If you like the outdoors, Lexington is great. Plenty of hiking, kayaking, fishing, rock climbing, etc. within a short drive. It is a college town, so it is way

If you like the outdoors, Lexington is great. Plenty of hiking, kayaking, fishing, rock climbing, etc. within a short drive. It is a college town, so it is way more progressive than the backwoods parts of the state. You will hear different accents for sure. Neat seasonal events like Keeneland, plenty of scenic drives to the smaller surrounding cities (things like bourbon distillery tours and small museums in/around Frankfort) and lots of Mexican food. Cincinnati is close and has even more amenities like Jungle Jim's (2x giant grocery stores, 100% go here), CAM, theme parks, Union Terminal and niche museums (Sign Museum, VOA, Air Force Museum in Dayton), various pinball arcades, and places like Microcenter.