Maysville

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. 🌍 Maysville station is located at the intersection of West Front Street and Rosemary Clooney Street, west of downtown.

See
  • 🌍 Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge. Carries U.S. Route 62 over the Ohio River. 
  • 🌍 Russell Theatre, 9 E. Third St.. 
  • Murals. 
  • 🌍 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. 
  • 🌍 Kentucky Gateway Museum Center, 215 Sutton Street, ☏ +1 606-564-5865. Explores area history, such as European American arrivals and African American heritage. (updated Sep 2021)
  • 🌍 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 (updated Sep 2021)

Do

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

Sleep

Go next
Routes through Maysville
Indianapolis ← Cincinnati ←  W  E  → Ashland → Charleston
Wilmington ← Jct W E ←  N  S  → Paris → Lexington


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