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Literary Lexington Walking Tour

Map of downtown Lexington with blue stars representing the stops on the tour of locations important Lexington's Literary History

Join us for a walking tour of Lexington’s literary history!

Tour Length 1.05 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.

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Welcome

Tour Stop Address

140 East Main Street

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Tour Stop
1

Phoenix Hotel & Ben Snyder Department Store

Tour Stop Address

140 East Main Street

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Tour Stop
2

Belle Brezing's Boarding House

Tour Stop Address

Corner of North Upper Street & West Second Street

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3

Frances Dallam Peter's Home

Tour Stop Address

228 Mechanic Street

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4

The Fountain of Youth

Tour Stop Address

Third Street side of Gratz Park

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5

Former Lexington Public Library Main Branch

Tour Stop Address

251 West Second Street

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6

Birthplace of Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan

Tour Stop Address

201 North Mill Street

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7

Site of the True American Newspaper

Tour Stop Address

Corner of Main Street and North Mill Street

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8

Site of the Kentucky Gazette Newspaper

Tour Stop Address

Corner of Vine Street and Broadway, 369 West Vine Street

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9

Site of R.C.O. Benjamin's Assassination

Tour Stop Address

Triangle Park, West Main Street

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