Reviews of Waveland State Historic Site (Museum)

Joel Stanley

Neat little place to spend an afternoon. The antebellum Manor was well kept and had a lot of interesting stuff inside. There is also a playground which is nice, many shaded picnic tables and a little souvenir shop among all of the historical attractions. The tours are worth taking and are recommended.

Kay Hagan-Haller

We visited on a day of what had been billed as a large arts and craft fair with food trucks and tours. There was a coffee truck, a pizza truck and a barbecue truck. Not a big selection. Tours of the house were shortened but informative and guides were well versed in the history of this old hemp plantation. I was also expecting a larger turnout of art vendors --so this was a little disappointing. The old house is beautiful and full of Kentucky history making it worth the entry fee and visit.

Chevalier Seretto

Tours inside the Manor house and outbuildings were already closed for the season (though decorations could be seen on the doors and through the windows). Private Holiday photo sessions could also be arranged! But I was solo this visit, and strolling the grounds is encouraged so I did just that. The house itself is truly a wonder. What I thought was the front of it was actually the side. When I walked around to the left it was then that I noticed the majestic white columns and wide steps leading to the main doors. Everything one imagines when thinking of Southern Estates in bygone days. From the true ice house to the smoke house to the child sized replica of a log cabin, so much to see and photograph. I could imagine myself living there way back when.

Megan Moore

So fun! Great grounds. And I found my first geocache.

nirmal verma

nice place

Michelle Puckett

Beautiful location, kind staff, and rich with history

Lisa Spears

Great experience, very knowledgeable guide, a must see when your in the area

Donald Bullock

Cool

Marcella Hudson

Super

Michelle Frick

Great place for summer visits

Kristen Noder

My husband and I enjoyed the tour of the grounds and buildings the day after our daughter got married there. Absolutely beautiful grounds and a must see for those who love history!

Maria McNamara

Apparently this is the place for professional photography. I think 10 different families were here taking photos. The mansion has a lot of history, but I do believe the grounds could have been a little better landscaped. They do decorate for Christmas and have a Christmas play every year.

Leon R Jones

Wonderful experience, fun and informative

Randy Adams

Awesome view

stephanie webb

Field trip with Layla's class. Gorgeous place, ky. history, kids were great, was a blustery day, picnic tables, playground, gardens, best day with my bff

Darval Rash

Great setting

Sarah Hockensmith

Had a wonderful time bringing the kids here!

Rob Purdie

Exceptionally well maintained! A true treasure of the Lexington area.

mindy edmondson

I took my mom to tea Tuesday and we both loved it. I'd do it again. Although more savory finger foods would be a plus. I got a little sugared out towards the end.

Sheri King

Beautiful area for everyday & loved the haunted trails & house tours for Halloween!

Sean Burns

Bathroom was clean. Also, nice place to take photos.

Laura M

Love seeing Santa every year!

Debbie Sowers

We went to Dickens Christmas Carol and the cast was great. However, it was very crowded and some scenes you could not see. Would have been a better experience had they limited the number of attendance to no more than 15-20 at a time.

Larry Hamilton

Likes it

Lovey

Everyone should see this beautiful mansion

Christopher Morris

A fairly impressive piece of Kentucky history. The tour was fun as fun as we made it and it was good to wander around the property.

Patricia Mobelini

It was very nice and our guide through the museum was wonderful such a sweet lady

Josh Wray

Fantastic spot for a picnic and there’s a community garden too!

Antonio Camacho

My friend got married here..❤

burl fannin

must visit

Pete Wallace

Great pokestops ;)

John Bentley

Great place for pictures or a family picnic.

Mike Terry

Great time and beautiful park for the Art Fair!

Morgan Power

A great place to go if your interested in learning about the history of Lexington, and Kentucky.

Yongwook Song

Great for having small party for kids.

David Hicks

Must visit secret of Lexington. Historical house on beautiful grounds. Great tour of this home is dirt cheap. The learning garden is new and sure to grow. Check the website for the schedule of events - movies shown outside on the barn a few times a year. They show classics like Singing in the Rain, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and The Birds toward October. Playground equipment for the kids also. Daily Tea is a huge hit.

Pam Sutton

Visited Waveland for the first time today. The tour was excellent. The guide was dressed in period dress and was very knowledgeable. She even showed us her layers of under garments - never expected that! I loved seeing the Bible with the names of family member’s marriage dates with one of them dated 2003. There was hair jewelry and other interesting artifacts. I loved everything about this place. I will definitely go back for other events.

Richard Powell

Excellent historic homestead in Lexington. Well worth the admission and the time.

Robert Crawley

Historical house tours are not really my thing, but the guide was very informative and it was interesting.

I love Jesus Holiness Man

Love this place

Alice Forbes

Hard for handicap to walk on ricks with Walker to get into barn for events. Restrooms not good for H/C person. Called ahead to see how convent it was for H/C person and was mislead by their reply. Will have to think long and hard yo attend another city concert in the future.

alex duff

It's really awesome to visit a place that has so much history and it's still standing to this day love the ghost hunts during October check it out

Chris C

We had a wonderful time watching a vintage baseball game on the grounds of Waveland. The atmosphere was wonderful and the staff were very friendly. My daughter loved the nature trail and had so much fun! Hope to come back for other great events!

Clay Dowling

A great place to go if you want to see people get family portraits. Can't see anything else because of the crowds.

Alex Courtwright

Wonderfully scenic place for photos or a quick family trip. Little ones will love the tiny house around back.

Jennifer Bradford

Simply beautiful. We catered two weddings there in a month. The venue is gorgeous and perfect for events. They have a building for bathrooms and a barn! Finally took a tour and the lively lady brought the entire family and estate to life. Do not miss this when in Lex!

Shelia Dillard

Great historical site

Dottie Powell

I was very enterresting it hear from the other side

Toni Spicer

Great Tea Time Experience.

Don Cornelius

Quiet and historic place to chill.

Adam Rahenkamp

Beautiful

Shifu RC

A very good place nearly destroyed by UK. Now restored. It is also haunted by the missus. She greets you at the door. Seems jovial enough.

cj the hopper

Awesome historical commentator! Wonderful visit!!!

Wayne Akers

Ghost tour was awesome!

Tim Kidwell

Great place for an event

Eric Weber

Went for the outdoor movie series. The staff and the venue were great, although there were some AV issues.

David C

Beautiful property

O'Dail Lawson

Our van window was broken and my wifes purse was stolen in the middle of the day! Carry your valuables if you go.

bruce w Garcia

My favorite tour.

Laura Corron

Awesome at Halloween fun haunted houses done well

Noland Aull

An amazing site with beautiful fields to walk through. Highly recommended.

Lynn Dvorak

If you like history, this is well worth going to.

Elizabeth Secchi

Beautiful place, very well kept up and friendly staff

Beth Scott

We have enjoyed going to Christmas tea for 6 years since moving to Kentucky. It's an absolutely beautiful place to visit all year round, and the interpreters are knowledgeable and so friendly.

Steve Bartlett

Fun and educational. Really get a feel for what life was like 150 years ago. Very nice and informative guide was a real bonus.

Carl Gilmore

Interesting historical home. Better yet because many of the furnishings are original!

jason ross

Went for a Kentucky Junior Historical Society Field Trip. Kids loved it. Guide was amazing!

Tiffany Schum

Love stopping here after work for pokestop

Robert Srodulski

We went for the annual art fair. What a pleasant surprise! Plenty of parking, ample number of arts & craft booths, wonderful outdoor landscaping, free wine tasting. Only downer was one food vendor and a kettle corn booth.

mark powley

Art fair was tastefully done!! Good job!!

Brennanbooth89

Needs some maintenance and upkeep, but very pretty.

April Clayton

Beautiful grounds, lovely home. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly

Pat Laffoon

Just had Tuesday Tea, had wonderful experience. Learned the edqute of the right and wrong way to have high tea. The ladies were generous with thier knowledge and time. If you've never been to Waveland this is one of the best ways to share this with friend.

Aaron Roberts

Neat historic site! I'm an out of town visitor and enjoyed walking the grounds on my lunch break.

bethann stinnett

Waveland remains a beautifully kept place here in south Lexington. Countless events; Tuesday teas, Christmas specials and endless weddings occur year round. If you’re looking for a timeless place to visit this is it.

Nicholas Renick

Pokemon/ really cool buildings

REM Install

I appreciate the park for letting us the Bluegrass Barons play our vintage base ball games there. What a awesome place to play at. Thanks so much for give us the honor to play there. Sincerely TUGBOAT

Tanya Wilson

Beautiful trails

Jeffrey Boord-Dill

A beautiful historic home.

Blake Cahoon

Very interesting historical home and beautiful grounds. Well worth the visit

Bijesh Mishra

Fun

Jerry Goodale

Best tour I had of historic homes in Lexington

Doreen Legere

Had Tuesday afternoon tea. It was so much fun..

marcia hurlow

Well-thought out museum with good guides. Not original furnishings, etc. Fire in 1980s destroyed many artifacts

Michael Sakowich

Classical Baseball game at Waveland

Terri Smith

Love the history of this place. Lots of wonderful places for photos.

Vicci Seaton

It was beautiful ! our tour guide was wonderful

Jacob Hollis

I really love this place! my sister had a wedding and it was the best. Years of fun!

David Kravetz

A great historic place in Lexington, KY. Civil War area mansion, old cabins and lots of history. Live re-enacting adds to it. There is a fee, but it is definitely worth it! Great place for family photo shoots, scenery photography and more.

Jim Everman

A great place for weddings, family gatherings, parties and picnics as well as historical gatherings.

Kay B.

It's nice to see a piece of history. There is a house in the back showing where servants stayed and even an example of a 'hall pass'. What was weird was that there was a wedding going on there. The grounds were beautiful but considering the history why would someone want to have a wedding there??

Matt Whitman

We did family pictures here. There are great scenery and so close to town.

Gary Dodd

Nice tour. It was very informative and didn't feel like it was from a script. More like a family member telling old stories. If you just want to look at things for a minute and move on then the tour might be a little slow as there is a lot of history provided. Grounds were nice and overall I think this was worth the visit.

Monty Reed

Just an awesome place to visit, lots of history. Quiet place to walk around. Highly recommend to visit

Tammy Montgomery

Beautiful

Margaret Nichols

Everytime my mother comes to visit me, our new favorite thing is to do mansion tours. Waveland did not disappoint. Our tour guide was amazing, and had an answer to every single one of our millions of questions. I wish they would go a little more into the spooky side and talk more about ghost activity, but for a more lighthearted tour its great. ake the tour or just take a walk- interesting Antebellum household and historic slave quarters, ice house, smoke house and rolling walk-able grounds.

Lisa Fluharty

Gorgeous!

Jonathan Burke

This place has 5 pokéstops! Also a gym to train your pokémon haha but really its a nice place to get some history and get married.

David Johnson

Great historical experience, with plenty of seasonal activities to keep you coming back.

Thomas Luna

We even seen a small alligator...

Suzan Hawthorne

This is a wonderful place to visit. Beautiful park setting to enjoy with the family.

Melissa Elwood

Very nice and historical place. Went for the High Tea. Delicious food and tea. Definitely recommend.

Christopher Spiller

Good to see hemp growing in Kentucky again

Lee Jacobs

Waveland is a hidden gem in the Lexington area. Great place to visit and numerous activities throughout the year from baseball games to ghost hunts. Be sure to visit!

Greg G

Beautiful park with lots of history. Enjoyed a filming of Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen TV Show in the barn

David Quisenberry

They were closed for the Winter

Tim Nease

Beautiful place

Alexis K

Beautiful step back in time for those who are excited by history. Gorgeous home and grounds, and tours were very affordable! It's a gem!

don cornelius

Historic site, get a little taste of the history of the bluegrass as well as play Pokemon and Ingress.

James & Brittany King

If you like historical sites and information then it is an amazing place to visit, even with your whole family.