Features the only monument in the state honoring Kentucky's African American Civil War Soldiers. It is one of only four monuments in the country dedicated to African American Civil War Soldiers. The 14-ft (4 m) monument was erected by the Colored Women's Relief Corps in 1924.
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9-hole, Par 3 family golf course.
6 miles (10 km) of trails and parkland encompassing springs, waterfalls, and wooded hillsides.
The gravesite of Daniel and Rebecca Boone in a setting overlooking the city of Frankfort. Other notables buried in the cemetery are Presley Neville O' Bannon, first American to raise the American flag on foreign soil and inspire "The Shores of Tripoli" in the Marine hymn; artist Paul Sawyier; Joel T. Hart; Theodore O'Hara, author of "Bivouac of the Dead"; professional wrestling valet Elizabeth Hulette, better known as Miss Elizabeth; Vice President Richard M. Johnson; and 17 Kentucky Governors.
Park situated on hill overlooking over the city that was the site of two Civil War forts, plus a log cabin.
The oldest official executive residence in the U.S. still in use. The federal mansion was home to 33 Kentucky governors from 1798-1914. Seven U.S. presidents visited. Still the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor, but no holder of that office has lived in the mansion since 2003. (A 1992 change to the state constitution stripped the position of almost all of its constitutional duties, making it unnecessary for lieutenant governors to live in Frankfort.) The Governor's mansion, constructed of native limestone, was modeled after the Petit Trianon, Marie Antoinette's summer villa. Tour includes the state dining room, ballroom, reception room and formal salon.
Short walk includes 167,000 sq ft (15,500 m2) Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, and two National Historic Register treasures: the 1830s Greek Revival Old State Capitol and the 1850s Old State Arsenal. 12,000 years of rich Kentucky history, inspiring architecture, exhibits and collections examining Kentucky's culture, politics and military history. The remolded exhibit "Hall of Governors" is also worth seeing. The museum is also home to state of the art archives that can be visited during normal business hours.