• Antiques
  Over 200 area antique stores can keep even the most diligent treasure hunter busy for quite some time. Here's a short list to get you started:
  • Loose Leaf Antique & Collectible Show is held once a month (Spring through Fall) at Angliana Tobacco Warehouse, 553 Angliana Avenue
  • Heritage Antiques, 380 East Main Street
  • The Lexington Antique Gallery, 637 East Main
  • Meadowthorpe Antique Mall, 1463 Leestown Road
  • Antique and Modern Firearms, 2263 Nicholasville Road
  • Glovers Bookery, 862 South Broadway
  • Boone’s Antiques of Kentucky, Old US 60, west of Blue Grass Airport
  • Georgetown, 13 miles north of Lexington, claims 16 antique malls and shops downtown and along US 62
• Irish Acres
  Your visit to Irish Acres, tucked away in the small town of Nonesuch, will be nothing less than unforgettable. This 32,000 square foot former school building is home to 50 rooms of amazing antiques. You'll want to make a reservation for lunch at The Glitz, located downstairs, where delicious Southern goodies and the Nonesuch Kiss are served in a twinkling fantasy setting. (Call 859-873-7235 for lunch reservations.)
• Joseph Beth Booksellers
  Going to the bookstore has never been so fun! The centerpiece of the Mall at Lexington Green, Joseph-Beth Booksellers has its own restaurant and coffee bar, travel agency, expanded music and children's selections. You'll quickly find out why this two-story, 40,000 square foot bookstore has become a gathering place in Lexington and was named America's Best Bookstore by Publisher's Weekly.
• Berea arts & crafts
  Berea, located 40 miles south of Lexington on I-75, is the official "Folk Arts & Crafts Capital" of the Kentucky. Preservation of mountain crafts is an important role of the Berea College Crafts program, where students create fine furniture, woven items, ceramics, brooms and wrought iron pieces. Berea is also home to dozens of craft studios and galleries. If you time your visit right, you can attend one of the outstanding craft fairs held three times a year in the beautiful outdoor setting of the Indian Fort Theater. Be sure to make a reservation to eat at the famous Boone Tavern while you're in Berea!
• Flag Fork Herb Farm
  Take home a taste of Kentucky from the Flag Fork Herb Farm. Gourmet food items, crafted items and herbal gardening supplies fill this brick cottage. Enjoy lunch in the Garden Cafe, looking out on their 1/4 acre flower garden.
• Regional destination
  Fayette Mall and Hamburg Pavilion are regional destination points for one-stop retail shopping. Civic Center Shops, The Mall at Lexington Green and Lansdowne Shoppes are the homes of specialty stores such as Artique and Chico's.

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.

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