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Lexington, Kentucky - Scenic Drives

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Scenic drives to consider in the Lexington area are listed below. Click on any scenic byway or backway listed below for complete information.

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  • 9 miles (14 km)

See limestone palisades and waterfalls, and horse farms and stone fences on this loop-route southeast of Lexington. Attractions include the original Grimes Mill, and an 1813 limestone house, now home of the Iroquois Hunt Club.

  • 3 days
  • 197.5 miles (317 km)

Traveling the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway is one way toexperience life away from the hustle and bustle of urban areas. Rurallandscapes, small towns, abundant lakes and rivers, and significanthistorical sites combine to make Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highwayan important part of Kentucky's...

Beautifully landscaped horse farms such as Fawn Leap, Shadowlawn, Adena Springs, Stonewall and Lane`s End are featured on this route between Midway and Versailles.

Don`t miss one of the most outstanding scenic byways in the country! You`ll pass through six historic districts, and by four National Historic Register properties on this beautiful drive between Frankfort and Lexington.

This beautiful area of horse farms and wildflowers between Versailles and Lexington encompasses the largest rural historic district in Kentucky. It includes the 1812 Pisgah Church.

  • One hour to drive or five hours to experience the entire Byway.
  • 46 miles (74 km)

Take a journey through magnificent natural wonders on the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway. From the historic Nada Tunnel to the end of the Byway in Zachariah, KY, discover over 100 hundred stone arches, waterfalls, and plenty of natural beauty. Carved over eons by the Red River, today's Gorge is now Ke...

You`ll see one of the longest contiguous stretches of hand-laid stone fences in the state on this picturesque Harrodsburg route. At the center is Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, the most completely restored Shaker community in the country.

  • 3 hours
  • 104 miles (167 km)

This route takes you through Kentucky's Bluegrass region. It follows what was first a buffalo trace, and then a 1800s Shaker road. The road follows rolling hills, and scenic pastures highlighted by miles and miles of black and white planked fences, horse barns that look like mansions, and tobacco ...

  • 45 Minutes
  • 9 miles (14 km)

Although short and oddly named, Zilpo Road has an awful lot to offer both the day-tripper and the hard-core adventurer. In terms of entertainment value per mile, Zilpo Road doesn't disappoint, packing several outdoor delights into its heavily forested nine-mile stretch. Hikers, drivers, mountain b...

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