Lexington Fayette : Kentucky
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Introduction Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky in Fayette County. It is popular worldwide for its Bluegrass horse farms and Keeneland Race Track. It proudly boasts of itself as “The Horse Capital of the World.”
Lexington enjoys four distinct seasons. Since there are few long periods of cold, heat, rain, snow or wind, it is an ideal destination for tourists all round the year. May and June are the wettest months in Lexington.
Elevation: 1000 feet
Land area: 284.5 square miles
Latitude: 38.03 N
Longitude: 84.49 W
Population: 268,080 (as on July 2005)
Festivals * Festival Latino de Lexington
* Festivals of Blue Grass: A music feat
Attractions * Kentucky Horse Park