United States Post Office of the University of Kentucky

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something odd while walking past the University of Kentucky’s post office. The air was filled with an unusual scent—a mix of freshly baked cookies and old stamps—and it seemed to come from inside the building. As he peered through the window, he saw a postal worker happily sorting letters while humming along to some radio tune. Suddenly, the man dropped his stack of envelopes and rushed over to help himself to another cookie. A delivery driver passing by chuckled, thinking, ‘Must be their secret recipe!’

2. One day, a delivery driver asked curiously: ‘Why does everyone always wave and smile when I deliver packages here?’ An elderly neighbor whispered mysteriously, ‘They’re not just waving, they’re greeting your packages as if they were old friends!’ The driver shook his head, smiling. That night, while unpacking letters, he found an envelope addressed to “The Friendliest Mailbox in Lexington.” Inside was a note saying, “Welcome to our little community!”

3. A small boy walked into the United States Post Office one afternoon, puzzled by the sight of adults solemnly nodding their heads in unison as they entered. Curious, he approached an elderly gentleman who was just exiting and asked, ‘Why are you all bowing?’ The man smiled warmly and replied, ‘Son, it’s not bowing—it’s tipping our hats off respect for the flag!’ The boy nodded thoughtfully, then turned around and promptly tipped his imaginary hat too, much to the amusement of a nearby delivery driver and a passing neighbor.

4. Late every Tuesday night, an old man in a fedora would quietly enter the United States Post Office of the University of Kentucky. No one knew who he was or why he came, but they’d always notice the strange humming sound that followed him inside. Finally, someone asked the old man what the humming was all about. With a twinkle in his eye, he replied, ‘Just my way of saying hello to the mail lady.’ Turned out he was just a regular delivering packages late on Tuesdays—and everyone had been making it into some grand mystery.