Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort

We spent a day in downtown Frankfort recently, and we finally made it to the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History!

For $8, you can see this great museum, AND tour the Old State Capitol.  You can also see the Kentucky Military History Museum for the same price, except during the winter.

Anyway, we had a very nice time exploring the museum and here are some photos!

This is a very impressive museum, with many pieces that are Holy Grailish.  I was most impressed with a watch that once belonged to Honest Abe.

A jacket worn by William Goebel when he was shot and killed is there too.  You can see the bullet hole.

More on Goebel later, but what a fascinating story!  Goebel was governor of Kentucky for 4 days when he was assassinated!  I just checked Wikipedia, and it says that he remains the only state governor assassinated in the US while in office!


We were told that elementary school kids come through here a lot, and this is the kind of museum that would have blown my mind at that age.  It pretty much blows my mind now, but a visit here must be very special for the kids that come through.  There is just so much to see.