Frazier History Museum

   Kentucky has just the right natural resources for making high quality bourbon whiskey – pure water filtered through the limestone shelf; rich soil to grow corn, rye, malted barley, and wheat grains; and oak trees for the aging barrels. Most of the third floor of the museum is dedicated to the history of whiskey making. There’s also an interesting exhibit on the Louis and Clark Expedition which focuses on the members of the expedition and the Native American tribes that they met as they traveled west.

  The first and second floor exhibits include the role of Kentucky as a border state in the Civil War, the tradition of music making in Kentucky, and the permanent collection with artifacts from around the world. A large collection of exquisitely modeled and painted tiny metal soldiers fill cases scattered around the museum.

  The museum is mostly accessible. The Louis and Clark exhibit has question sections with the answers behind little lift-up panels. The panels can not be reached from a seated position.

   We parked in the lot at the corner of 9th Street and Washington Street. There’s room for RVs but I think that we were charged the bus rate – $18.00. The sidewalk to the museum is in good condition but the hill is steep. When we drove west out of town we found both metered and free on-street parking along West Main Street. This is an industrial area rather than a tourist area and it’s just a few blocks from the museum. I recommend parking on the street rather than in the lot. Museum  38.25759, -85.76452