Food destinations within easy reach of Lexington, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Lexington. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous forHolly Hill Inn, Wallace Station and railroad-town charm
Midway packs Ouita Michel's Holly Hill Inn, a 2025 James Beard semifinalist for hospitality, and a strollable rail-town main street 25 minutes from Lexington.
Famous forWoodford Reserve tours and a courthouse-square dining row
Versailles pairs the National Historic Landmark Woodford Reserve distillery with a growing courthouse-square dining strip 20 minutes west of Lexington.
Famous forFree Buffalo Trace tours and bourbon-ball candy history
Frankfort gives Lexington day-trippers free Buffalo Trace distillery tours, the state capitol and Rebecca Ruth's century-old bourbon ball candy kitchens.
Famous forThe Beer Cheese Trail and Hall's on the River
Winchester claims beer cheese outright: a 13-stop trail, Ale-8-One's home town, and Hall's on the River standing where the Driftwood Inn invented the spread.
Famous forWild Turkey's Kentucky River campus and Four Roses
Lawrenceburg stacks two bourbon giants above the Kentucky River, with Wild Turkey's renovated visitor centre and Four Roses' distillery a short hop apart.
Famous forBeaumont Inn's Southern table and Shaker Village dining
Harrodsburg holds the 1845 Beaumont Inn, a James Beard-honoured family table, with Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill's seed-to-table dining just up US-68.
Famous forBoone Tavern dining and Kentucky's craft capital
Berea, Kentucky's folk arts and crafts capital, sends day-trippers to the 1909 Boone Tavern for farm-to-table dining amid Berea College's craft galleries.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Embark on a journey through the heart of Downtown Lexington, where history and farm-to-table flavors intertwine for an afternoon of fun exploration.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Join us in the Distillery District for Kentucky farm-to-table cuisine, limestone-filtered bourbons, and an exploration into the history behind this revitalized piece o...
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Sink into your seat and sip unique craft cocktails and locally prepared plates while listening to captivating tales from Lexington's East End.