These, plus a zoo, amusement park, breweries, historic homes, confectionaries, parks and music festivals comprise the fabric of Louisville’s cultural scene. The Speed Art Museum and the KMAC both showcase the visual arts in their own stunning spaces. cities with a professional full-time orchestra, opera, ballet, children’s theatre, dinner theatre and Broadway Series.
If the arts are more to your liking, Louisville is one of only a handful of U.S.
The Urban Bourbon Trail boasts over 35 bars and restaurants with more than 60 bourbons and bourbon-inspired culinary delights – so download the passport, collect your stamps and enjoy a special prize at the end. The Urban Bourbon Experience is comprised of more than ten distilleries that are open for public tours and tastings. And, Louisville’s native son, Muhammad Ali, is now remembered with a self-guided tour of “Ali’s Footsteps of Greatness.'Īnother hallmark of Kentucky – Bourbon – has taken center stage as a “must do” when visiting the city. The Belle of Louisville is the oldest operating steamboat still in existence. The bat of most major league baseball teams is made at Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. The iconic Churchill Downs and Kentucky Derby Museum pay homage to the thoroughbred horse – a hallmark of what makes Kentucky so special. With more than 120 attractions Louisville has something for everyone to see and do.
