In 1954, the meetinghouse was enshrined in a building of local limestone. Medallions in the windows depict some of the important events in the Christian Church. Inside is the restored meetinghouse along with a museum of church and pioneer history. Independent and group visitors also are welcome. Groups larger than a carload should call first.
Admission is free, with donations encouraged.
Every year the shrine hosts Cane Ridge Day with picnics, music and guest preachers. A historic marker notes the site along what is now Leestown Pike A Community Built on Faith One of the best known attractions in the Lexington area reflects a fascinating chapter of Kentucky and American religious history. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, southwest of Lexington, is the largest restored Shaker village in the United States, and is a monument to the 19th- century members of the Society of Believers who strived to create a heaven on earth. It stands on a fertile rise overlooking the Kentucky River. As followers of a charismatic woman named Ann Lee, whom they believed to be the Second Coming of Christ in female form, Shakers were committed to celibacy, pacifism, equality, shared labor and common property.