“Day-Tripping” listings
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WOODFORD RESERVE DISTILLERY
Located on Glen’s Creek in the midst of horse country, this is the closest distillery to Lexington on the state’s Bourbon Trail. It’s also the oldest (its distilling tradition dates to the early 1800s) and, arguably, most picturesque. (08/2010)
17 miles northwest of Lexington • 7855 McCracken Pike, Versailles
859-879-1812
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FORT BOONESBOROUGH
In 1775, Daniel Boone established a fort near the banks of the Kentucky River to protect settlers on the territory’s bloody frontier. Today, visitors can see life as it was then, courtesy of costumed interpreters acting as blacksmiths, pioneers and colonial militiamen. (05/2010)
4375 Boonesborough Rd, Richmond
859-527-3131
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IRISH ACRES
This antiques store offers a range of American and European china, dolls, crystal, jewelry and furniture. Wares vary in price from $3 baubles to a 250-year-old bedroom suite priced at $72,000. Visit when it re-opens March 17. (03/2010)
4205 Fords Mill Rd, Nonesuch
859-873-7235
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SHAKER VILLAGE OF PLEASANT HILL
This is the largest restored Shaker community in the US, spreading across 2,900 acres of unspoiled farmland. Watch costumed interpreters demonstrate life in a 19th-century village, dine in the Trustees’ Office Dining Room and even stay overnight in an original Shaker dwelling. (02/2010)
3501 Lexington Rd, Harrodsburg
800-734-5611
www.shakervillageky.org
