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125 S 2nd St, Danville, KY 40422
Museum
(859) 236-2804
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(859) 236-2803
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Driving Directions
From Berea, KY
Head southwest on KY-21 W/Chestnut St. towards Boone St. for 3.5 miles. Turn left at Cartersville Rd. and follow it for 3.0 miles. Turn right to stay on Cartersville Rd. and continue 4.7 miles before turning left at KY-52 W/Richmond Rd. Continue for 18.4 miles, then turn right at Standford Ave. Continue for 1.2 miles, then turn left at E. Walnut St. After 0.2 miles, then turn right on S. 2nd St. The McDowell House is located on your right. There is free parking on the street, but there is a two-hour limit.
From Bowling Green, KY
Take I-65 N and take Exit 43 to merge onto KY-9008 E/Louie B. Nunn-Cumberland Parkway towards Glasgow/Somerset. Continue for 62.5 miles, then take Exist 62 for US-127 toward Jamestown/Russell Springs. Keep right at the fork, and follow signs for KY-80 to merge onto US-127 N. After 48.5 miles, turn right at W. Walnut St., then take the first left onto S. 2nd St. The McDowell House is located on your right. There is free parking on the street, but there is a two-hour limit.
From Frankfort, KY
Take US-127 S out of Frankfort for 40.1 miles. Turn left at US-127 S/Harrodsburg Rd., and follow US-127 S for 2.1 miles. Turn left onto W. Main St., go 0.6 miles, then turn right at S. 2nd St. The McDowell House is located on your right. There is free parking on the street, but there is a two-hour limit.
From Lebanon, KY
Head east on KY-52 E/US-68 E/W. Main St. towards N. Spalding Avenue, and continue for 18.8 miles. Turn right at KY-52 E/US-150 E/E. 2nd St. and continue for 10 miles. Turn right at S. 2nd St., and the McDowell House is located on your left. There is free parking on the street, but there is a two-hour limit.
From Lexington, KY
Take US-27 S/Lexington Rd. out of town for 21 miles, then turn right at KY-34 W/Chenault Bridge Rd. Continue to follow KY-34 W for 6.7 miles, then turn left at Wilderness Rd. After 0.3 miles, turn right at E. Main St., follow for 0.2 miles, then turn left onto S. 2nd St. The McDowell House is located on your left. There is free parking on the street, but there is a two-hour limit.
From Louisville, KY
Get on I-64 E towards Lexington. Take Exit 48 for KY-151 S towards US-127 S/Lawrenceburg/Graefenburg, and keep right at the fork. Follow signs for Lawrenceburg and merge onto KY-151 S. After 6.7 miles, turn right onto US-127 S and continue for 28.9 miles. Turn left at US-127 S/Harrodsburg Rd., and follow US-127 S for 2.1 miles. Turn left onto W. Main St., go 0.6 miles, then turn right at S. 2nd St. The McDowell House is located on your right. There is free parking on the street, but there is a two-hour limit.