Alumni Gymnasium, Lexington

#180 among attractions in Lexington

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Alumni Gymnasium, now known as Alumni Gym Fitness Center, is a building on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located on the corner of South Limestone Street and Avenue of Champions next to the University of Kentucky Student Center. When it opened in 1924, replacing Alumni Hall, it was a 2,800 seat multi-purpose arena, serving as home to the UK Wildcats basketball team. It was replaced when the Memorial Coliseum opened in 1950. The building later became a student recreation facility, and was frequently used for recreational and intramural basketball. During this period, it was also home to the University of Kentucky Men's Club Basketball team, University of Kentucky Club Dodgeball team, and the UK Men's Club Volleyball team. The interior of the facility was gutted in 2017 as part of a project to renovate the university's student center, and the building reopened in 2018 as a student fitness center. ()

Coordinates: 38°2'27"N, 84°30'13"W

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Alumni Gymnasium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rupp Arena, Memorial Coliseum, Lexington History Center, Kentucky Theater.

0.6 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Rupp Arena, Lexington
16 min walk • Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center is an arena located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
~990 ftSE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Memorial Coliseum, Lexington
5 min walk • Memorial Coliseum is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The facility, which opened in 1950, is home to three women's teams at the University of Kentucky – basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics. Before Rupp Arena opened in 1976, it also housed the men's basketball team.
0.6 miNE
Museum, History museum
Lexington History Center, Lexington
15 min walk • The Lexington History Center once housed several independent history museums in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It was located in the former Fayette County Courthouse until 2012 when the city closed the building for renovation.
0.5 miNE
Nightlife, Theater, Concerts and shows
Kentucky Theater, Lexington
13 min walk • The Kentucky Theatre is a historic cinema in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States, that first opened in October 1922. The building is currently owned by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and leased to a non-profit that shows films and hosts concerts and events.
0.6 miNE
Monuments and statues
John Hunt Morgan Memorial, Lexington
15 min walk • The John Hunt Morgan Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky, is a monument created during the Jim Crow era, as a tribute to Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, who was from Lexington and is buried in Lexington Cemetery.
0.6 miNE
Monuments and statues
John C. Breckinridge Memorial, Lexington
15 min walk • The John C. Breckinridge Memorial, originally on the courthouse lawn of Lexington, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. It commemorates John C.
0.5 miNE
Italianate architecture
Higgins Block, Lexington
14 min walk • The Higgins Block, also known as the Fayette Cigar Store, in Lexington, Kentucky, is a 3-story brick building designed by John McMurtry and constructed in 1872.
0.7 miN
Opera, Concerts and shows, Theater
Lexington Opera House, Lexington
18 min walk • The Lexington Opera House is a theatre located at 401 West Short Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Built in 1886, the Opera House replaced the former theatre, located on the corner of Main and Broadway, after fire destroyed it in January 1886.
0.5 miS
Park
University of Kentucky Arboretum, Lexington
14 min walk • The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky, 40 hectares or 100 acres, is located at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is open to the public from dawn to dusk every day of the year. The Arboretum hosts 18 tree species native to Kentucky, as well as 80 other native Kentucky plant species.
0.5 miS
Park
Nannine Clay Wallis Arboretum, Lexington
14 min walk • The Nannine Clay Wallis Arboretum 4 acres is a non-profit arboretum located at the Garden Club of Kentucky, Inc.'s State Headquarters, 616 Pleasant Street, Paris, Kentucky. The Arboretum is open to the public, sunrise to sunset, free of charge.
0.5 miNE
Music venue, Nightlife
The Dame, Lexington
14 min walk • The Dame was a music hall in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. The venue hosted live music seven nights a week from local, regional, and national headlining acts. Nick Sprouse and Cole Skinner served as talent buyers.

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Which popular attractions are close to Alumni Gymnasium?

Nearby attractions include Department of Geography, Lexington (4 min walk), Patterson Office Tower, Lexington (6 min walk), Singletary Center for the Arts, Lexington (6 min walk), University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington (7 min walk).

How to get to Alumni Gymnasium by public transport?

The nearest stations to Alumni Gymnasium:

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unknown - South Upper near Pine Outbound • Lines: 16 Southland Dr (6 min walk)
608 Maxwell @ Rose Outbound • Lines: 16 Southland Dr (9 min walk)