Georgetown: Time To Get Down In the Upper South

Because Kentucky is considered to lie comfortably within the realm of the ""Upland South."" Learn your geography!

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About the only thing THIS Georgetown has in common with THAT Georgetown over in our nation's capital is the fact that both places possess an institution of higher learning. But this Georgetown is a college; that Georgetown is a university. And now you know...to ask for specifics the next time someone attempts to impress you with their line ""You know I graduated from Georgetown don't you?""

Georgetown's street cred is strong, but in this case ""street cred"" invokes the tree lined and gentile streets of a city of nearly 30,000 which house many a sweet natured resident. Notable former or current residents include some serious starlets like George Clooney (wow!) and Steve Zahn (who?). Oh, and its sister city is Tahara, Japan. Wanna know what it's like to be a resident of Tahara trying to figure out where to, let's say, pay a parking ticket? But without knowledge of the Japanese language? Then explore Tahara's very own website.

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Georgetown, Kentucky: Count Yourself Lucky

Yes you, not the city. Though we suppose that Georgetown can count itself among the fortunate due to its scenic Oxford Historic District. Saturated with Late Victorian architecture and thick brick beauty, it's a definite gem. In fact the whole city is a real dessert snack for the eyes. Whether it's Georgetown College, Ward Hall, or Cardome Center, the town's a spectacle with few rivals. Or at least Kentucky rivals.

Though the city stresses the fact that indigenous peoples settled the area a very, very long time ago - long before pale face showed up - it's eager to emphasize the flurry of activity that's gone on since the days before asphalt and church steeples. Such activity in ""G Town"" includes the founding of Georgetown College in 1829 for the purposes of crafting solid men of God (and of simply a good education), and the establishment of a Toyota plant in the city in 1985, a major boon to the city at the time. And for tourists too. Yes, a leap of over 150 years skips a whole lot of action, but who do you think we are, Wikipedia?

The National Register of Historical places sure likes Georgetown. And Georgetown sure likes to talk about that fact. The city recommends a walking tour of its time tested commercial and residential edifices and such, but we understand if that much walking isn't exactly your cup of Kentucky Tea. So opt for these folks if your knees can't handle the truth.

What It Do, Georgetown?

Yea, what it do? Regardless of the phrasing, what there's to do in Georgetown is pretty much anything you desire. Within limits of course. You won't be granted three wishes or anything, but at least there are magicians for hire. That's something.

The Old Friends at Dream Chase Farm are just too precious. At this farm you can parlay with retired thoroughbred horses and listen to their stories of the golden days of racing. Ok perhaps not, but if talking horses are really your thing there's always you know who.

The owner's very proud of this dignified preserve home to over ""20 deserving pensioners"" of the equestrian variety, and so are we.

In keeping with this horse theme, there's also the International Museum of the Horse. If you haven't caught on by now, Kentucky - home of the Kentucky Derby, after all - is really big on these graceful creatures. The museum allows visitors to learn all about the millions year old advancement of the horse and its relationship to mankind. For instance, did you know that European horses had to wear horseshoes to keep their feet from going lame in the soggy, rainy ground they had to traverse? Neither did we until recently, when truth be told an airline's magazine let us in on it. But hey, we figure that if an in-flight rag can impart that kind of factoid, imagine the beans an actual horse museum can spill.