BBC Brewing Co., LLC, BBC Taproom and Louisville Breweriana Museum
636 E. Main St.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-584-BREW
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Admission Charged
Louisville's Beer! A full scale brewery & bottling plant
Belle of Louisville & Spirit of Jefferson
401 West River Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
866-832-0011 or 502-574-2992
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Admission Charged
The Spirit of Jefferson features year-round lunch & dinner cruises on the beautiful Ohio River. Enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner buffet, dancing, and scenic views of the Louisville skyline.
Call for days and hours of operation. This attractively appointed vessel is climate controlled for the comfort of her passengers and is handicapped accessible. For ease of boarding, convenient passenger drop-off and nearby parking is available.
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave.
Louisville, 40208
800-283-3729 or 502-636-4400
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Admission Charged
Live Thoroughbred horse racing and home of the Kentucky Derby. Spring and fall racing with numerous events and festivals.
Conrad/Caldwell House Museum
1402 St. James Court
Louisville, KY 40208-2127
502-636-5023
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Admission Charged
Victorian Romanesque Revival house, richly decorated on both exterior & interior
E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park
3000 Freys Hill Road
Louisville, Kentucky
502-426-8950
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Recreational Park: BMX, pool, radio control airstrip, athletic fields, gym.
Farmington Historic House Museum
3033 Bardstown Road
Louisville, 40205
502-452-9920
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Admission Charged
1815 Federal-style house with important connections to Thomas Jefferson & Abraham Lincoln. Magnificently restored. Guided tours & museum store.
Frazier Historical Arms Museum
829 W. Main St.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-412-2280
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Take an unforgettable journey through history that spans 1000 years and 2 continents at the Frazier Museum which, in collaboration with Royal Armouries, holds in trust one of the greatest collections of arms, armor and related historical artifacts in the world. Through the use of interactive displays, state-of-the-art multi-media presentations and dynamic performances by costumed interpreters, history also comes alive
at The Frazier as never before.
Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium
Rauch Planetarium
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky 40292
502-852-6664
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Admission Charged
Screaming comets, dancing lasers, pulsing music, & thousands of stars -- all in a theatre unlike anything else in the region. Visit us for an out-of-this-world experience!
Glassworks
815 W. Market St.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-584-4510
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Admission Charged
A multi-use facility with galleries featuring artist from around the world, glass blowing classes & workshops, a restaurant, & tours daily.
Historic Homes Foundation, Inc.
3110 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY 40206
502-899-5079
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Admission Charged
HHF owns and operates Farmington (c. 1815), Whitehall (c. 1909), and Thomas Edison House (c. 1860). The three museums are open for tours and host rental events. HHF is affiliated with Historic Locust Grove.
Historic Locust Grove, Inc.
561 Blankenbaker Ln.
Louisville, Kentucky 40207
502-897-9845
Museum and store open daily, call for hours of operation
Admission Charged
This fifty-five acre site is a National Historic Landmark. The ca.1790 farm is the last home of General George Rogers Clark.
Jeffersontown Historical Museum
10635 Watterson Tr.
Louisville, KY 40299
502-261-8290
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Admission Free
Free museum. 50% of space is devoted to Pioneer artifacts & archives. 50% is 1,250 ethnic & folk dolls from all over the world.
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
315 Guthrie Green, Ste. 400
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-583-4100
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Admission Charged
African American Museum and Cultural Center located in the historic Russell District.
The Kentucky Center
501 W. Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-562-0100
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Admission Charged
From Broadway to ballet, blues to Beethoven, the Center brings a world of entertainment to its audiences on three fabulous stages. The "Center of It All!"
Kentucky Derby Museum
704 Central Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40208
502-637-1111
Open every day, call for hours of operation
Admission Charged
Featuring "The Greatest Race," a 360-degree, high-definition show, walking tours and NEW barn-area van tours of Churchill Downs.
Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design
715 W. Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
800-446-0102
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Admission Charged
What's inside the Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design? Art, shopping, creativity, and fun. Celebrating traditional and functional art, visitors can view and shop for hand-made items in two exhibition galleries and a sales gallery. Kentucky, regional, and national artists are featured in 22 exhibitions per year and a Permanent Collection Gallery, and over 200 Kentucky artists are represented in the retail gallery. Art lovers can also attend exciting hands-on workshops in the Education Center.
Louisville Extreme Park
Witherspoon & Clay Streets
Louisville, Kentucky
502-574-3333
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The Extreme Park features a 24-foot full-pipe and offers a great balance of street-style
Louisville Science Center
727 W. Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-561-6100
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Admission Charged
The Louisville Science Center aims to entertain and educate you. We do this through hands-on exhibits, IMAX® films, educational programs and special events.
Louisville Slugger Museum
800 West Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-588-7228
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Admission Charged
See the World's Biggest Bat! Fascinating and fun tour of the bat factory. Interactive exhibits. Baseball's greatest hitters. Free mini bat with tour. Personalized bats available.
Louisville Zoo
1100 Trevilian Way
Louisville, Kentuck 40233
502-459-2181
Open year around, call for days and hours of operation
Houses 1,300 animals in the heart of Louisville
Muhammad Ali Center
One Riverfront Plaza
Suite 1702
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-584-9254
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Admission Charged
The Muhammad Ali Center is an international, cultural and educational institution that is guided and inspired by the ideals of Muhammad Ali as they relate to our individual lives. Visitors will experience a non-traditional museum experience that parallel Muhammad Ali's steps to "personal greatness"--goal-setting, training, motivation, and humanitarianism. His biographical storyline--from his Louisville roots to his boxing career, to his societal and religious convictions--will come alive through both integrated and stand-alone experiences.
Renaissance Fun Park
201 Park Place Dr.
Louisville, Kentucky 40243
502-253-9700
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Admission Charged
Four acres of Family Fun! Go Karts, two 18-hole miniature golf courses, & arcades
Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing
7410 Moorman Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40272
502-935-6809
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Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing is a 300-acre historic site on the Ohio River southwest of downtown Louisville. The centerpiece of the site is the Farnsley-Moremen House. During the 19th century, the Ohio River was a superhighway carrying goods, people and ideas to far-flung parts of a young America. Visitors to Riverside learn about the important role the river played in the lives of the people who brought this property to life by cultivating its fields and trading on the river.
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
937 Phillips Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40209
800-SCREAMS
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Admission Charged
A full-feature theme and water park with eight rollercoasters including the latest ride, Greezed Lightnin'.
The Speed Art Museum
2035 S. Third Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40208
502-634-2700
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Founded in 1927, The Speed Art Museum has over 13,000 pieces in its collection, spanning 6,000 years, ranging from ancient Egyptian to contemporary art. The Museum has distinguished collections of 17th century Dutch and Flemish painting; 18th century French art; Renaissance and Baroque tapestries; and significant holdings of contemporary painting and sculpture.
Thomas Edison House
729-31 E. Washington Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-585-5247
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Admission Charged
1850's shotgun home of Thomas Edison while employed at Western Union. On exhibit are many of Edison's inventions, including phonographs, incandescent bulbs and motion picture artifacts.
Whitehall
3110 Lexington Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40206
502-897-2944
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Admission Charged
Antebellum style mansion, Circa 1855/1909, Formal Florentine Garden, 10-acre grounds
Woodford Reserve Distillery
7855 McCracken Pike
Versailles, Kentucky 40383
800-542-1812
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Admission Charged
This National Historic Landmark is one of the oldest working bourbon distilleries in Kentucky. Tours available year 'round, history exhibits and gift shop
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Clarimont
Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest
Highway 245
Clermont, Kentucky 40110
502-955-8512
Open daily 7am to sunset
Admission Charged
A 250-acre arboretum, lakes, Visitor Center with art gallery and shop, and over 35 miles of trails through natural forest.
Jim Beam's American Outpost
Hwy 245
Clermont, Kentucky 40110
502-543-9877
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Admission Free
Visitor Center for Jim Beam Distillery, history & production, Beam family home & more!
Shelbyville
Buffalo Crossing
1140 Bagdad Rd.
Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065
877-700-0047 or502-647-0377
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Admission Charged
A 1,000 acre working buffalo ranch which includes a restaurant, gift shops, petting zoo, pony rides & playground.
Frankfort
Buffalo Trace Distillery
1001 Wilkinson Blvd.
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
800-654-8471 or 502- 223-7641
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Admission Charged
Home of the most highly awarded bourbons in history.
Marengo
Cave Country Adventures
400 E. State Hwy. 64
Marengo, Kentucky 47140
888-70-CAVES or 812-365-2705
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Admission Charged
Cave Country Adventures offers walking & natural tours in two National Landmark caves paddling on beautiful Blue River & more.
Prospect
Classic Biplane Tours, LLC
4016 Deer Lake Circle
Prospect, Kentucky 40059
502-836-5252
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Admission Charged
Biplane rides- Discovering Louisville from the air while reliving the golden era of aviation in an open cockpit WACO airplane.
New Albany
Culbertson Mansion Historical Site
914 E. Main St.
New Albany, Kentucky 47150
812-944-9600
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Admission Charged
25-room Victorian mansion owned by William A. Culbertson, dry goods merchant and banker, hand-painted ceilings, guided tours, gift shop.
Falls of the Ohio
201 West Riverside Drive
Clarksville, IN 47129
812-280-9970
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Admission Charged
The Park overlooks the Ohio River and the 400- million-year-old Devonian Fossil Beds. Interpretive Center movie and exhibits tell the Falls' story.
Midway
Equus Run Vineyards & Winery
1280 Moores Mill Road
Midway, Kentucky 40347
859-846-9463
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Admission Charged
Boutique winery & vineyard, gift shop, tasting, tours, garden, croquet lawns, bocce courts, reception and banquet facilities in the heart of the Bluegrass
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