Support local vendors at the Downtown Lexington Farmers Market, which is open every Saturday year-round at the Tandy Centennial Park location! Plan a date night at LexLive where you can catch a movie, bowl, play in the arcade, watch the game, or get a bite to eat. Discover more than just books at the Lexington Central Public Library-make sure to check out their rotating art displays and the largest ceiling clock in the world! Experience downtown community events at Triangle Park, where you can find theatre performances and live music as well as ice skating and friendly games of chess and backgammon. Access shopping, galleries, restaurants, bars, and more at The Square, an historical block of 16 buildings in the heart of Downtown Lexington. Photo via its beautiful parks, shopping, and entertainment, there are a lot of things to do in Downtown Lexington. Root for the University of Kentucky Wildcats Dive into the career-focused curriculum at Sullivan University, a private school offering hospitality degrees like culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, or hotel and restaurant management. Study medical technology at MedQuest College, which offers externships allowing students real experience with patients as part of their curriculum. Learn different programs like business administration, accounting, cybersecurity, or nursing at American National University. Start your career at the College for Technical Education with programs for cosmetology, building trades, early childhood education, and medical assistance. Choose from 19 fields like welding technology, dental hygiene, computer engineering technology, and more when you earn your degree at Bluegrass Community College.

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The Lost 1882 Knickerbocker Apartments - 5th Aven.Photo via looking for higher education in Lexington don’t have to look too hard.

The 1872 Benjamin Franklin Statue - Park Row.

The 1912 Otis Elevator Building - 260 11th Avenue.

The Lost 1866 Terrace Garden - 58th Street near L.

The Kneeling Fireman 9/11 Memorial Statue.

Where Female Moral Reform was Born - No.

The 1899 Flemish Renaissance Stable at No.

The 1895 American Tract Society Bldg - 144-152 Na.

The Lost 1861 Wallack's Theatre - Broadway at 13t.

The 1894 Fire Patrol #3 - 240 West 30th Street.

The 1892 Graham House - 22 East 89th Street.

The Lost 1871 9th Nat'l Bank Bldg - Nos.

The Goliath 1891 Terminal Warehouse Bldgs - 11th.

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