Frankfort, capital city of Kentucky, is one of the country's oldest and smallest state capitals. It is a quaint little town cut through by the Kentucky River. Bluegrass country residents boast of Frankfort's quality of life, the natural beauty of the Kentucky River and its palisades, the graciousness of the local people, and the area's wealth of cultural offerings. Often rated highly in polls measuring top small metropolitan cities in which to live, Frankfort offers the charm of small-town living with both big-city amenities and rolling countryside only a stone's throw away.