Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is a city in the U.S state of Kentucky. Founded in June 1775 in Virginia, the town of Lexington was established on May 6, 1782. By 1820, it became one of the largest and wealthiest towns west of the Allegheny Mountains and gained the nickname "Athens of the West." In 1974, it became the first municipality in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to form a consolidated city-county government. Known as the "Horse Capital of the World", it is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 70th largest in the country.

Area & Location: Located at 38º01'47? Latitude North and 84º29'41? Longitude West, the city covers a total area of 739.5 sq. km with 736.9 sq. km of land and 2.6 sq. km of water. Around 268,080 people reside in the city.

Tourist Attractions: The city has many outdoor attractions as well as museums that lures in thousands of tourists to its soil.

Transportation: Blue Grass Airport is the main airport that serves the city. Public transit city bus system called LexTran is another form of transportation in the city. The city also has many highways like Interstate 64 and Interstate 75. New Circle Road that passes through the city.

Hotels: Tourists on their arrival to the city choose Lexington hotels as their place to halt. The hotels provide outstanding reception to its guests and a wonderful ambience, which linger in their minds even if they checkout these hotels. Embassy Suites Hotel Lexington, SpringHill Suites Lexington Downtown, Holiday Inn Express Lexington Downtown, Marriott Griffin Gate Resort, Hilton Suites Lexington Green, Hampton Inn Lexington, Radisson Plaza Lexington, Homewood Suites Lexington, Days Inn Lexington South, Comfort Inn, Motel 6 Lexington East and Hilton Garden Inn Lexington are the renowned hotels in the city.

Places of Attraction: Aviation Museum of Kentucky, The Headley-Whitney Museum, The Hunt-Morgan House, Lexington Cemetery, University of Kentucky/Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Arboretum, Lexington History Center, Martin Castle, Mary Todd Lincoln House, Ashland, UK Basketball Museum, Water Fuel Museum, International Museum of Horse and Waveland State Historic Site are the main museums that preserve ancient artifacts of the city. The city is home to two famous horseracing tracks such as the Red Mile Harness Track - the oldest horseracing track in the city and Kentucky Horse Park. Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, golf courses at Shillito Park and Veterans Park, Jacobson Park, Masterson Station Park and Coldstream Park- the three dog parks, Woodland Park- the only public skate park are the outdoor attractions of the city. The Kentucky Horse Park that features American Saddlebred Museum, the Draft Horse Barn and the show ring Parade of Breeds are worth seeing.