Explore Kentucky’s Most Notable Buildings

Earlier this year, USA TODAY Travel and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) teamed up to develop a listing of the best buildings in America. The list below features the most architecturally significant structures in Kentucky and makes for a great starting place to develop an interesting driving tour of the commonwealth:

• Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville

• Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest Visitors Center, Clermont

• Blue Heron Mining Community/Big South Fork Coal Camp, Stearns

• Conrad Caldwell House Museum, Louisville

• Four Roses Distillery, Lawrenceburg

• Humana Building, Louisville

• Kaden Tower, Louisville

• Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea

• Kentucky State Capitol, Frankfort

• Central Kentucky Thoroughbred Horse Farms, Central Kentucky

• Kentucky Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial, Frankfort

• Lake Barkley State Park Lodge, Cadiz

• Louisville Palace Theater, Louisville

• Louisville Free Public Library, Southwest Regional Branch, Louisville

• Louisville Water Works and Pump Station No. 1, Louisville

• National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green

• Northern Kentucky University Student Union, Highland Heights

• Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg

• Speed Art Museum, Louisville

• 21c Museum Hotels, Louisville, Lexington

• Spindletop Hall, Lexington

• St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington

• Churchill Downs, Louisville

• Keeneland Racecourse, Lexington

• Wild Turkey Bourbon Visitor Center, Lawrenceburg

• Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, Crestwood