Driving Directions to
Rosa Foster Beeson Manor Hotel
From the North – Cincinnati
From the South – Knoxville, Tennessee
From the South – Nashville, Tennessee
From the East – West Virginia
From the West – Lexington Bluegrass Airport
From the West – Louisville
From the North – Cincinnati
1. Get onto I-75 South.
2. Take Exit 115 – Newtown Pike/KY 922. This is the first Lexington exit after I-64 joins I-75.
3. Turn right onto Newtown Pike. Go 1.5 miles (6 lights).
4. Get onto New Circle West/KY 4. Entrance ramp is on the right just after the 6th light.
5. Get off at Exit 2 – US 68/Harrodsburg Rd.
6. Turn right onto US 68/Harrodsburg Rd. Go 10.5 miles.
7. After 10 miles, KY 29 joins US 68.
8. Follow KY 29 as it goes straight at the fork, left side of Marathon gas station. This is a dangerous intersection! Oncoming traffic has the right-of-way.
9. Continue on KY 29 into Wilmore.
10. Go straight through the first stop light (College St).
11. Turn left onto Gillispie Street. (1st left after the light; one-way street).
12. At four-way stop turn right into the circle drive (June Ryan Circle).
13. Beeson Manor is the last building on the circle.
From the South – Knoxville, Tennessee*
1. Get onto I-75 North.
2. Get off at Exit 104 – KY 418/Athens-Boonesboro (first Lexington exit). Go for about 5 miles. When you cross Man-O-War Blvd. the road name will change to Richmond Road.
3. Get onto New Circle West. Entrance ramp is on the left.
4. Get off at Exit 2 – US 68/Harrodsburg Rd.
5. Turn left onto US 68/Harrodsburg Rd. Go 10.5 miles.
6. After 10 miles, KY 29 will join US 68.
7. Follow KY 29 as it goes straight at the fork, left side of Marathon gas station. This is a dangerous intersection! Oncoming traffic has the right-of-way.
8. Continue on KY 29 into Wilmore.
9. Go straight through the first stop light.
10. Turn left onto Gillispie Street. (1st left after the light; one-way street).
11. At four-way stop turn right into the circle drive (June Ryan Circle).
12. Beeson Manor is the last building on the circle.
*Alternate Route (shorter route on some curvy, country roads)
Replaces From the South – Knoxville, TN #2 through #12.
1. Get off at Exit 59 – Mount Vernon/US 25/US 150.
2. Turn left onto US 25.
3. In Mt. Vernon stay straight and follow the signs for US 150 to Stanford. Go about 25 miles.
4. In Stanford turn right onto US 27 North to Lancaster. It is 7 miles to Lancaster.
5. Stay in the right hand lane while going through Lancaster.
6. Continue on US 27 for about 21 more miles.
7. After you cross the Kentucky River and enter Jessamine County there will be a few stoplights and then an exit ramp for KY 29.
8. Get off at the KY 29 exit (no number).
9. Turn left onto KY 29. Go for 5 miles.
10. Turn left onto US 68/Harrodsburg Rd
11. Follow KY 29 as it goes straight at the fork, left side of Marathon gas station. This is a dangerous intersection! Oncoming traffic has the right-of-way.
12. Continue on KY 29 into Wilmore.
13. Go straight through the first stop light.
14. Turn left onto Gillispie Street. (1st left after the light; one-way street).
15. At four-way stop turn right into the circle drive (June Ryan Circle).
16. Beeson Manor is the last building on the circle.
From the South – Nashville, Tennessee
1. Get onto I-65 North towards Louisville.
2. Get off at Exit 93 – Bluegrass Parkway (towards Bardstown/Lexington).
3. Get off at Exit 68 – KY 33/Versailles.
4. Turn right onto KY 33. Go 1.1 miles.
5. Turn left onto I-169. (Follow to and through Keene). Go for about 9 miles.
6. Turn right onto US 68/Harrodsburg Rd. Stay straight.
7. After 2.5 miles, KY 29 will join US 68.
8. Follow KY 29 as it goes straight at the fork, left side of Marathon gas station. This is a dangerous intersection! Oncoming traffic has the right-of-way.
9. Continue on KY 29 into Wilmore.
10. Go straight through the first stop light.
11. Turn left onto Gillispie Street. (1st left after the light; one-way street).
12. At four-way stop turn right into the circle drive (June Ryan Circle).
13. Beeson Manor is the last building on the circle.
From the East – West Virginia
1. Get onto I-64 West.
2. Get off at Exit 81 – I-75 South.
3. Get off at Exit 110 – US 60/Winchester Road.
4. Turn right onto Winchester Road (towards Lexington).
5. Get onto New Circle East/KY 4. Entrance ramp is on the left.
6. Continue on New Circle through all of the stoplights. New Circle will then turn into a closed access four-lane highway.
7. Get off at Exit 2 – US 68/Harrodsburg Rd.
8. Turn left onto US 68/Harrodsburg Rd. Go 10.5 miles.
9. After 10 miles, KY 29 will join US 68.
10. Follow KY 29 as it goes straight at the fork, left side of Marathon gas station. This is a dangerous intersection! Oncoming traffic has the right-of-way.
11. Continue on KY 29 into Wilmore.
12. Go straight through the first stop light.
13. Turn left onto Gillispie Street. (1st left after the light; one-way street).
14. At four-way stop turn right into the circle drive (June Ryan Circle).
15. Beeson Manor is the last building on the circle.
From the West – Lexington Bluegrass Airport
1. Turn right out of the airport onto Man-O-War Blvd. Go about 3 miles.
2. Turn right onto US 68/Harrodsburg Rd. Go 9 miles.
3. After 8.5 miles, KY 29 will join US 68.
4. Follow KY 29 as it goes straight at the fork, left side of Marathon gas station. This is a dangerous intersection! Oncoming traffic has the right-of-way.
5. Continue on KY 29 into Wilmore.
6. Go straight through the first stop light.
7. Turn left onto Gillispie Street. (1st left after the light; one-way street).
8. At four-way stop turn right into the circle drive (June Ryan Circle).
9. Beeson Manor is the last building on the circle.
From the West – Louisville*
1. Get onto I-64 East.
2. Get off at Exit 58 – US 60.
3. Go South on US 60 toward Lexington/Versailles.
4. Follow US 60 for about 8 miles to Versailles.
5. Stay straight on main road towards Lexington. (Follow the signs for US 60 Bypass/Versailles Rd.) Go another 8 miles.
6. Turn right onto Man-O-War Blvd. (major intersection; Keeneland on the left, airport on the right