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Kentucky

3,575 listed places across 120 counties, 33 of them National Historic Landmarks.

3,575
Listings
33
National Historic Landmarks
554
Historic districts
120
Counties with listings

48 cities in Kentucky with a page of listings → · 7 of them have walking tours

By county

Jefferson 533Fayette 180Shelby 142Boone 110Warren 107Boyle 101Hardin 90Scott 85Woodford 83Madison 83Jessamine 78Kenton 77Mercer 72Campbell 72Washington 69Garrard 67Clark 66Franklin 61Bourbon 60Christian 52Oldham 48Green 47Nelson 45Pulaski 44Mason 43Daviess 39Johnson 39Barren 38McCracken 36Hopkins 34Larue 32Trimble 28Henderson 27Boyd 27Bracken 26Harrison 25Edmonson 23Logan 22Lincoln 22Hart 22Pendleton 20Greenup 20Calloway 19Ohio 19Montgomery 18Fulton 17Butler 17Owen 17Pike 17Powell 16Taylor 15Simpson 15Todd 15Rowan 15Floyd 15Spencer 14Marion 13Meade 13Muhlenberg 13Henry 12Graves 12Anderson 12Nicholas 12Hancock 12Whitley 12Allen 12Bath 11Breckinridge 11Grayson 11Bullitt 11Carroll 11Bell 11Trigg 10Caldwell 10Laurel 10Adair 10McLean 10Lawrence 10Fleming 10Lee 10Morgan 9Livingston 8Knox 8Estill 8Union 7Wayne 7Breathitt 7Ballard 6Monroe 6Menifee 6Lewis 5Carlisle 5Hickman 5Marshall 5Metcalfe 5Leslie 5Jackson 5Letcher 5Knott 5Harlan 5Clay 5Rockcastle 4Gallatin 4Carter 4Wolfe 4Lyon 4Crittenden 3Grant 3Webster 3Cumberland 3Perry 3Martin 3Magoffin 3Robertson 3McCreary 3Casey 2Clinton 2Russell 2Owsley 1Elliott 1

Built by decade

1840s 211850s 251860s 331870s 221880s 231890s 351900s 421910s 301920s 201930s 20

Landmarks

Landmark · Covington
Beard, Daniel Carter, Boyhood Home
National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Landmark · Danville
Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf
National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Landmark · Berea
Lincoln Hall
National Historic LandmarkListed 1974
Landmark · Louisville
Louisville Water Company Pumping Station
National Historic LandmarkListed 1971

National Historic Landmarks

AshlandNHL1966
Battle of Mill Springs Historic AreasNHL1993
Daniel Carter Beard Boyhood HomeNHL1966
Belle Of Louisville (steamer)NHL1972
Big Bone Lick Archeological DistrictNHL2024
Burks' DistilleryNHL1974
Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological DistrictNHL2013
Churchill DownsNHL1978
Covington and Cincinnati Suspension BridgeNHL1975
Fort Boonesborough SiteNHL1996
Fort Boonesborough Townsite Historic DistrictNHL1994
George T. Stagg DistilleryNHL2001
Indian KnollNHL1966
Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the DeafNHL1966
Keeneland-Keeneland RacetrackNHL1986
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Labrot & Graham DistilleryNHL1995
Liberty HallNHL1971
Lincoln HallNHL1974
Locust GroveNHL1971
Louisville Water Company Pumping StationNHL1971
Mayor Andrew BroaddusNHL1989
Dr. Ephraim McDowell HouseNHL1966
Middle Creek BattlefieldNHL1992
Old Morrison, Transylvania CollegeNHL1966
Old StatehouseNHL1971
Perryville BattlefieldNHL1966
Pine Mountain Settlement SchoolNHL1978
Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic DistrictNHL1971
Southern National BankNHL1971
Zachary Taylor HouseNHL1966
United States Marine Hospital of LouisvilleNHL1997
WendoverNHL1975
Whitney M. Young Jr. BirthplaceNHL1972

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Listed places in this state ranked by Wikipedia article views. The figure is the monthly average from June to August 2026.

  1. 1
    Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge
    Structure · Covington
    4,218
  2. 2
    Sanders, Harland, Cafe
    Building · Corbin
    1,907
  3. 3
    Kentucky State Capitol
    Building · Frankfort
    1,011
  4. 4
    Kentucky Governor's Mansion
    Building · Frankfort
    892
  5. 5
    Belle Of Louisville (steamer)
    Structure · Louisville
    882

Counts come from the Wikimedia pageviews API.

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