There are no elections this year in Kentucky, but if you’re interested in political history, you might want to venture to Lexington to visit the Mary Todd Lincoln House, which was the Todd family home and the first museum in the country dedicated to a First Lady. There are also several free self-guided tours, including one of Lexington Cemetery, where numerous historical figures are buried. One such figure is U.S. General Gordon Granger, who announced in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 that all enslaved persons were free, a date we now recognize as Juneteenth.
By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo courtesy of Mary Todd Lincoln House
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