Nicholasville, KY Tourism Attractions
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Attractions

         
  Riney B Aquatic Center (click for more information)      
 
300 Martin Luther King Blvd
Nicholasville, Kentucky
859.887.2853
 
Hours of Operation
Monday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Admission - $4

 
Jessamine County Aquatic Center water slide

 
             
  Coming soon - The Jessamine County YMCA      
 
300 Martin Luther King Blvd
Nicholasville, Kentucky


 

 


 
             
  Chrisman Mill Vineyards and Winery      
 
2385 Chrisman Mill Rd.
Nicholasville, KY. 40356
859.881.5007

 
Wine Tasting and Special Dinner Nights featuring Italian Cuisine
Homemade Desserts
Available for Weddings & Parties
   

 

 
             
  Harry C. Miller Lock Collection      
 
Lockmasters, Inc.
1014 South Main Street
Nicholasville, Kentucky

 
World's Largest Lock Collection.
   

 

 
             
  Old Jessamine County Jail      
 
200 South Main Street
Nicholasville, Kentucky
 
A restored 1870 jail and 1873 jailer's residence. Listed on the National Reg. Houses local history museum.

 

 
front view of Old Jessamine County Jail
 
             
  Valley View Ferry

P.O. Box 856
Nicholasville, Kentucky
859.258.3611
 

KY-169 S. from Nicholasville at the Kentucky River. 11 miles to the ferry. The oldest continuous business in Kentucky since 1785.

Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday 6:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sunday 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Open year round

 

Valley View Ferry
 
             
 

Asbury College

1 Macklem Drive
Wilmore, Kentucky

Website
asbury.edu

 

 

Enrolls 1,300. Christian liberal arts.
 

 
             
  Asbury Theological Seminary      
 
1 Macklem Drive
Wilmore, Kentucky

Website
asbury.edu

 
Enrolls 1,200. Interdenominational graduate school of theology. 18 acre campus.

     
             
  Camp Nelson Heritage Park      
 
Located on US 27, 5 mi. south of Nicholasville
859.881.9126

Website
campnelson.org

 
Features a Union Army Civil War supply depotand training camp. White House, c. 1850, used as the officers' quarters by Uinion troops during the Civil War and restored as an interpretive center. Camp Nelson Cemetery is adjacent to the site. Interpretive trail system open to dusk. White House open Wed. - Sat. 10 - 4.

 

 
Union Troopsmen in reinactment at Camp Nelson
 
             
  High Bridge Park

KY 29, South of Wilmore
 

High Bridge, built in 1877, was the highest trestle in the world. Reconstructed Victorian pavilion extends 35 ft. beyond a cliff with views of the trestle, Kentucky River and Palisades.

 

 

view of trestle at High Bridge Park
 
             
  Jim Beam Nature Preserve      
 
US 27 to Hall Lane
 
Protects portion of the Palisades of the Kentucky River. Feeding habitat for rare bat species. Open to public for hiking, birding and nature study.

 

     
             
  Kentucky River Palisades      
 
US 27, KY 29 & US 68
 
Spectacular limestone cliff formations cut out by the Kentucky River.

 

     
             
  Sally Brown Nature Preserve      
 
US 27 to KY-1845, West 3.4 miles to Camp Dick Fire Station, left 2 miles, right on High Bridge Road 2 miles, right on Bowman's Road 1.5 miles

 
Protects forests and 400 plant species in the Kentucky River Palisades. Open to public for hiking, birding and nature study.

 

     
             
  Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve      
 
US 27 South of Nicholasville, 9 miles to KY-1845
 
Rich spring wildflowers display on forested slopes with views of spectacular 300 foot cliffs across the Kentucky River. Open to the public for hiking, birding and nature study.

 

     
             
  Wolff Pottery      
 
131 Crestview
Nicholasville, Kentucky
881-0733
   

 

     
 

         

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