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.
Get around
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- Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge, 38.6499°, -83.7596°. Carries U.S. Route 62 over the Ohio River.
- Russell Theatre, 9 E. Third St., 38.646667°, -83.764722°.
- Murals.
- National Underground Railroad Museum, 38 W. 4th Street, 38.64654°, -83.76774°, +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, 38.64816°, -83.76705°, +1 606-564-5865. Explores area history, such as European American arrivals and African American heritage. 2021-09-11
- Washington Historic District (Old Washington), 2028 Old Main St, 38.61619°, -83.80849°, +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 2021-09-11
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