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Planning Your Visit
Hours and Days of Operation: Liberty Hall Historic
Site is open for tours March 1 through mid-December. Tours are scheduled
and are given at 10:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
on Tuesday through Saturday.
The gardens and grounds are open seven days a week during daylight
hours.
Admission:
$4 for adults (over 18 years)
$3 for seniors (60 years and over)
$1 for students/children (4-18 years)
free for children under 4 years
free for scheduled school groups
Parking: On-street parking is available on
Main Street (the short side street running beside Liberty Hall)
and on Wilkinson Street between Main Street and Wapping Street.
Tours: Tours are guided and start at Liberty
Hall followed by a tour of the Orlando Brown House. Tours last approximately
one hour and involve walking between the houses and climbing stairs.
The gardens and grounds are not part of the guided tour but guests
are encouraged to visit those at their leisure. An informational
brochure of the garden is available upon request. For group tours
please fill out Reservation Form
Location: Liberty Hall Historic Site is located
at 218 Wilkinson Street between Main Street and Wapping Street in
historic downtown Frankfort. It is accessible from either Frankfort
exit off I-64.
Directions: From Louisville, take I-64 east
to exit 53B. This is US Hwy 127. Follow it for approximately six
(6) miles. (After it crosses Hwy 460, it becomes known as West Frankfort
Connector.) You will cross over the Kentucky River and at the bottom
of the hill is Wilkinson Street and the Holiday Inn. Turn right.
Go under the train trestle. Liberty Hall is two blocks up on the
right. There is a sign in the front yard.
From Lexington, take I-64 west to exit 58 (US Hwy
60). Turn right. Take US 60 until it joins Hwy 460. Continue straight
ahead on Hwy 460 down the large hill into Frankfort. Go past Buffalo
Trace Distillery, under the pedway at River View Park, and past
the bridges on the Kentucky River (on the right) and the Holiday
Inn (on left). Go under the train trestle and Liberty Hall is two
blocks up on the right at the corner of Wilkinson and Main.
| Other Amenities: This is not a comprehensive list
but a sampling. |
| Local Lodging |
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Capital Plaza Hotel
405 Wilkinson Blvd.
502/227-5100 or
1-800-465-4329 |
Hampton Inn
1310 US Hwy 127 South
502/ 223-7600 or
502/223-9881 |
Best Western
Chenault Dr.
502/695-6111 |
| Local Restaurants |
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Jim's Seafood
950 Wilkinson Blvd.
502/223-7448 |
Serafini's
243 W. Broadway
502/875-5599 |
Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe
235 W. Broadway
502/875-3009 |
| Local Attractions |
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Kentucky
History Center
100 W. Broadway
502/564-1792 |
Kentucky
Military History Museum
125 E. Main
502/564-3265 |
Old
Capitol
300 W. Broadway
502/564-1792 |
New Capitol, Governor's Mansion, and
Lt. Governor's Mansion
For tour information, call the Division of Historic Properties
502/564-3000 |
Buffalo
Trace Distillery
1001 Wilkinson Blvd
502/223-7641 |
Rebecca
Ruth Candies
112 E. 2nd St.
502/223-7475 |
Salato Wildlife Education Center and
Game Farm
Game Farm Road off US Hwy 60
502/564-7863 |
| Other Attractions |
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| Locust
Grove |
Farmington
Historic Home |
Conrad-Caldwell House |
| Waveland State Historic Site |
Ashland,
The Henry Clay Estate |
Mary
Todd Lincoln House |
Liberty
Hall Historic Site
218 Wilkinson Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
USA
Telephone:
(888) 516-5101 or (502) 227-2560
E-mail:
libhall@dcr.net
Copyright
© 2001, Liberty Hall Historic Site.
All rights reserved.
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