two art events, Gallery Hop, and Fourth Friday, attract thousands of art lovers to see new art and enjoy some food and drink. More than 30 galleries participate in the downtown Hop, and The Lexington Art League sponsors Fourth Fridays in the Loudoun House Mansion. The Gallery hop is free, and Fourth Friday is less than $11 last time I checked. The Headley-Whitney Museum on Old Frankfort Pike is like no other in the world. Artifacts, sculptures, and bibelots made from the world's finest jewels and precious stones are on display here. A few miles away in Frankfort is the Salato Wildlife Center, a zoological and botanical garden of Kentucky wildlife. You can spend an entire day here if you take in all that's to be experienced.

With two universities located here, a host of entertainment, lectures and sporting events can keep you busy. The majority are free, or at lower cost compared to commercial markets. For example, first run movies at UK's Worsham Theatre are open to the public and cost $2.50. The Kentucky Horse Park is not just a bunch of pretty fields with horses romping through them, it has a visitors' center, and a world-class Museum of the Horse, with pieces from all over the globe, from ancient times to present. The park has the largest collection of different horse breeds in the world, and events are scheduled almost daily from Spring to Fall. Even if you don't like horses (which begs the question, why do you live here?), you have to admit a facility of this class is something to be admired.

Food, entertainment and sports abound in the town center year round. Lexington Children's Theatre is a nationally known organization, respected and admired for its training and instruction facilities, not to mention the wonderful productions staged at their theatre on Short Street. Across from Children's is the Lexington Opera House which features every type of entertainment from Broadway to Ballet, comedy to classical music. Some of it is not expensive. The rest is worth the extra you pay. The Civic Center and Rupp Arena stay busy year round. Many shows and expos are free and open to the public. A few block away, Michael Jonathon's "Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour" is recorded every Monday night before a live audience. Guess what? Tickets are free, but they go fast. You can bask in the glory of a 70-year-old restored theatre, and enjoy some of the best folk music artists to be seen and heard. The historic Kentucky Theatre also shows first-run movies, with a prelude of Wurlitzer Organ favorites played before every feature. Downtown is also home to several music venues of the popular genre. Al's Bar at Sixth and Limestone offers Bluegrass, Folk, and Alternative five nights a week. The historic Two Keys on the other end of Limestone near the UK campus caters to the college crowd. Everything else, from the avant-garde chic (Natasha's), the DJ (Odessa), to big name band entertainment (Buster's) can be found within the confines of historic old downtown Lexington.
Lexington - An Emerging Cultural Hub
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I have lived in Lexington, KY for roughly 6 years. Lexington is known as one of the greatest cities in Kentucky and will be hosting the 2010 World Equestrian Games, which is a great honor. However, in many ways, I wonder if Lexington is worthy of that honor.

Sure, Lexington has some nice spots to hang out, a lovely public library, some beautiful neighborhoods, a couple great restaurants, some worthy attractions and dozen or so pretty parks. Unfortunately, as a whole, I find Lexington to be somewhat bland. Not bland in the sense of community, as Lexington has an excellent diversity of different people. But I do feel as if there are very few attractions. The Ann Tower Art Gallery is nice, as is the public library, but besides that, there's not really much to see and only a few things to do in Lexington.

Fortunately, in preparation for the World Equestrian Games, Lexington has taken some steps to improve the city and I can only hope that these changes will make Lexington a bit more interesting for its residents.