Boone Station Historic Site 4375 Boonesboro Road, Richmond, KY 40475, 859-527-3131, Historic area and state park is beautiful and educational. 

White Hall State Historic Site US 25/421, 859-623-9178, On this guided tour, you'll hear the fascinating story of Cassius Marcellus Clay, the out-spoken emancipationist, newspaper publisher, Minister to Russia, and friend to Abe Lincoln. The Italianate mansion has many interesting features.

Hummel Planetarium Kit Carson Drive, Richmond, KY 40475, 859-622-1547, One of the largest Planetariums in the country. It carries you on a trip 9.3 billion miles from the earth, showing the sky as it would appear from any planet in the solar system.