Check out the best places to explore outdoors with families and kids in the Central KY area!
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Nature
- UK Arboretum
- Kentucky Children’s Garden (at the UK Arboretum)
- Raven Run
- McConnell Springs
- Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary (Frankfort)
- Salato Wildlife Education Center (Frankfort)
- Kentucky Reptile Zoo (Slade)
- Lexington Parks and Recreation (Scroll down for Playground and Park Profile)
- Tinkergarten
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary
Orchards/Farms
- Lexington Farmers’ Market
- Evan’s Orchard – Georgetown
- Eckart’s Boyd Orchards – Versailles
- BiWater Farm – Georgetown
- Keeneland
- Kentucky Horse Park
- Old Friends Retired Thoroughbred Horse Farm
- Wolf Run Wildlife Refuge (Available for group visits)
Active Fun
- Canoe Kentucky
- Central KY Aquatic Centers
- Jacobson Park Pedal Boats (Open seasonally) Check out the LexFun4Kids Review CLICK HERE
- Lexington Ice Center (Mini Golf)
- Life Adventure Center
- Red River Gorge Zipline Tours
- Tinkergarten Classes (Frankfort and Lexington)
History
- Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate (Lexington)
- Fort Boonesborough (Richmond)
- Fort Harrod (Harrodsburg)
- Jack Jouett House (Versailles)
- Headley Whitney Museum
- Kentucky Historical Society (Frankfort
- Liberty Hall (Frankfort
- Lincoln’s Birthplace (Hodgenville
- Mary Todd Lincoln House (Lexington)
- Perryville Battlefield (Danville)
- Shaker Village (Harrodsburg)
- Stephen Foster Home (Bardstown)
- Waveland Museum (Lexington)