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Lexington calls itself “The Horse Capital of the World.” In 2010, the World Equestrian Games will be held in Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park. There are about 450 working horse farms in the region, some of which allow tours. Home to retired Kentucky Derby winners are Three Chimneys Farm, Ashford Stud, Normandy Farm and Taylor Made Farm. Visitors can eat breakfast with jockeys, owners and trainers at the Track Kitchen of Keeneland Race Course. “Old Friends” at Dream Chase Farm is a non-profit whose mission is to provide a comfortable retirement for aged racehorses.
If you are a horse lover, you’ll love Lexington. You’ll have no problems locating a place to live if you are considering moving here. There are numerous apartments in Lexington and well located throughout the city.
Lexington has history as well as horses. Ashland, home of statesman Henry Clay, is open for public tours. The Hunt-Morgan House, built in 1814 by John Wesley Hunt, is a museum said to represent the days when Lexington was known as the “Athens of the West” for its culture. The final resting place of Clay and Hunt is the Lexington Cemetery, which is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Latrobe’s Pope Villa is the work of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, one of the U.S. Capitol Building architects. The Mary Todd Lincoln House, the Civil War Fort at Boonesborough in Winchester and the Cane Ridge Meeting House in Paris are just a few of the area’s many historic sites open to visitors.
Lexington’s average winter low temperature is 23 and its summer high is 86. Annual precipitation is 46.9 inches, somewhat higher than the national average of 38.7.
There are nine golf courses in the immediate Lexington area and many more in surrounding towns. The Bluegrass Cycling Club recommends backroad biking routes. Other outdoor activities include kayaking and canoeing on Elkhorn Creek, fishing on area lakes, fishing and boating on the Kentucky River, hiking in the Kentucky River Palisades and Red River Gorge, and enjoying nature’s beauty at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary and Jim Beam Nature Preserve. Many area stables offer horseback riding. These outdoor attractions are conveniently located near many of Lexington’s apartments.
Sports fans will find the Lexington Legends, Single A baseball, the Lexington Horsemen arena football, many college teams, and horse racing.
The Living Arts and Science Center, the Loudoun House, ArtsPlace Gallery, the University of Kentucky Art Museum and the Headley Whitney Museum are among the many fine-arts venues in Lexington.
During the Christmas season, Kentucky Horse Park puts on “Southern Lights,” a drive-through light display with a reindeer-petting zoo, crafts, and Santa. Pioneer Playhouse in Danville is an outdoor dinner theater with a 19th century antique village. At Reed Valley Orchard in Paris, visitors can pick fruits in season, including Asian pears, apples, peaches, pears and berries.
If you are new to Lexington, renting an apartment may be a good option for you. The rental rates for this area are below the national average. A one-bedroom rental apartment on Lexington’s east side ranges from $474-499. A two-bedroom apartment in downtown Lexington rents for $570-595. A three-bedroom loft apartment near the University of Kentucky, Lexington, rents for $700-1500.