Frankfort Kentucky Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Governor's Mansion
  100 Capital Avenue • Frankfort, KY 40601
  Located on the State Capitol Campus
  502-564-3449
  This beautiful Beaux Arts Mansion, which sits on a bluff overlooking the Kentucky River, was... more...  map

• Liberty Hall
  218 Wilkinson Street • Frankfort, KY 40601
  Liberty Hall Historic Site
  502-227-2560
  The elegant 1800 Liberty Hall was home to one of Kentucky's first U.S. Senators, John Brown. The... more...  map

• Old Governor's Mansion
  420 High Street • Frankfort, KY 40601
  502-564-3449
  This Mansion has been the home of 33 Kentucky governors starting in 1798 and has also hosted seven... more...  map

• Old State Capitol
  100 West Broadway • Frankfort, KY 40601
  502-564-1792
  Kentucky's seat of government from 1831 to 1910, this Greek Revival building, listed as a national... more...  map

• Orlando Brown House
  218 Wilkinson Street • Frankfort, KY 40601
  Liberty Hall Historic Site
  502-227-2560
  This 1836 home was designed by Gideon Shryock for Sen. John Brown's son, Orlando. It features... more...  map

• State Capitol
  700 Capital Avenue • Frankfort, KY 40601
  502-564-3449
  This beautiful Beaux Arts-style building, which was dedicated in 1910, features 70 ionic columns,... more...  map

• Vest-Lindsey House (circa 1820)
  401 Wapping • Frankfort, KY 40601
  502-564-6980
  This house was the boyhood home of U.S. Senator George Graham Vest, who coined the line "dog is... more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Frankfort Cemetery
  215 East Main Street • Frankfort, KY 40601
  502-227-2403
  Overlooking the Kentucky River, this cemetery with its breathtaking view of the city features the... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Kentucky History Center
  100 West Broadway • Frankfort, KY 40601
  downtown Frankfort
  502-564-1792
  At the home of the Kentucky Hisorical Society you can viiew the changing exhibits, as well as the... more...  map

• Kentucky Military History Museum
  128 East Main Street • Frankfort, KY 40601
  in the Old State Arsenal
  502-564-3265
  This museum, housed in the Old State Arsenal, traces two centuries of the state's military heritage... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Salato Wildlife Education Center
  US-60
  502-564-7863
  Learn all about Kentucky's plants and animals. They have native animals, exhibits, education... more...  map

Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

• Buffalo Trace Distillery
  1001 Wilkinson Boulevard • Frankfort, KY 40601
  502-696-5926
  You'll experience all the sights, sounds, and smells of a real working distillery first-hand on... more...  map