The Henry Clay Estate The Henry Clay Estate - Tour
Ashland's essential 60-minute guided experience includes both floors of the 19th century mansion filled with authentic artifacts and furnishings. You will learn about Clay and his legacy as a statesman, his passion for American union, his careers as attorney and farmer, his public life and personal traits, and his life as a family man. The tour explores how slavery was the defining issue of Clay's own life and his times. You will learn about Clay's descendants who occupied and preserved Ashland into the 20th century. Includes stairs.
**Lunch at Selma's Gingko Tree Cafe on the estate grounds. (self pay).
Due to popularity, we added a second tour, just 15 minutes later, 10:15-11:45am, so everyone can eat lunch together.