Area Attractions and Self-guided Opportunities

 There are many area attractions in Frankfort, Kentucky and surrounding area. In Frankfort you will find: The Kentucky History Center, Liberty Hall (1796) Historic Site, The Orlando Brown House (1835), Old State Capitol and History Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright's Zeigler-Brockman House, Kentucky State Capitol, Kentucky Military History Museum, Daniel Boone's Grave at Frankfort Cemetery, Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources Salato Wildlife Education Center & Game Farm, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Rebecca-Ruth Candy Inc. world famous as the "Originators of Bourbon Candy," and many other attractions. In the surrounding area you will find: Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Abraham Lincoln Birth Place National Historic Site near Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Shakertown, Kentucky, Natural Bridge State Park Resort, and many other sites of interest. The Capital Plaza Hotel (http://www.capitalplazaky.com) is close to campus and can be contacted at 502-227-5100. Information on other Frankfort accommodations is available at http://www.visitfrankfort.com. For further information, contact Dr. Kirk Pomper at kirk.pomper@kysu.edu or telephone # 502-597-6174.

Visit wild pawpaw patches in parks in Frankfort, Kentucky:

Photos below of a large pawpaw patch on end of trail near the spring at Cove Spring Park, Frankfort, KY.

Photos below of pawpaw patches on the Pea Ridge trail at the Salato Wildlife Education Center & Game Farm in Frankfort, KY.  

Photos by Kirk Pomper, 2007.