Best places: Local history museums in Jessamine County

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Mothman Museum
Museum
Museum devoted to the Mothman, a local legend, featuring press clippings, documents & memorabilia.
4.70 (3.3K reviews) (~238.78 km from centre)
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Conrad-Caldwell House Museum
History museum
Castle-like house museum, built in 1893, featuring striking Richardsonian Romanesque architecture.
4.80 (455 reviews) (~111.5 km from centre)
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Cincinnati Museum Center
Museum
Children explore arts, books, culture & science through interactive exhibits & educational programs.
4.60 (7.5K reviews) (~138.44 km from centre)
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My Old Kentucky Home Museum
Historical place museum
Federal-style, 19th-century mansion with tours, musicals at an amphitheater & a golf course.
4.60 (962 reviews) (~77.51 km from centre)
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Mary Todd Lincoln House
Historical place museum
Historic childhood home of the First Lady of the United States from 1861-1865, with tours & events.
4.60 (619 reviews) (~21.68 km from centre)
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Historic Ramsey House
Historical place museum
👍 A lovely historic house visit about an important Tennessee family. The guide was lovely, teaching us many cute things about the family. The grounds are lovely as well. I hope that as time goes on they will add more detail about the lives of the people who were enslaved in the house, such as names,...
4.80 (171 reviews) (~221.49 km from centre)
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Santa Claus Museum & Village
Heritage museum
Local history exhibits & a quaint "post office" where kids can write to Santa & receive a response.
4.60 (316 reviews) (~206.3 km from centre)
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Big South Fork Scenic Railway
Heritage railroad
Round trips through forest & mountains on the former Kentucky & Tennessee miners’ railway line.
4.40 (960 reviews) (~130 km from centre)
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West Virginia State Farm Museum
Museum
👍 Great place to visit and remember the past. Heritage Farm near Huntington is a little better organized and upkeep is cleaner, but for free admittance with suggestion of donation, the WV State Farm Museum is well worth the trip.
4.70 (145 reviews) (~246.43 km from centre)
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Fort Randolph
Historical place
👍👍 Have been wanting to go to this place for 4 years, we finally got to go. They were finally open. They will be closing in September 2017 an then not reopen until the spring of 2018. This Fort is run by donations. The upkeep is done by donation visitors are encouraged to donate in order to keep the u...
4.50 (249 reviews) (~239.81 km from centre)
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Historic Scott County Jail
Historical landmark
5.00 (79 reviews) (~162.17 km from centre)
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Mabry-Hazen House
Museum
Preserved circa-1858 home with informational tours about Knoxville history & many artifacts.
4.60 (150 reviews) (~218.88 km from centre)
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Indiana State Police Museum
Local history museum
👍👍 Incredible museum. Amazing items. Great staff. Visit if you’re in the area.
4.60 (115 reviews) (~248.29 km from centre)
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Preble County Historical Society and Nature Reserve
Local history museum
👍👍 This place is a true gem for Preble County and surrounding areas. With hiking trails that are beautifully landscaped, to rich historical culture, to fun community extremely successful events. (Make sure you check out their 4th of July event and haunted trails during Halloween!) This is a place you...
4.90 (62 reviews) (~199.34 km from centre)
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Harmon Museum
Local history museum
👍 I was actually there to assist my father in updating or restoring databases. I work occasionally for Access Computers and we have been there prior to COVID-19, working on their server updating, creating a backup etc. They use proprietary software to save their data and they also work those techs as...
4.80 (69 reviews) (~177.22 km from centre)
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Butler-Turpin State Historic House
Historical landmark
👍 I absolutely love this place. There are a couple of shelters, plenty of picnic tables and grills for cooking out. The shelters are available for rent as well which is nice. There's mini golf, boat rentals, and a playground as well but my favorite thing to do is walk the trails with my dog and play P...
4.40 (102 reviews) (~103.11 km from centre)
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Museum at the Friends Home
Local history museum
😠 The sign in front of the museum clearly says it all, that they are open on Saturdays from 1pm to 5pm. Even if you check online, that same schedule is posted. I drove a long way to see this museum that, based on comments online, seems interesting. I thought it’s something that I could write about. Bu...
4.70 (61 reviews) (~190 km from centre)
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Bleak House- The Confederate Memorial Hall
Wedding venue
Sprawling & elegant mansion featuring guided tours is also available for event rentals.
4.60 (64 reviews) (~220.06 km from centre)
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Portland Museum
Art museum
Opened in 1982, this museum features exhibits on the art & history of the Portland neighborhood.
4.40 (87 reviews) (~115.05 km from centre)
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Association of Ex Pupils Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home / Ohio Veterans' Children's Home
History museum
👍👍 My mother and her brother were residents at the Home in 1930s. Her dad was a WWI veteran and a tobacco farmer and couldn’t afford to raise the kids, after her mom past away at an early age. My mother said the Home was the best thing and she received a quality education. Her brother wasn’t as keen...
4.80 (33 reviews) (~208.61 km from centre)
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