Buffalo Trace Distillery, the oldest continuously operating distillery in Kentucky, is also the Number 1 tourist destination in the commonwealth’s capital city.  Thousands come from around the world every year to taste one of Buffalo Trace’s award-winning spirits and tour the picturesque distillery on the Kentucky River. Never one to disappoint its fans, the distillery…

What Frankfort lacks in size, it more than makes up for in the number and diversity of attractions it offers the discerning visitor.  From world-famous bourbon distilleries to a world-famous candy maker; from a much-lauded animal sanctuary to a rural art trail; from a historic river to an historic hilltop cemetery, Kentucky’s capital city will…

With the snow and cold that have arrived in Kentucky over the past couple of weeks, it would take a hardy visitor indeed to enjoy any number of the capital city’s attractions.  It will be a couple of months before many of us can fully appreciate the gentle breeze that blows across the river during…

Make one of your New Year’s resolutions to “Come Find Bourbon” in Frankfort. You’ll be surprised at the number of places where the commonwealth’s favorite drink and America’s only native spirit is celebrated.  For starters, of course, there are the bourbon distilleries.  Any bourbon lover knows about Buffalo Trace, the oldest continuously operating distillery in the…

There’s a new kid in town and it’s packing a double punch in the city’s tourism sector. Common Bond Hotel Collection, the Louisville-based company that’s behind that city’s Myriad Hotel and the Bardstown Motor Lodge in Bardstown, has brought its A game to Frankfort – with not just one hotel, but two. The first of…

Now that we are officially into the Christmas gift buying season, don’t even think about heading off to the malls and Big Box stores in Lexington and Louisville.  Likewise, don’t end up with telephone dial-itis in your fingers from ordering everything online. Instead, it’s time to look at what Downtown Frankfort shops have to offer. …

Those looking for a soft adventure experience that combines scenic beauty, history, bourbon, wildlife viewing and river lore, can begin counting down the days until summer – the beginning of July to be exact. That’s when Rockin Thunder will again pull into its landing spot along the Kentucky River. It will keep rockin’ its two-day…

It seems Americans love to be scared, as witness the popularity of such eerie attractions as Massachusetts’ Lizzie Borden House; voodoo queen Marie Laveau’s grave in New Orleans, and Colorado’s Stanley Hotel (which, if you saw “The Shining,” still gives you chills). All scary spots to be sure, but there is no shortage of daunting…

Frankfort, KY is a city where tradition thrives. From delicious barrels of Kentucky bourbon to the stories charted in its museums, Frankfort is full to the brim with culture and history that come alive around every corner. Establishments like Rebecca Ruth Candy combine mouth-watering treats with a dash of the past to add extra sweetness…

Some people will do almost anything for a good cup of coffee or a bourbon cocktail – and that includes pedaling up and down Frankfort’s hills on a 13-person contraption that’s a cross between a bicycle and a trolley car. The Bourbon Blazer Bike has been a fixture on the capital’s streets since April of…