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Geographic region in the U.S. state of Kentucky
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The Bluegrass Region is perhaps Kentucky's most famous region, if not its most visited. This bucolic region is named for the coveted grass that suburban homeowners slave to get to grow on their lawns throughout the country. Though native to Eurasia, Kentucky bluegrass has become associated with the state, and it helps sustain the major local industry—Kentucky horse farms.
By car
Travellers can access the Bluegrass Region via one of the two major interstates that arc around the northern and eastern sides of Lexington.
By train
There are no passenger rail lines in the Bluegrass Region. Amtrak has routes that serve Eastern, Western, and Northern Kentucky as well as Cincinnati, and has bus service from Chicago to Loiusville.
By bus
Long-distance bus company Greyhound serves Lexington and Frankfort.
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Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky. Downtown Frankfort is characterized by charismatic, old-fashioned, antebellum style buildings holding shops, cafes, restaurants and museums.
known for its arts and crafts scene, and home to Berea College
Danville is a small city in Boyle County in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.
Harrodsburg is a small city in Mercer County located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.
Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky, located in the Bluegrass Region. Known as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington has traditionally been dominated by the horse industry and is also heavily influenced by the University of Kentucky, the state's flagship university and the largest employer in the city.
Lawrenceburg is a town in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, near Frankfort. It is home to the Wild Turkey Distillery.
Midway is a small city in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky in the northern section of Woodford County half way between the cities of Lexington and Frankfort. It is home to Midway University, historically a small women's college which became fully coeducational in 2016.
Nicholasville is a city of 31,000 (2019) in Jessamine County in the Bluegrass Region. The city serves as both a residential area for Lexington-area commuters and as an employment and shopping center for central Kentucky.
Paris is in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.
Richmond is a city in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, about 30 miles (50 km) south of Lexington. The county seat of Madison County, Richmond is best known as the home of Eastern Kentucky University.
Versailles is in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.
Bourbon whiskey, or bourbon, is the only spirit native to the United States. Unlike Champagne or tequila, which must come from specific regions, "bourbon" is not a protected name in the usual sense, and bourbon can be made anywhere in the U.S. Yet 95% of bourbon comes from a 90-mile region in the center of Kentucky.
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