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A gargoyle on a pedestal seen through an archway of skulls, with a Will U Hyde tombstone and skeletons on the balconies, on Healy Lane in Hamburg

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Healy Lane in Hamburg Is the Most Haunted Street in Lexington and I'd Put My Money on It

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Dave's Hot Chicken

#1 of 444 · 4.8 stars from 2,715 Google reviews · Restaurant

Ranked against 444 Lexington restaurants, rescored nightly.

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Things To Do in Lexington

Bourbon Trail

Tour world famous distilleries just minutes from downtown. Kentucky produces 95% of the world's bourbon.

Horse Farm Tours

Visit legendary thoroughbred farms in the heart of Bluegrass Country, the Horse Capital of the World.

Restaurants & Dining

Lexington restaurants ranked live by Google Reviews. Watch the live Lexington restaurant race, updated nightly, to see who is leading right now.

Keeneland

Experience world-class horse racing and sales at one of America's most beautiful racetracks.

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A gargoyle on a pedestal seen through an archway of skulls, with a Will U Hyde tombstone and skeletons on the balconies, on Healy Lane in Hamburg

Healy Lane in Hamburg Is the Most Haunted Street in Lexington and I'd Put My Money on It

Thriller dancers in zombie makeup on Main Street

We Spent the Whole Day at Lexington's Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade

The #9 Club Supreme cut in half, ordered Mike's Way, at Jersey Mike's in Palomar, Lexington KY

Jersey Mike's in Palomar Has One of the Best Cheese Steaks Around

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Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase

Downtown Lexington

Downtown Lexington

Hamburg

Hamburg

Ashland Park

Ashland Park

What Your Money Does Here

Regional Price Parities measure what the same basket of goods and services costs in one metro against the national average, where 100 is the national price level. Lexington sits at 92.9 overall and 77.1 on housing rents.

Housing rents

31.2% less than Chicago

Lexington77.1
Chicago112.0

All items

10.3% less than Chicago

Lexington92.9
Chicago103.6

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metro area, 2024 data year, released February 19, 2026. Lexington figures are for the Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan statistical area, not the city limits.

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