Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Frequent horse auctions lure sheiks, sultans, hedge fund princes and those who love (or
serve) them.
Red Mile
RACETRACK
(
www.theredmile.com
; 1200 Red Mile Rd; races Aug-Oct)
Head here to see harness racing,
where jockeys are pulled behind horses in special two-wheeled carts. Live races are in
the fall, but you can watch and wager on simulcasts year-round.
Rupp Arena
ARENA
(
www.rupparena.com
;
430 W Vine St)
The home court of perennial national title contender,
University of Kentucky basketball. Set in the middle of downtown, it also hosts conven-
tions, concerts and other happenings.
Information
Pick up maps and area information from the
visitor center
(
800-845-3959,
8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat)
. The
859-233-7299;
www.visitlex.com
;
301 E Vine St;
public library
(140 E Main St;
10am-5pm Tue-Fri, noon-5pm Sat & Sun;
)
has free internet
access and free wi-fi for laptop luggers.
Getting There & Around
west of town, with about a baker's dozen domestic nonstops.
Greyhound
(
www.lextran.com
)
runs local buses (bus 6 goes to the Greyhound station).
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Central Kentucky
The Bluegrass Pkwy runs from I-65 in the west to Rte 60 in the east, passing through
some of the most luscious pasturelands in Kentucky.
About 40 miles south of Louisville is
Bardstown
, the 'Bourbon Capital of the World'.
The historic downtown comes alivefor the
Kentucky Bourbon Festival
(
www.kybourbonfestival.com
; Bardstown; Sep)
. Have a meal, some bourbon and a good
night's sleep in the dim limestone environs of
Old Talbott Tavern
(
502-348-3494;
