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Louisville Attractions: BBC Brewing Co., LLC, BBC Taproom and Louisville Breweriana Museum Call for days and hours of operation Admission Charged Louisville's Beer! A full scale brewery & bottling plant Belle of Louisville & Spirit of Jefferson 866-832-0011 or 502-574-2992 Call for additional information 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 800-283-3729 or 502-636-4400 Call for schedule 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 502-636-5023 Call for days and hours of operation Admission Charged Victorian Romanesque Revival house, richly decorated on both exterior & interior E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park 502-426-8950 Call for days and hours of operation Recreational Park: BMX, pool, radio control airstrip, athletic fields, gym. Farmington Historic House Museum 502-452-9920 Call for days and hours of operation Admission Charged 1815 Federal-style house with important connections to Thomas Jefferson & Abraham Lincoln. Magnificently restored. Guided tours & museum store. Frazier Historical Arms Museum 502-412-2280 Call for days and hours of operation Admission Charged 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 Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium 502-852-6664 Call for days and hours of operation 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 502-584-4510 Call for days and hours of operation 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. 502-899-5079 Call for days and hours of operation 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. 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 502-261-8290 Call for days and hours of operation 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 502-583-4100 Call for days and hours of operation Admission Charged African American Museum and Cultural Center located in the historic Russell District. The Kentucky Center 502-562-0100 Call for schedule 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 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 800-446-0102 Call for schedule and hours of operation 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 502-574-3333 Call for days and hours of operation Admission Charged The Extreme Park features a 24-foot full-pipe and offers a great balance of street-style Louisville Science Center 502-561-6100 Call for schedule, days, and hours of operation 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 502-588-7228 Call for days and hours of operation 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 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 502-584-9254 Call for days and hours of operation 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 502-253-9700 Call for days and hours of operation Admission Charged Four acres of Family Fun! Go Karts, two 18-hole miniature golf courses, & arcades Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing 502-935-6809 Call for days and hours of operation Admission Charged 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. |