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Welcome to Georgetown!

The birthplace of bourbon? Possibly. A small town bursting with charm in the midst of Kentucky Horse Country? Defi nitely. Georgetown is at the epicenter of one of the least known but most disputed claims in the state – that of the true birthplace of bourbon. It is also the hometown of numerous horse-centric attractions and the only place where you can . . .

• See a Toyota automobile constructed from the ground up at the largest Toyota Manufacturing plant in the world. • Get up close & personal with stars of the turf at Horse Racing’s living history museum, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm. • Meet one of the South’s sassiest and brassiest belles at Ward Hall, one of the fi nest Greek Revival-style mansions in the United States. • Share Kentucky’s love of horses at the Kentucky Horse Park, an over 1,200 acre world famous equine attraction.

Centrally located in the golden triangle of Cincinnati, Louisville and Lexington, Georgetown is ideally located just north of the crossroads of I-75 and I-64, and within a day’s drive to 2/3 of America’s population. Come shop, dine and play – and uncover some small-town secrets along the way!

Best of all, you can meet me, Little Silver Charm, Georgetown’s celebrity miniature horse. – LITTLE SILVER CHARM . arvel .. M AT OUR MANY DIVERSIONS.

Friendship Garden, a homage to Georgetown’s sister city since 1990, Tahara, Japan. Stroll the grounds planted primarily with Visit Attractions Game On Dude and “Seabiscuit” native plants blended with From horse power to horse play, movie star Popcorn Deelites. Japanese garden principles, enjoy Georgetown has things to see Tours are available 7 days a week. the statuary and relax near the Ward Hall and do, indoors and out. Reservations required. 502-863- pond for quiet refl ection. Open Learn the history of this 1775 | oldfriendsequine.org daily from dusk to dawn. 12,000-square-foot villa, built for The Kentucky Horse Park 502-863-5424 | yukoen.com This world-famous equine Toyota Motor Manufacturing $50,000 (which was paid in gold) park is dedicated to sharing Kentucky Tour and completed in 1857. Here, Kentucky’s love of horses with Take a complimentary tram in one of the fi nest examples of the rest of the world. The 1,224 ride through the largest Greek Revival architecture, the acre park, home to the annual Toyota manufacturing plant very saucy Sallie Ward once Kentucky Three-Day Event, in the world. Toyota Kentucky held court, hosting lavish balls, includes the International showcases its auto-building amassing a fortune by marrying Museum of the Horse, a Parade “theme park” where live and four millionaires and generally of Breeds, working farm tour, robotic workers zip around scandalizing polite society. Cardome Renaissance Centre trolley rides, trail rides, special constructing cars from the Open the fi rst two weekends of Once the home of Visitation events and shows. ground up. Strap yourself into a the month (Sat/Sun) from April Academy, an all-girls’ boarding 859-233-4303 | kyhorsepark.com NASCAR simulator or slip behind through November and tours by school operated for more than the wheel of a brand new, fresh- appointment. six decades by the Sisters of the Old Friends Thoroughbred from-the-assembly-line Camry. 502-863-5356 | wardhall.net Visitation. They also ran their Retirement Farm Tours are Monday through monastery on the grounds. Horse Racing’s living history Yuko-en on the Elkhorn Friday. Reservations required. Tours available by appointment. museum: this non-profi t Get your meditation on at 1-800-866-4485 | 502-863-1575 | cardome.org Yuko-en on Elkhorn Creek, Thoroughbred retirement tourtoyota.com/kentucky farm is home to over 175 the Offi cial Kentucky-Japan Bourbon 30 Spirits former racehorses. Get up Looking for your next Kentucky close and personal with such bourbon fi x? Head over to stars of the turf as Kentucky Georgetown’s own Bourbon 30 Derby and Preakness winner for unique bourbon blending, Silver Charm and 3-time Santa Follow my barrel sampling, and artisan craft Anita Handicap winner hooves. discussion. – LITTLE SILVER CHARM 502-219-2551 | itsbourbon30.com .. dmire . A THE PURE WHIMSY & ELEGANCE OF OUR DOWNTOWN.

Royal Spring Park Pay homage to the likely Historic Downtown Historic Downtown birthplace of bourbon at Royal Georgetown Walking Tour Spring Park where, according to A Victorian streetscape. Locally- Learn about the City’s outstanding legend, Rev. Elijah Craig distilled owned, one-of-a-kind shops. residential & commercial the fi rst spirits in Kentucky. Also Famous art galleries showcasing architecture, including over 200 located here was the fi rst paper equine art and photography. buildings listed on the National mill west of the Appalachians, Browse shops stocked Register of Historic Places, on a which opened in 1793. chockablock with antiques and self-guided walking tour of heirlooms, gifts and collectibles, Downtown Georgetown. Pick Georgetown College apparel, jewelry and more. up the tour brochure at the The oldest Baptist college west Georgetown/Scott County Tourist of the Allegheny Mountains: Within a six-block stroll, enjoy Information Center or Chamber Founded by Rev. Elijah Craig in numerous dining and drinking off late Victorian-era and early of Commerce. 1788 as an academy offering a establishments as they dish up twentieth-century residential classical education. Today this all varieties of gastronomical Georgetown and Scott architecture. Its downtown is small liberal arts college, situated delights, from local artisan County Museum listed on the National Register of on a beautiful campus, is home to chews and brews and Tucked inside the historic 1905 Historic Places. numerous antebellum buildings come-hither confections to Post Offi ce building featuring as well as three art galleries. old-timey diner delectables and programs & exhibits celebrating Stamping Ground, Kentucky 800-788-9985 | 400 E. College St. linen-draped fi ne dining. community history. Free entry. Stamping Ground was named for Open Wed - Sat, 10am - 4pm a noise: the stamping of hundreds Come shop in a Downtown that 502-863-6201 | 229 E. Main St. Other Charming of hooves of impatient buffalo disarms with history and charm. Downtowns georgetownscottcountymuseum.com waiting to drink from Buffalo Sadieville, Kentucky Spring. The bowl-shaped basin is Sadieville is a quiet community actually one of Kentucky’s three on beautiful Eagle Creek major “stamping grounds” sitting with rural backdrops, tree- at the junction of trails used by lined country roads and Pick up a little migrating herds. Present-day historic homes, including a something for me. Stamping Ground is a quiet, – LITTLE SILVER CHARM signifi cant collection showing historic community surrounded by beautiful countryside. Evans Orchard & Cider Mill up on the sides of barns all over Central Kentucky’s only Scott County, thanks to the farm with a cider mill, Evans “Buffalo Gals” of Stamping Ground. Orchard & Cider Mill is like an Pick up your trail map from the amusement park, with farm- Georgetown/Scott County Tourist themed “rides,” Barn Yard Information Center. Petting Zoo, Farm Market, gift Scenic Biking shop tucked into an old tobacco ... Take a scenic biking or country tisfy barn and Sweet Apple Café & a drive to Sadieville, with its Bakery. 502-863-2255 | S restored railroad depot and 198 Stone Rd. | evansorchard.com YOUR WILD SIDE Stamping Ground, named for Bi-Water Farm & Greenhouse the buffalo herds that waited WITH OUTDOOR ADVENTURE Take a spring tour of the impatiently to drink from its production greenhouses at Bi spring. Suggested routes available Water Farm. In summer, smell from the Georgetown/Scott the just picked produce at the County Tourist Information farm market. During fall, the Center. Venture Outdoors Elkhorn Creek “Disney of Central Kentucky Scott County Geocaching Trails You’re in the midst of Kentucky One of Kentucky’s loveliest and farms” offers hay rides, zip Scott County is home to two Horse Country in Georgetown, longest creeks, ideal for canoeing, lines, petting zoo, a Spooky Geocaching routes spread where country roads, horse kayaking, and fi shing. In fact, it’s Farmhouse, corn maze and so throughout Georgetown, farms and beautiful stone fences the best small mouth bass stream much more. 502-863-3676 | Sadieville, and Stamping Ground. combine with weathered barns in KY. Contact Canoe Kentucky 877 Cincinnati Rd. | Suggested routes available from and scenic trails to create a place at 800-522-6631 for rentals. biwaterfarm.com the Tourist Information Center. for outdoor adventure. Veterans Wildlife Elmwood Stock Farm Golf Courses Horse Farm Tours Management Area Learn how food raised without Canewood: 502-603-0432 The gates are open for your Off I-75 is 2,500 acres of chemical pesticides reaches your 301 General John Payne Blvd. private, behind-the-scenes undeveloped land for public plate on Elmwood Stock Farm’s canewoodgolf.com horse farm tour. Visit a hunting, fi shing and wildlife “From the Ground Up” tours. Cherry Blossom: 502-570-9849 Kentucky stud farm, nursery recreation. Like wildlife? The area See farm animals and explore 150 Clubhouse Dr. or clinic in the heart of the has a variety of habitat types for wildlife, benefi cial insects, bird cherryblossomgolf.com Bluegrass. Tours available at game species, migratory birds, life and soil life – all of which Longview: 502-863-2165 visithorsecountry.com. Explore reptiles & amphibians. play a role in this journey. 3243 Frankfort Pike the backroads of horse farms 859-621-0755 | 3520 Paris Pike longviewgolfclub.com on your own with a Bluegrass elmwoodstockfarm.com Country Driving Tour map Buffalo Gals Homemakers available at the Tourist Barn Quilt Trail Information Center. Follow the Buffalo Gals Whispering Woods Homemakers Barn Quilt Trail Riding Stables to see the colorful and uniquely Got bridle? This wooded designed quilts that have popped 250-acres is the place to feel like a real cowboy or cowgirl and experience Kentucky’s beauty in the most natural way – by I love to go for long horseback. 502-570-9663 | walks with the ladies. LITTLE SILVER CHARM whisperingwoodstrails.com FORMAGGIO ITALIANO RODNEY’S ON BROADWAY 751 Slone Dr., Suite #4 222 N. Broadway St. 502-642-4381 502-868-7637 Taste authentic Italian dishes at Located in a historic home, Georgetown’s only premier local Rodney’s is known for their Italian restaurant. prime beef steak and fresh seafood. Reservations required. GALVIN’S 155 W. Main St. | 502-863-1909 SLAINTE PUBLIC HOUSE Watch your favorite game while 320 E. Main St. | 502-642-4631 ligh .. enjoying pub style food at this Irish inspired pub serving up e t . local sports bar. local drinks and good D conversation. Food trucks and LOCAL FEED Fava’s delivery available. IN THE ECLECTIC FLAVORS 214 S. Water St. | 502-642-8998 OF GEORGETOWN. A farm to table concept, SPOTZ GELATO ever growing bourbon list 135 W. Main St. | 502-682-3750 and fantastic craft cocktails. Award winning handcrafted, Reservations preferred. small batch gelato & sorbet made from local ingredients. MORE THAN CAKE 150 W. Main St. | 502-868-5353 SWEET MATRIARCH BAKERY Taste Culinary Delights COUNTRY BOY BREWING A bakery serving up bites for 146 S. Broadway St. Georgetown’s foodscape is 101 Innovation Way | 502-709-9943 breakfast & lunch, as well as 502-642-6514 fl avored with down-home Taste a large portfolio of craft beer homemade items to satisfy your Specializing in custom faves like barbecue, burgers in a state-of-the-art taproom. Pair sweet tooth. cattywampus shakes, cakes, and pub grub and spiced with drinks with delicious local meats, and pastries made from scratch MY OLD KENTUCKY FOAM international cuisine, including cheese & more inside the brewery with the fi nest ingredients. Thai, Mediterranean and Italian. at The Kitchen. 149 E. Main St. | 502-603-0069 Craft brewery on Main Street TIPSY COW BAR A CUP OF COMMON WEALTH DESSERTS BY REBECCA with a full bar and brick oven 401 Outlet Center Dr., Suite #165 100 E. Main St. | 502-735-0605 116 N. Broadway St. | 859-684-5191 pizza provided by Rolling Oven. 502-735-4018 A local culturally-driven coffee Creating one of a kind works of Live music and entertainment POOR MAN’S CAFE shop fostering community spirit dessert art. If you can dream it, venue to go along with well 130 Spring View Dr., Stamping and acceptance with specialty she can make it! talked about food and drinks. drinks & breakfast/lunch. Ground, KY | 502-535-7700 FAR OUT ESPRESSO Country cooking in the heart of TRINDY’S BABES BBQ 1191 Lexington Rd. | 502-735-9151 a small town downtown. 751 Slone Dr., Suite #20 2176 Cincinnati Rd. | 502-603-0441 Groovy open air/drive-thru 502-642-4251 Family owned and operated BBQ coffee shop, located within an old New family restaurant serving joint offering friendly service horse trailer. hearty dishes and well-stocked and mouthwatering favorites. FATKATS PIZZERIA salad bar. BROUSSARD’S DELTA KITCHEN 3073 Paris Pike | 502-570-0773 WILSHIRE’S 135 E. Main St. | 502-642-4193 Try award-winning locally hand- 124 General John Payne Blvd. Deep South faves from the crafted pizza & more. 502-863-0034 Mississippi Delta starring fresh FAVA’S OF Located in General John Payne’s Gulf seafood and local meats. GEORGETOWN old home offering gourmet CATTLEMAN’S ROADHOUSE 159 E. Main St. entrees and sides. 240 Champion Way | 502-642-4139 502-863-4383 Down-home steakhouse Experience this century Plus, enjoy our featuring hand-cut meats, old family-run diner 50+ franchise restaurants burgers & other American eats. specializing in history and home cooking. CHERRY BLOSSOM RESTAURANT & BAR mmmm….This sounds way 150 Clubhouse Dr. | 502-570-9849 better than carrots. Golf course restaurant preparing – LITTLE SILVER CHARM home-style favorites. avor... S THE SIGHTS & SOUNDS OF GEORGETGEORGE OWN.

– JUNE – – NOVEMBER – • Festival of the Bluegrass • Small Business Saturday Kentucky Horse Park Shop, Dine and Stay Local Enjoy Events – MARCH – festivalofthebluegrass.com – DECEMBER – • #GtownEats Week Stop and smell the bougainvillea • Elkhorn Creek Float Fest Georgetown, Kentucky • Home for the Holidays at Yuko-en on the Elkhorn, Elkhorn Creek at Peninsula Park Christmas Parade in Downtown the Offi cial Kentucky - Japan – APRIL – – JULY – Georgetown • Georgetown Kite Festival Friendship Garden in the Spring. • BreyerFest • Ward Hall Candlelight Tours Cardome Center Kentucky Horse Park 1782 Frankfort Road Saddle up for the Horsey 800 Cincinnati Rd. breyerhorses.com wardhall.net • Hundred, a scenic and Keeneland Spring Meet – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER – • Southern Lights Holiday Festival Keeneland, Lexington, KY Kentucky Horse Park challenging summer bicycle • keeneland.com Festival of the Horse ride through rolling Kentucky Downtown Georgetown Visit www.GeorgetownKY.com for countryside. Snap your fi ngers to • Kentucky Three-Day Event festivalofthehorse.org Kentucky Horse Park a full list of events and activities. the beat of our summer concert • Fireman’s Chili Cook-off kentuckythreedayevent.com series in Downtown Georgetown. Downtown Georgetown – MAY – • Autumn Fest The Festival of the Horse gallops • Horsey Hundred - Central Bi-Water Farm & Greenhouse into Georgetown just as the Kentucky Bicycling Event 877 Cincinnati Rd. leaves start turning. Pick apples, 400 East College St. • Harvest Festival horseyhundred.com sip cider at a harvest festival and Evans Orchard and Cider Mill • 180 Stone Rd. crunch through fallen leaves to Summer Concert Series Live Entertainment in Downtown • photograph a brilliant autumn Keeneland Fall Meet Georgetown. May - Sept. FREE! Keeneland, Lexington, KY landscape. keeneland.com Follow the glow on a candlelight Christmas tour of historic Ward Hall. Drive through miles of holiday lights and sights during Southern Lights at the Kentucky Horse Park. Come see my big friends at the Annual Come home for the holidays, or Festival of the Horse. But we all know any time of year – to Georgetown. I’m Georgetown’s favorite little buckaroo. – LITTLE SILVER CHARM Hotels & Motels Points of Interest 1 Baymont Inn LEGEND 250 Outlet Center Drive|502-867-1648 Pet Friendly Georgetown/Scott County Tourist Information Center 1 2 Best Western Breakfast 399 Outlet Center Drive | 844-863-8600 or 502-863-2547 132 Darby Drive|502-868-0055 Indoor Pool 3 Comfort Suites 2 Brooking Park 121 Darby Drive|502-868-9500 Outdoor Pool 140 Pavilion Dr. | 502-863-7865 4 Country Inn & Suites Meeting Space 3 Bourbon 30 Spirits 131 Darby Drive|502-868-6800 Fitness Center 130 South Water Street | 502-219-2551 5 Deluxe Inn On-Site Restaurant 3075 Paris Pike|502-863-2240 4 Cardome Center 6 Fairfi eld Inn & Suites Georgetown and 800 Cincinnati Road | 502-863-1575 200 Tiger Way|502-868-9955 Scott County offer 7 Hampton Inn a wide variety of 5 Country Boy Brewing unique lodging. For 128 Darby Drive|502-867-4888 101 Innovation Way | 502-709-9943 a complete list of 8 Hilton Garden Inn places to stay visit 6 Downtown Georgetown 110 Grandstand Drive|502-863-0099 www.Georgetownky.com Main Street | Historic Walking Tours, Shops & Restaurants 9 Holiday Inn Express 140 Osbourne Way|502-570-0220 7 Elkhorn Creek 10 Home2 Suites by Hilton Fishing, Kayaking and Canoeing 270 Tiger Way|502-570-4663 11 Microtel Inn Georgetown & Scott County Museum 8 111 Darby Drive|502-868-8000 229 East Main Street | 502-863-6201 12 Motel 6 9 Georgetown College 401 Cherry Blossom Way|502-863-1166 400 East College Street | 502-863-8000 13 Quality Inn 385 Cherry Blossom Way|502-863-5000 10 The Kentucky Horse Park 14 Sleep Inn and MainStay Suites - Opening March 2021 4089 Iron Works Parkway | 800-678-8813 or 859-233-4303 407 Cherry Bloom Way Super 8 11 Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm 15 1841 Paynes Depot Road | 502-863-1775 250 Tiger Way|502-863-4888 16 Winners Circle Motel 12 Royal Spring Park 149 Edwards Ave|502-863-6500 South Water Street | “Disputed” Birthplace of Bourbon Unique Lodging Scott County Arts & Cultural Center 17 Blackridge Hall B&B, 4055 Paris Pike 117 North Water Street | 502-570-8366 18 Buffalo Springs Distillery, 3392 Main Street, Stamping Ground,KY 19 Charming Downtown Retreat, Main Street Entertainment Center - Shops of America 20 Downtown Georgetown Historic Hotel Stay, 113 North Court Street 401 Outlet Center Drive | Shops, Restaurants, Movie 21 Georgetown Vacation Rental, 356 North Broadway Theatre, Peddlers Mall, Battle Axes, and The Laughing Post Historic Home Stay, 3393 Main Street, Stamping Ground,KY Comedy Club 22 23 Jordan Farm B&B, 4091 Newtown Pike 15 Suffoletta Aquatic Center 24 Le Petit Séjour, 117 Paul Revere Drive 200 Airport Road | 502-868-8009 25 Queenslake B&B, 292 Soards Road SHF Cabins, 553 Barkley Road 16 The Pavilion Swimming Pool, Fitness Center & Skate Park 26 140 Pavilion Drive | 502-863-7865 27 The Stay & Play at Longview Club, 3243 Frankfort Pike Additional locations not shown on the map: Aire Lexington, 17 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Bleubird Studio, Charming Downtown Retreat Downtown,Georgetown 1001 Cherry Blossom Way | 800-866-4485 or 502-868-2000 Historic Hotel Stay, Great Crossings Farm, Heart of the Bluegrass, Linden Place, LLC, Lovely Home Away from Home, Marti’s Place, Midway AirBnb, 18 Ward Hall Private Georgetown Home, Red, White & Bluegrass, Springwood Cottage, 1782 Frankfort Road | 502-863-5356 The House on the Corner, The Rucker House, Woodland Hills.

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Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport, 28 US 460 east of Georgetown, 5,500-foot runway, convenient to the entire area.502-863-6320 Georgetown Community Hospital, 1140 Lexington Rd. 502-868-1100 Campgrounds 28 Kentucky Horse Park Campground, 4089 Iron Works Parkway 29 Whispering Hills RV Park, 257 Rogers Gap Road Wander to Nearby For hiking and biking Attractions enthusiasts, the Legacy Trail Georgetown is the perfect offers a scenic path from beginning to your Kentucky the Kentucky Horse Park to Bourbon Trail experience as it Downtown Lexington. Stop is attributed to be the birthplace by the Blue Grass Stockyards of bourbon. Regional Marketplace while in town too. Farmers collide Not only is Georgetown close with retail shops and culinary .. to infamous Kentucky bourbon arvel experts to celebrate central distilleries, it is also nearby Kentucky’s rich agricultural M to several wineries, including heritage. AT OUR MANY DIVERSIONS. the world-class Equus Run Vineyards in Midway. Traveling south, visit PURE SMALL TOWN CHARM. Keeneland Race Course - Just past Midway lies the State one of the most beautiful Capitol, Frankfort. Tour the racetracks in the world. State Capitol or take a Rebecca Experience live Thoroughbred Ruth Candy Factory tour and racing during Spring and Fall Georgetown/Scott County sample their famous bourbon Meets. Self-guided tours are balls. While in Frankfort, catch Tourist Information Center available year-round. a complimentary tour at the The Georgetown/Scott County Kentucky world’s most award-winning For arts & entertainment, visit Tourist Information Center is located at distillery, Buffalo Trace Shaker Village of Pleasant 399 Outlet Center Drive. Distillery. You are sure to enjoy! Hill – America’s largest Shaker Relax, get brochures for nearby attractions, and let our community with 34 buildings Less than 30 miles north, the Welcome Center staff help you map out your travels. open to the public, featuring Ark Encounter is a one-of- A visit to Georgetown can start right from your living room exhibits, music programs, a-kind historically themed computer! Check out our website for new or updated event hiking and riding trails. attraction built to resemble listings and attraction information. Noah’s Ark. In an entertaining, Further south on I-75, visit General Information educational, and immersive the Kentucky Artisan Time Zone Georgetown is in the Eastern Time Zone and observes way, it presents a number of Center and celebrate Daylight Savings time seasonally. historical events centered on a the accomplishments of full-size, all-wood Ark, which Kentucky’s artisans, both Average Temperature Georgetown has four distinct seasons – a beautiful spring, is the largest timber-frame traditional and contemporary. warm summer, colorful fall and mild winter. structure in the USA. Spring 34°- 74° | Summer 61°- 86° Fall 36°- 79° | Winter 23°- 54° Special thanks to contributing photographers Steven Hockensmith, Paul Goodman, Ulrich Burkhalter, Muse Marketing & Design, and Hannah Sither. Learn More at GeorgetownKY.com or by calling us at 502-863-2547 or toll-free at 844-863-8600.

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