Brennan House Historic Home 631 S Fifth St., Louisville 40202.
Tues.-Sat. 1-4. Admission charged. Downtown Louisville's only historic residence
that uniquely preserves a fine example of Victorian life. 502-540-5145.
Cathedral of the Assumption 443 5 5th St., Louisville 40202. Mon.-Fri. 10-4, Sun. 1-4, self-guided tours except during mass. This neo-Gothic Roman Catholic Cathedral is the third oldest in the US and features one of the oldest stained glass windows in the country. Tours and scheduled free performances. 502-583-3100.
Conrad/Caldwell House Museum
1402 St. James Ct., Louisville 40208.
Tues.-Thurs. 1-5. Individual and group rates. Built in 1895 in Louisville's
first suburb, the home is completely renovated with Victorian period
furnishings. 502-636-5023.
Farmington Historic Home 3033 Bardstown Rd., Louisville 40205. Mon.-Sat. 10-4:30, Sun. 1.30-4:30. Admission charged, under 6 free. Octagonal rooms and hidden stairways are features of this federal-style home built by John and Lucy Speed in 1810 using a design by Thomas Jefterson. In 1841, Abraham Lincoln visited here. 502-452-9920.
Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing Lower River Rd. & Moreman Rd., Louisville 40272. Wed.-Sat. 10-4:30, Sun. 1-4:30. Last tour departs at 3:45. Admission charged, under 5 free. 19th century farmstead features a restored Civil War era brick Kentucky "I" house with a spectacular two-story Greek-Revival portico. Site includes visitors center and related terminus. 502-935-6809.
Locust Grove Historic Home 561 Blankenbaker Ln., Louisville
40207. Mon-Sat. 10-4:30, Sun. 1:30-4:30. Admission charged. Georgian plantation
has welcomed U.S. Presidents James Monroe, Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor.
Built in 1790, the last home of General George Rogers Clark, the founder of
Louisville and Revolutionary War hero. National Historic Landmark. 502-897-9845.
Thomas Edison's Butchertown House/Museum 729 E. Washington St.,
Louisville 40202. Tues-Sat.
10-2. Admission charged, student rate oftered,
under 6 free. In the 1860's, Edison rented a room in this 1850's double
"shotgun" Contains a collection of Edison's inventions. 502-585-5247
Whitehall 3110 Lexington Rd., Louisville 40206. Mon.-Fri. 10-3.
Admission charged. Antebellum Mansion, Circa 1855, Formal Florentine Garden,
10-acre grounds. 502-897-2944.
Belle of Louisville Wharf at 4th & River Rd., Louisville
40202. Memorial Day - Labor Day, individual and group rates. Built in 1914, the
Belle is the nation's oldest operating Mississippi-style stern-wheel steam-boat.
National Belle of Louisville Historic Landmark. 502-574-2992.
Falls of the Ohio P0 Box 741, Jeftersonville, IN 47130. Mon.-Sat. 9-5, Sun. 1-5. Admission. Interpretive Center highlights 400 million year old fossil bed, natural and cultural history of the area. 812-283-4999.
McAlpine Locks and Dam N 27th St., Louisville 40212. Daily 6-6. The 8,627 ft. long locks and dam feature 9 gates. 502-774-3514.
Riverfront Belvedere, between Main St. and River Rd. between 4th and 6th Streets, Louisville 40202. Eight acre plaza overlooking the Ohio River.
Star of Louisville 151 E River Rd., Louisville 40202. Year-round cruises. Lunch, dinner & Sunday brunch, 7 days a week; times vary. Individual & group rates. Luxurious cruising and dining on a l3OAoot yacht style ship. Fully enclosed dining decks with unlimited buflets, live music and dancing. 502-589-7827.
Spirit of Jefferson Lower River Rd. & Moreman Rd., Louisville
40272. Individual & group rates. Excursions on the Ohio River south of the
McAlpine Locks. Docked at Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing. 502-574-2992.
Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave., Louisville 40204. Daily
8-4:45. Built in 1848, this superbly landscaped setting is the resting-place for
over 112,000 persons who helped forge this region, including George Rogers Clark
and Colonel Harland Sanders. 502-451-5630.
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery 4701 Brownsboro Rd., Louisville,
40207. Daily 8-4:30. A mausoleum marks the burial plot of Zachary Taylor, the
12th President of the United States. Soldiers who died in World War II, Vietnam
and the Korean wars are also buried in the cemetery. 502-893-3852.
American Printing House for The Blind 1839 Frankfort Ave.,
Louisville 40206. Mon.-Fri. 8-4:30. Tours Mon.-Fri. 10 & 2. 'talking books"
and Braille. Tour a totally different world of publishing at the oldest national
non-profit agency for visually-impaired people in the US. 502-895-2405.
Colonel Harland Sanders Museum 1441 Gardiner Ln., Louisville 40213.
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30-4:30,
Fri. 8.30-3. Admission free. Exhibits the great
American success story of the Colonel and his famous Kentucky Fried Chicken.
502-456-8353.
Louisville Slugger Museum 800W Main St., Louisville - 40202. Mon. Sat. 9-5. Admission charged. Home to the Louisville Slugger Museum & Bat Factory. World's largest baseball bat and fielder's mitt. Admission charged. 502-585-5226.
Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs 704 Central Ave., Louisville 40208. Daily 9-5. Admission charged. Experience the thrill of the KY Derby every day at the world's largest museum of its kind. An award-winning, 360-degree multi-image presentation is shown every hour on the half hour followed by a walking tour of Churchill Downs. Computerized participatory exhibits. 502-637-1111
.
Louisville Stoneware Company 731 Brent St., Louisville 40204. Mon.-Sat. 9-6. Tours 9-3. Nationally famous hand-painted dinnerware and ovenware is made at Louisville Stoneware where visitors can see the entire process. 502-582-1900.
Louisville Science Center/Imax Theatre 727W. Main St., Louisville
40202. Mon.-Thurs. 10-S, Fri.-Sat. 10-9, Sun. noon-S. Admission charged A place
where yesterday and tomorrow meet. The Imax® film theatre uses a four-story
screen and state-of-the-art sound system. 502-561-6100.
Portland Museum 2308 Portland Ave., Louisville 40212. Tues.-Fri. 10-4-30. Admission charged. Wed. is "donation day" with free admission. Travel back to the 1 Oth century when Louisville was a thriving river-port. Located at historic Beech Grove, built in 1852, features a 23-minute historical light & sound show. 502-776-7678.
Joseph A. Calloway Archeological Museum, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 2825 Lexington Rd., Louisville 40206. Mon.-Fri. 8- 4:30. A copy of the Rosetta Stone and a 2,700 year-old mummy are featured in these collections of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern artifacts. 502-897-4141.
Louisville Visual Art Association 3005 Upper River Rd., Louisville 40207. Mon.-Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-3 & Sun. 12- 4. Located in a National Historic Landmark, regional artists display their works. 502-896-2146.
The Speed Art Museum 2035 5 3rd St., Louisville 40201. More than 3,000
works from those by Henry Moore to an elaborately carved English Renaissance
room from 'The Grange" in Devon. 502-636-2893 or 502-543-9877.
Joe Ley Antiques 615W Market St., Louisville 40202. Admission is a onetime charge. An architect's and builder's delight! Located in the historic Hiram Roberts School erected in 1890. Joe Ley's houses more than two acres of fine antiques on four floors. Tues-Sat. 8:30-5.502-583-4014.
Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery 625W Main St., Louisville 40202. Mon.-Sat. 10-4. Located in one of Louisville's 19th century cast iron facade buildings, this gallery showcases work by more than 500 of Kentucky's finest craftspeople. 502-589-0102.
Cherokee Triangle District (Cave Hill Cemetery Grinstead Dr, Cherokee Pirwy, Eastern Pkwv. and Baxter Ave. Bardstown Rd.) This residential neighborhood developed between 1870 and 1930. With its principal boom following creation of Cherokee Park after 1890. Residences are Victorian era and Revival styles representing works of local architects. One of the area's most interesting features is the bronze statue of Gen. John B. Castleman and his horse Carolina created in 1912 by New York sculptor R.Hinton Perry.
West Main Street (see walkinq tour section)
Old Louisville District (see walking tour section)
Frankfort
Avenue Business Association 2718 Frankfort Ave., Louisville 40206. Trendy
shops, restaurants and galleries line this quaint street. 502-893-7059.
Butchertown District (Market St., Mellwood Ave., 1-64, Brownsboro Rd. and Clay SL) This early suburb began on Beargrass Creek just east of Louisville, during Shopping along Bardstown Road the 1840s. It was dominated by German immigrant families connected with the meatpacking industry, whose slaughter houses were located along the original channel of Beargrass Creek. The centerpiece of the community's religious architecture is the Gothic Revival style St. Joseph's Church, dedicated in 1883 by President Chester A. Arthur.
Louisville Galleria 400 South Fourth Ave., Louisville 40202. Mon.-Sat.
10-6, Thurs. till 7. Shopping center
located in the heart of historic
downtown Louisville. 502-584-7170.
LaGrange Business Association 1424 Lakeside Ct., LaGrange, KY 40031
Over 30 specialty shops and restaurants in historic homes and storefronts.
502-222-5072.
Filson Club 1310 S. 3rd St., Louisville 40208. Mon.-Fri. 9-5, Sat.
9-12. Library admission charged. The Filson Club is a privately endowed and
supported historical society which houses one of America's outstanding
historical libraries and manuscript collections.
502-635-5083.
Sons of the American Revolution National Headquarters 1000 S. 4th St., Louisville 40203. Mon.-Fri. 9:30-4:30. Historical museum features a continuing display of objects related to the US as it emerged as a new nation. 502-589-1776.
Louisville Free Public Library, Main Branch 301 York Street,
Louisville 40202. Mon.-Thurs. 9-9, Fri. & Sat. 9-5, Sun. 1-5, (during school
year only). 502-574-1611.
Main Street Association 641 W. Main, Louisville 40202. Free
brochure, fee charged for guided tours Tues. & Thurs. 11-2. Nine blocks long
and more than 200 years in the making, Louisville's Walking 'Time facades in the
US. 502-562-0723.
Old Louisville Information Center 1340 5. Fourth St.
(in Central Park) Louisville 40208. Mon., Tues. & Thurs. 12:30-4:30, Wed.
10:30-4:30, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 1- 6. This Victorian neighborhood was the site of
the 1880's World's Fair. Walking Tour Brochure available. 502-635-5244.
Riverwalk, along the Ohio River from 4th to 18th Street. A paved
walkway with excellent views of the Ohio River, the Portland Canal and
Shippingport Island.
Different Strokes 600 English Station Rd., Louisville 40245.
Kentucky's only lighted golf course with a heated and lighted driving range.
502-245-0220.
Different Strokes Golf Center 6112 New Cut Rd., Louisville 40118. Nine hole, par 31, challenging mid-length golf course. 502-363-2004.
E. P "Tom" Sawyer State Park 3000 Freys Hill Rd., Louisville 40241. 375-acre recreational park, 50 meter swimming pool, tennis courts, athletic fields, a BMX track, picnic areas and a mile-long trail. 502-426-8950.
Iceland Family Skating Center 1701 UPS Drive, Louisville 40223. Daily, hours vary. Admission charged. Louisville's finest facility for skating, lessons, hockey and Laser Chase. 502-327-6613.
Jefferson Memorial Forest 11311 Mitchell Hill Rd., Louisville 40118. The Memorial Forest is a woodland tribute to the area citizens who served in our nation's wars. Dedicated as a National Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, the Forest has over 5,000 acres of forest with an abundance of vegetation, streams, birds and wildlife. The steep, tree-lined slopes of the forest are covered with second growth woods which include chestnut, oak and pine. There is a newly renovated welcome center and several recreation areas with picnic tables, grills, shelters, fishing lakes, nature trails and restroom facilities. 502-368-5404.
Louisville Nature Center 1297 Trevilian Way, Louisville 40213. Daylight hours. 41-acre mature forest is a popular birding area offering a natural retreat in an urban setting. 502-458-1328.
Louisville Zoo 1100 Trevilian Way, Louisville 40213 Open
year-round. Apr-Labor Day 10-S, extended hours June-Aug. Admission charged.
Group rates available 73-acres in the heart of Louisville, the zoo exhibits more
than 1,300 animals in open, naturalistic environments. 502-459-2181.
Louisville Zoo
Metro Parks and Recreation operates
Louisville's 113 ! parks. Open year-round, 6am-1 am. Call for information about
public golf courses, tennis courts, fishing lakes, ball fields, swimming pools
and other facilities available on more than 10,000 acres. Activities tailored
for disabled. 502-456-8100.
Paint Spot 4600 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville 40207. : Mon.-Sat. 10-10 & Sun. 12-6. Fee charged. Open studio-design. Create and personalize your own pottery &: ceramic giftware. 502-899-7768.
Park at Middletown 201 Park Place Dr., Louisville 40243. Daily, hours vary according to season. Admission charged. Family recreation park, miniature golf, go-karts, bumper boats, arcade food and beverage. 502-253-9700.
Quail Chase Golf Course 7000 Cooper Chapel Rd., Louisville 40229. Quail Chase Golf Club. Your public link to championship golf. 502-239-2110.
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom KY Fair and Expo. Center, P0 Box
9016, Louisville 40241. Admission charged. More
than 60 rides, games, shows,
and special attractions including Hurricane Bay with its 750,000 gallon wave
pool. Open daily June-August, weekends. only in Apr., Sept. and Oct. 502-366-7508.
Caesar's Indiana Bridgeport, IN. Daily gaming cruises on the odd hour.
Admission charged. The world's :
largest floating casino is located 15 miles
from downtown Louisville. 1-888-ROMAN-4-U. I
Churchill Downs 700 Central Ave. Louisville 40208. Post time: 3pm spring weekdays, 1pm spring week-ends and fall. Admission charged. Thoroughbred racing at the world's most legendary racetrack late April early July and November. 502-636-4400.
Churchill Downs Sports Spectrum 4520 Poplar Level Rd., Louisville 40213. Open Dec., late April and-early July - early November. Admission charged. State-of-the-art intertrack wagering and sports viewing facility. 502-962-2200.
Louisville Motor Speedway 1900 Outer Loop, Louisville 40219. Major league stock car racing Fri. & Sat., April through September. Admission charged. 502-966-2277.
Louisville Bats Baseball
Organization PO. Box 36407 Louisville 40233. Triple-A
professional baseball farm club for the Cincinnati Reds. April through
September. Game times vary. Admission charged. 502-367-9121.
Actors Theatre of Louisville 316W Main St., Louisville 40202.
Internationally acclaimed Tony-Award winning professional theatre. Year round
performances. 502-584-1265.
Bunbury Theatre 112 South 7th Ave., Louisville 40202. In its 12th season, Bunbury is recognized as one of the hottest alternative theatres in the region. Its 99-seat theatre has been described as what an off-Broadway theatre should be. 502-585-5306.
Derby Dinner Playhouse 525 Marriott Dr., Clarksville, IN 47130. Daily 6pm. Wed. and Sun. matinees. Kentuckiana's only professional dinner theatre! The best of Broadway and more! 812-288-8281.
Kentucky Center for the Arts S Riverfront Plaza, Louisville 40202. Performing arts center. Three stages alive with music year around. 502-562-0100.
Kentucky Opera 101 5 Eighth St., Louisville 40202. State Opera Company has delighted audiences with the highest quality opera. 502-561-7928.
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival 1114 South Third St., Louisville 40203. Summer season 8pm. Free professional productions of Shakespeare's plays in Central Park. 502-583-8738.
Louisville Ballet 315 E Main St. Louisville 40202. State Ballet of
Kentucky celebrating its 46th season.
502-583-3150.
Louisville Orchestra 300W Main St., Louisville 40202. The Louisville orchestra performs classical, pops and children's concerts. 502-587-8681.
Music Theatre Louisville 624W Main St. Louisville
40202.
June-Aug., Thur-Sun. 8:30 pm. Admission charged. Professional musicals presented
under the stars in Iroquois Park Amphitheater. 502-589-3116.
PNC Bank Broadway Series 611 W. Main St., Louisville 40202. Presents touring Broadway plays/musicals at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. 502-584-7469.
The Louisville Palace 625 Fourth Ave., Louisville 40202.
Concert entertainment and a summer classic film series at the most dynamic &
exciting venue in Louisville. 502-583-4555.
March
The Humana Festival of New American
Plays, March,
502-584-1205
April
Thunder Over Louisville, April, 502-584-6383
Churchill Downs Thoroughbred Racing, Apr-June, 502-636-4400
The Kentucky
Derby Festival, Apr-May, 502-584-6383
May
Kiwanis Arts & Crafts Fair, May, 502-426-1597
Powertel
Rockin' at Riverpoints, May, 502-479-3300
Tour de Heart, May, 502-589-3956
June
Equitana USA, June, 502-584-2121
Kentucky Sampler, June,
502-6364400
Powertel Rockin' at Riverpoints, May, 502-479-3300
Pride
Fair, June, 502-574-5496
Greek Festival, June, 502-587-6247
Winn-Dixie
Street Ball Showdown, June, 502-636-1888
Farmington's Annual Garden Tour,
June, 502-452-9920
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, June-July, 502-583-8738
July
Crescent Hill Old4ashioned Fourth of July, 502-588-2010
Operation Brightside Coca-Cola®Volleyball Classic, July, 502-574-2339
August
Celebrate on the Waterfront, August, 502-561-3440 Kentucky
State Fair, August, 502-367-5000
September
Highview Art & Crafts Festival, September,
502-239-2509
Old Kentucky Home Bicycle Tour, September, 502-491-7120
Ursuline Campus Art Fair, September, 502-896-3999 Irish Family Fest,
September, 502-897-9050
Louisville Skyline during "Thunder Over Louisville"
October
St. James Court Art
Show, October, 502-635-1842 Halloween
Harvest of Horror Tales, 502-245-0643
Fright Fest Six Flags,
502-366-7508 World's Largest Halloween Party, Louisville Zoo, 502-459-2181
November
Churchill Downs Thoroughbred Racing, 502-636-4400
Louisville Christmas Show, 502-595-4381 Light Up Louisville
International Festival, 502-574-3733
Christmas at the Downs,
502-636-4400
Festival of Trees & Lights, Nov-Dec., 502-629-8052
Louisville and Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau
400 South First Street,
Louisville, KY 40202
1-800-792-5595,
502-561-3120 fax
www.gotolouisville.com
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