Something for everyone

• Golf
  Weather permitting, you can golf year-round in the Bluegrass. Courses designed by Pete Dye are at the ready to provide a championship-caliber golf experience, and Lexington's municipal courses promise a top-notch golf outing.
• Raven Run Nature Sanctuary
  Raven Run is a hiker's dream come true. This 374 acre park on the Kentucky River offers numerous trails in one of only three undeveloped limestone gorges in the Bluegrass.
• McConnell Springs
  Tucked away near downtown Lexington, McConnell Springs is a 26-acre park where visitors can wander through lush native vegetation, enjoying unique geological features and hundreds of species of plants and wildlife.
• Natural Bridge State Park & Red River Gorge
  Located in Daniel Boone National Forest, Natural Bridge State Park and the Red River Gorge have the largest concentration of arches east of the Rocky Mountains. If you're not afraid of heights, ride the sky lift up to Natural Bridge. Red River Gorge National Trail is a 36 mile trail system ranging in levels of difficulty.
• Lexington Legends Minor League Baseball
  New to Lexington in 2001, the Lexington Legends are playing awesome baseball in their new, fan-friendly ballpark.
• University of Kentucky Wildcats
  The University of Kentucky is proud of its tradition of excellence in collegiate athletics, both in the teams it fields and in the student-athletes that participate.

For more ideas, contact the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau, 301 East Vine Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40507-1513, 1-800-845-3959 or 859-233-7299, email vacation@visitlex.com.

Photo credits: Kearney Hill - Jeff Rogers, Kentucky River Palisades - James Archambeault, Raven Run Nature Sanctuary - James Archambeault, Rupp Arena - Lee Thomas, scenic road with bikers - James Archambeault. Special thanks to the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Lexington Legends for allowing us use of the photographs.

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