Lexington, Kentucky Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Lexington and the surrounding area.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
Cocaine Bear
Lexington, Kentucky
Famous bear that died after eating $15 million in cocaine dropped from a plane by a drug smuggler, who also died.
Transylvania's Moosnick Museum
Lexington, Kentucky
Collection of weird 19th century medical curiosities, including a two-headed baby, a giant hairball, and meat that fell from the sky in 1876.
Daniel Boone's Grave
Frankfort, Kentucky
Kentucky claims that Daniel Boone and his wife were dug up 25 years after their deaths in Missouri and re-buried here.
Kentucky Military History Museum: Hitler's Plaque
Frankfort, Kentucky
See the plaque that hung over Hitler's jail cell, and a proto-bazooka that was supposed to sink submarines in World War I.
Center for Kentucky History: Boone's Skull
Frankfort, Kentucky
A copy of Daniel Boone's skull, a solar system made of cast iron, Lincoln and Little Big Horn death watches, Jesse James' Pane of Glass, and at least two artifacts that are cursed.
In and Around Lexington
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Kentucky attractions.
- Nicholasville: Museum of Physical Security
- Lexington: Transylvania's Moosnick Museum
- Lexington: Bible Mini-Golf
- Lexington: Cocaine Bear
- Frankfort: Capital City Museum
- Lexington: Horses, Riders, Jumping, Walls [tips]
- Lexington: Talking Tree in Shoe Store [tips]
- Lexington: Giant Abraham Lincoln Mural [tips]
- Lexington: Big Bronze Wildcat
- Lexington: Horse Cemetery [tips]
- Lexington: Huge Cocktail (Former Mortar and Pestle) [tips]
- Lexington: Man O' War's Grave
- Georgetown: Pete, Robot Talking Crow
- Paint Lick: Marker: Uncle Tom's Cabin Site
- Paris: 20-Foot-Tall Eiffel Tower [tips]
- Lancaster: Anti-Aircraft Guns Elementary School [tips]
- Frankfort: Vietnam War Sundial
- Cynthiana: Walking Dead Mural [tips]
- Frankfort: Daniel Boone's Grave
- Harrodsburg: Lincoln Marriage Temple
- Frankfort: Floral Clock [tips]
