Birds, Bugs, and Butterflies, OH MY: Maysville, Kentucky

I found Maysville a charming city. We walked around looking at the beautiful buildings.

This little green trimmed building caught my eye right away! It is so cute! It is on Market St. c. 1897 and was operated as a cigar shop.

Then on the corner of Market and Third St. is the Masonic Temple-Cox Building. 1887. Even has gargoyles along the roof line

We went in here and saw an art show of local artists.

This building was next door and I thought it very interesting and you can see a Church on down the street.

This is a better picture of this charming house. Would loved to have gone inside!

Across the street is the Russell Theater, 1929. This is the site of Rosemary Clooney's "The Stars are Singing" movie premier in 1953.

Down an alley we saw this wonderful window box filled with petunias.

I almost missed this cute sign, hidden in the overgrown bush.....Some of my favorite places here and there....LOL

This building was across from the murals and loved the rustic look of it.

This on is called the Buffalo Trace, which became a roadway following US 68 southwest.

Sutton's Landing 1850.

The Underground Railroad....

This shows the quilts hung out to help the runaways which way to go and the light in the window that marked the goal across the river.

One of the most famous citizens of Maysville.... Rosemary Clooney.

These are just a few of my favorite ones....

Next we got in our car and found the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center....

This museum has a wonderful, wonderful exhibit of miniatures. There is the Spencer House, nursery rhyme characters, one of a kind homes, furniture, dolls, almost anything you can imagine. They don't allow pictures taken...but if you go to www.KYGMC.org you will be able to see some of the miniatures.

Right behind the museum is the Pioneer Graveyard....

Was a short narrow walk......

Burials here began at least as early as 1800. We found lots of butterflies here at the graveyard too.

Next we decided to check out Old Washington. After my GPS got tired of driving us around in circles we finally found it. Incorporated in 1786 by the Viginia Legislature and named for George Washington. There is a lot of history tied to this town...and some interesting buildings.

There were gift shoppes but looked like most were closed on Sunday.

The Post Office.

While we were driving around we saw a few of the 20 Quilts from the Heritage Quilt Trail. The colors and designs are beautiful...wish we had more time to do the complete trail....maybe an adventure for another day!

The Castle, French Quarter Inn

Mariner's Compass, Clarke & Clarke Insurance

Wild Goose Chase around Log Cabin, Kentucky Gateway Museum

Carpenter's Wheel, Hardymon Lumber

Just a few of what we saw.

If you stop at the Maysville-Mason County Convention & Visitors Bureau, M-F till 4:30pm...you can pick up all these pamphlets to help in your tour of Maysville, Ky. Or go on the internet www.cityofmaysville.com for information too. If you go down to see the American Queen when it comes through again on Aug. 4th at 12 noon and Aug. 6 at 1pm...they will have pamphlets there at the landing gate...that is where I got mine.