Lexington Public Library Walking Tours

Lexington Public Library, Lexington, KY
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These tours are guided audio walking tours with a variety of topics focused on Downtown Lexington, KY. Music will play in between each stop, and the listener can pause the track while walking between stops. Visit www.lexpublib.org/walkingtours for more information and tour maps.

Episodes

  1. EPISODE 1

    Downtown Lexington’s Historic Sites Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour of Downtown Lexington’s historic sites. The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops. You can pause the track while you walk between stops. For more information and additional audio, please visit www.lexpublib.org.

    26 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Downtown Lexington’s Public Art Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour of Downtown Lexington’s public art. The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops. You can pause the track while you walk between stops. The music clips used in this tour are from "Walking Barefoot on Grass" by Kai Engel, and are used with a CCBY license. It is available here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/  For more information and additional audio, please visit www.lexpublib.org.

    14 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Lexington’s LGBTQ History Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour of Downtown Lexington’s historic LGBTQ+ places. The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops. You can pause the track while you walk between stops.   For more information and additional audio, please visit www.lexpublib.org.

    16 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Lexington's African American Heritage Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour of Downtown Lexington’s African American Heritage Sites. The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops. You can pause the track while you walk between stops. For more information and additional audio, please visit www.lexpublib.org.

    28 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    Lexington's Gratz Park Historic District Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour Lexington's Gratz Park Historic District. The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops. You can pause the track while you walk between stops. For more information and additional audio, please visit www.lexpublib.org.

    24 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Historic Lexington Cemetery Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour of Lexington's Historic Lexington Cemetery. The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops. You can pause the track while you walk between stops. For more information and additional audio, please visit www.lexpublib.org.

    37 min
  7. Notorious Lexington Walking Tour

    EPISODE 7

    Notorious Lexington Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour of downtown Lexington's most notorious places! The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops. You can pause the track while you walk between stops. Please Note: Some Listener's Discretion is advised. For more information and additional audio, please visit www.lexpublib.org.

    26 min
  8. Lexington Public Library's Historic Locations Walking Tour

    EPISODE 8

    Lexington Public Library's Historic Locations Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour of Lexington Public Library's historic downtown locations! The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops. You can pause the track while you walk between stops. Please note: We prioritized the ease of the walk rather than the chronological order of the library locations. For more information and additional audio, please visit www.lexpublib.org.

    11 min

  9. EPISODE 9

    Lafayette's Visit to Lexington Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour of the places the Marquis de Lafayette visited in downtown Lexington in 1825! Tour Length 1.76 miles The music clips used in this tour are from “Walking Barefoot on Grass” by Kai Engel, and are used with a CCBY license. It is available here.

    12 min

  10. EPISODE 10

    Lincoln's Lexington Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour highlighting Lexington's unique role in Abraham Lincoln's life. Tour Length: 1.42 miles This tour is adapted from the 2009 Tour created in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth by a partnership between the Lexington Public Library, the Isaac Scott Hathaway Museum, and the Mary Todd Lincoln House. The music clips used in this tour are from “Walking Barefoot on Grass” by Kai Engel, and are used with a CCBY license. It is available here.

    18 min

  11. EPISODE 11

    Literary Lexington Walking Tour

    Join us for a walking tour of Lexington’s literary history! Tour Length 1.05 miles The music clips used in this tour are from “Walking Barefoot on Grass” by Kai Engel, and are used with a CCBY license. It is available here.

    21 min
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These tours are guided audio walking tours with a variety of topics focused on Downtown Lexington, KY. Music will play in between each stop, and the listener can pause the track while walking between stops. Visit www.lexpublib.org/walkingtours for more information and tour maps.

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