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Old Frankfort Pike: KY's Best Scenic Byway   [ MAP ]

Frankfort,KY
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Old Frankfort Pike connects the areas around Frankfort, KY to the horse capital of the world, Lexington KY. This 16.9 mile drive has been voted one of the 10 best scenic drives in the United States. As you drive along, you will pass the many Thoroughbred farms which make Kentucky famous. Breeding, racing and selling Thoroughbreds is a multibillion dollar industry here and Kentucky produces more Thoroughbred foals than any other state in the Nation. Along the drive, you may also pass famous locust trees, osage orange trees, dogwoods and more. There will be old limestone rock walls and many buildings on the National Historic Register.