Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace Distillery
A National Historic Landmark and the world’s most award-winning distillery, Buffalo Trace offers a variety of tours, including the Old Taylor Tour to “Bourbon Pompeii,” an archaeological excavation site that uncovered the ruins of EH Taylor Jr.’s O.F.C. (Old Fire Copper) Distillery. Tours/tastings are complimentary. Gift shop is open daily.
Contact:
Website: www.buffalotracedistillery.com
Phone: 502-696-5926
Address: 113 Great Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, KY 40601
18 miles from Georgetown
Keeneland Race Track
Keeneland Race Track
There’s nothing like a perfect-weather spring or fall day spent at this internationally renowned racecourse and National Historic Landmark: live edge-of-the-seat horseracing, gorgeous grounds, food truck tailgating on “The Hill,” Bluegrass music, a backstretch tour and breakfast at the Track Kitchen with a who’s who of horse jockeys and trainers.
Contact:
Website: www.keeneland.com
Phone: 859-254-3412
Address: 4201 Versailles Road, Lexington, KY
20 miles from Georgetown
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Ark Encounter
The larger-than-life, biblically inspired Ark Encounter stretches out a full 300 cubits—that’s a whopping 510 feet long!—at this theme park that also entertains with Ararat Ridge Zoo, zip lines that reach up to 50 mph and 17 stories high, a two-story timber-frame restaurant overlooking the Ark and more.
Contact:
Website: www.arkencounter.com
Phone: 855-284-3275
Address: 1 Ark Encounter Dr, Williamstown, KY
31 miles from Georgetown
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Veterans Wildlife Management Area
Hunt and fish at this heavily wooded, 2,500-acre habitat made wild with hardwood forests, shrublands and grasslands. Home to game species and migratory birds, reptiles and amphibians, it shelters threatened and endangered species, including the bobolink, bald eagle and golden-winged warbler, and features a fishing pond with bank access.
Acquired by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, the undeveloped land is a hub of public hunting, fishing and wildlife recreation in central Kentucky. Veterans WMA is located approximately 3 miles north of Georgetown and 2 miles south of Sadieville, adjacent to I-75 between Exit 129 south and Exit 136 north. Rogers Gap Road. GPS coordinates to the entrance are 38.302022, -84.557736.
Contact:
Website: www.fw.ky.gov
Phone: 1-800-858-1549
Address: 173 Rogers Gap Rd, Georgetown, KY 40324
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Suffoletta Family Aquatic Center
Who can resist an outdoor family waterplay paradise on a hot summer day? Especially one with a 200-foot, 5-story tower water slide that sloshes water babies into a Leisure Pool. There’s also a Lazy River offering a leisurely, languid float and a Splash Pad tricked out with water sprays and bubblers.
Pick a shaded table by the pool or lay a blanket on the center’s beautiful lawn and while away a warm-weather day. No membership is necessary. Summer hours: 11 a.m.-6p.m. Monday-Saturday and 12-6 p.m. Sunday.
Contact:
Website: www.gscparks.com
Phone: 502-868-8009
Address: 200 Airport Rd, Georgetown, KY 40324