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CHEAP HOTELS in
LEXINGTON, KY
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Gratz
Park Inn
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Intimate
and personal, Gratz Park
Inn is located in the historic
Gratz Park area of downtown
Lexington and is listed
on the National Register
of Historic Places.
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Lexington
Griffin Gate Resort
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Set in the rolling green meadows
of Kentucky's horse country, long
admired for its fabled stock farms
and landmarks, the Griffin Gate
Resort remains a breed apart.
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Cheap
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Within
a day's drive of 75% of the population of
the United States, Lexington is strategically
located at the intersection of interstates
64 and 75. Lexington is accessible by air
with approximately 100 direct and nonstop
flights. When European settlers arrived
on the scene, the Bluegrass region was being
used as a hunting ground for numerous Native
American tribes.
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Daniel Boone was one of the first Anglo-Saxons to
explore the area. He helped establish Kentucky's
first forts in Harrodsburg and Boonesborough. Lexington
was founded in 1775, 17 years before Kentucky became
a state. By 1820, it was one of the largest and
wealthiest towns west of the Allegheny Mountains.
So cultured was its lifestyle, Lexington gained
the nickname "Athens of the West." More than 3,000
acres in Fayette County are designated as park facilities.
The four largest are Jacobson Park, Masterson Station
Park, Shillito Park and Woodland Park. The area
also offers 15 public and semi-private golf courses,
including the Pete Dye designed, championship-caliber
Kearney Hill Links. Horseback riding is available
at the Kentucky Horse Park and a number of area
stables. In Lexington and surrounding counties,
there are over 1,000 miles of lightly traveled back
roads excellent for bicycle touring. Along tree-shaded
Bluegrass back roads you’ll pedal past beautiful
farms, lovely streams, historic homes and sites
and old rock fences.
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Good
cycling routes are found in all directions;
where you choose to ride will depend on whether
you want to go 5 miles or 50, and upon your
ability. Whether you want to sample regional
specialties such as country ham and spoon
bread, or enjoy exquisitely prepared gourmet
and ethnic specialties, you'll find plenty
of unique choices in Lexington.
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