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
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