More Kentucky Attractions

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail 

World-renowned bourbon.
Winding country roads.
Inviting historic towns.
Rolling green hills.
And Bluegrass hospitality at its best.

Explore the rich tradition and proud history of "America's Official Native Spirit" on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, featuring six signature distilleries.

Sadly, the distilleries are a bit of a drive from Maysville, but if you're interested in bourbon it's worth considering visiting one or two while you're in the state. The Woodford Reserve Distillery is the closest to Maysville, and I have included information about it below.

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail has a nice website, click here to go to it.

Woodford Reserve Distillery Tour

The Woodford Reserve Distillery is one of the six Bourbon Trail distilleries, located in Versailles, Kentucky. Versailles is an hour and 50 minutes hours away from Maysville, but it's only 45 minutes away from Lexington.   

The distillery itself is the oldest and smallest working bourbon distillery and a National Historic Landmark. I have gone on this tour, and highly recommend it. The buildings and the setting are beautiful, the tour is interesting and informative, it goes without saying that the bourbon is good, and they have good food! 

The guided tour explains the history of bourbon, what makes their bourbon unique, the bottling process, and more. The end of the tour concludes with a tasting of their award-winning bourbon. 

Please note that they do not accept reservations and tour tickets are sold on a first come, first serve basis. The last tour of the day is at 3 p.m. and they frequently sell out as early at 2 p.m. They recommend that you arrive an hour before the time you would like to tour.  

Kentucky Horse Park

Home to some 115 different horses, the Kentucky Horse Park is recognized around the world as the epicenter of equestrian life, sports, and business. The park covers 1,229 acres of Kentucky's famous Bluegrass and is located about an hour away from Maysville, in Lexington. If walking doesn't appeal to you, they also offer horse-drawn tours of the park and bus tours of the local horse farms. Click here to visit their website, which is well-organized and chock full of information.

I love that their website features an adoptable horse of the week! This week it's Montana, he "plays well with his pasture mates and is looking for a good home." Perhaps you'll return home from the wedding with a new pet.

Keeneland

Keeneland is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and sales complex in Lexington. Live horse racing only takes place there in April and October,
but they are open to visitors year-round. They offer self-guided walking
tours of the 147 acre facility, which is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places and has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
They also have have an extensive reference library.

Click here for more information.