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Maysville, in Kentucky's Northern Ohio River Region, is an old historic town located on the banks of the Ohio River.

Get in

Amtrak serves Maysville via its thrice-weekly Cardinal train, running between Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Washington, D.C., New York. Westbound trains arrive around midnight while eastbound ones arrive early morning around 5 AM. However, note that delays are quite common. 1 Maysville station is located at the intersection of West Front Street and Rosemary Clooney Street, west of downtown.

Get around

Map
Map of Maysville

See

  • 1 Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge. Carries U.S. Route 62 over the Ohio River. Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge (Q2493287) on Wikidata Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge on Wikipedia
  • 2 Russell Theatre, 9 E. Third St.. Russell Theatre (Q7381820) on Wikidata Russell Theatre on Wikipedia
  • Murals.
  • 3 National Underground Railroad Museum, 38 W. 4th Street, +1 606-564-3200. Open W, F, SA. Focuses on the underground railroad activity here during the 1850s, located in the Bierbower estate where runaway slaves were formerly housed on their path to freedom.
  • 4 Kentucky Gateway Museum Center, 215 Sutton Street, +1 606-564-5865. Explores area history, such as European American arrivals and African American heritage.
  • 5 Washington Historic District (Old Washington), 2028 Old Main St, +1 606 759-7411. Site of first county seat in Mason County, this suburb of Maysville has a unique historic district with such attractions as Harriet Beecher Stowe Museums, Mefford's Fort, and the Old Church Museum

Do

  • 1 The Old Pogue Distillery, 715 Germantown Rd. Th-Sa 11AM-3PM. Sample some original bourbon here and take a tour.

Buy

Eat

  • 1 Pasquale's Restaurant, 786 US Hwy 68, +1 606 564-4039. Gotta try the stomboli. Ask anyone in town.

Drink

Sleep

Go next

Routes through Maysville
Indianapolis Cincinnati  W  E  Ashland Charleston
Wilmington Jct W E  N  S  Paris Lexington


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