Rupp Arena
by Krumlovgirl
Rupp Arena has been a vital part of Lexington culture. Many things happen here. The UK Wildcats play here, the ice hockey team Thoroughbreds USED to play here, the Lipizzaner stallions make a stop here once a year as well as the circus, and we get dozens of big name concerts. In the attached Heritage Hall there is ALWAYS some kind of convention or sale or meeting or seminar. Very rarely is there nothing going on at Rupp Arena. I’m actually impressed by the musical acts that they get. In one month it seemed like we had Kid Rock, Norah Jones, and Big & Rich. Okay, so we didn’t really have them in one month, but they all did come in the same year.
There’s a food court in the bottom level with regular fast food places, and the Hyatt Regency is attached if you’re looking for something a little more upscale restaurant-wise. The civic center shops are also part of the building and you can find some really neat Kentucky-inspired crafts and buys. (There’s also a good store that sells Waterford crystal items if you’re into that.) The best concert I ever saw at Rupp Arena was the Down from the Mountain concert. They had their first show at Rupp and it was phenominal. I almost died of joy when I heard Emmylou Harris sing "Red Dirt Girl" live.
http://www.lexingtoncenter.com/
430 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507
(859) 233-4567
Old Frankfort Pike
by JREllison
Old Frankfort Pike is the old road between Lexington and Frankfort, Kentucky. The National Scenic Byways organization lists this road as one of the top scenic drives in Kentucky. Take New Circile Road, the ring road around Lexington, until you find Old Frankfort Pike heading away from Lexington. this road is almost a narrow country lane lined by trees and stone walls.
This is horse country! Stud farms with breeding barns that cost more than most mansions.
Tachibana
by amyferguson about Tachibana
I have a book that says for the sushi its worth the drive from anywhere else in central kentucky. I suppose this will become my sushi-fix place then.
Looks like a lot of people from the Toyota place here. Good sushi.
Have to go back for some more.
Bad waitress.
Maybe I'll get someone different next time.
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Went again. Different waitress. Still bad service.
Keeneland
by BigBlueOne
If you're in town during the Keeneland meets (I believe one month in fall and one in spring) you definitely need to take a day and go see the ponies at Keeneland. Its one of the more beautiful settings ever and was actually the site where a lot of the scenes from the movie 'Seabiscuit' were filmed.
Old Friends Horse Farm
by rexvaughan
Old Friends Farm is a retirement and rescue facility for pensioned Thoroughbreds. The impetus for its start came when it was learned that the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner, Ferdinand, had been sent to a slaughterhouse in 2002. Now they have about 20 stallions as well as at least a couple of mares and one minature horse.
One of the neat things about Old Friends that I discovered by accident has to do with the funerals for the horses that come to their end here. on the mantle in the house that serves as their visitor's center sit several mostly consumed bottles of Kentucky Borbon Whiskey. Most had a wooden frame and plaque on them. Whenever one of their horses passes on to the great paddock in the sky, a burial service is held and those attending take a dram of bourbon to toast the horse. The bottle and whatever remains is kept as a memorial. The burial grounds are lovely as well.
One example of the fine horses that reside here is Fortuate Prospect who, while holding a respectable track record, is most noted for siring 537 winners some of whom have had winnings in the multiple millions of dollars.
Another interesting horse is Popcorn Deelites who is shown in the main photo here. You can see behind and to the left a movie poster for Seabiscuit. Popcorn Deelites was one of the horses who played Seabiscuit in some scenes.
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