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Lafayette’s Visit to Lexington Walking Tour

Map of downtown Lexington with blue stars representing the stops on the tour of locations Lafayette visited

Join us for a walking tour of the places the Marquis de Lafayette visited in downtown Lexington in 1825!

Tour Length 1.76 miles

The music clips used in this tour are from “Walking Barefoot on Grass” by Kai Engel, and are used with a CCBY license. It is available here.

Tour Stop
1

Welcome + Phoenix Hotel

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Tour Stop Address

140 East Main Street

Tour Stop
2

Lexington-Lafayette Female Academy

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Tour Stop Address

333 North Upper Street

Tour Stop
3

Grand Masonic Hall

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Tour Stop Address

401 West Main Street

Tour Stop
4

Giron's Confectionary

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Tour Stop Address

125 North Mill Street

Tour Stop
5

Mount Hope

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Tour Stop Address

231 North Mill Street

Tour Stop
6

Gratz Park

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Tour Stop Address

250 West Third Street

Tour Stop
7

Old Morrison Chapel

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Tour Stop Address

209 West Third Street (Behind half-circle driveway of Transylvania University (300 North Broadway) on Third Street)