Louisville,+KY


 * Travel Tips for Louisville, KY:**
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 * Mike Summers - October 2012:**

Louisville is a minimum one-night or two-night visit. You can use the bus system (exact change) to get to/from the airport to downtown. You'll take the Route 2 - Second Street Northbound Bus to get to downtown (Websites: [] and [] ). You can also rent a car at the airport. Our flights arrive at 4:00 PM and leave Louisville to Denver at 4:30 PM. Here's a website for tourist attractions in Louisville: []. Of course, the home of the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, is in Louisville (Website: [] ). There is racing at different times of the year. A second sport location in Louisville is the Muhammad Ali Center (Websites: [] and [] ) where you can see a short film about his life and look at memorabilia. It's located along Louisville's museum row. A third sporting location is the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory (Websites: [] and [] ) where you can see bats being made, visit a museum of famous bats, and learn about the development of bats through the years. Kentucky Bourbon is a favorite adult beverage of mine. 1/3 of the world's bourbon is made in Louisville. Bourbon is to Kentucky what wine is to Napa Valley. Here's a link for various bourbon tours (Website: [] ). My four favorite Bourbon bars are: Haymarket Whiskey Bar (Website: [] ) where there is live music four days a week, Makers Mark Bourbon House (Website: [] ) where they offer 'flights' or bourbons and a nice outdoor patio, the Brown Hotel Bar (Website: [] ) where you must try the Bourbon Ball, and the Bourbons Bistro (website: [] ), which offers 130 bourbons from $5 to $75. All of these places also have excellent menus for great food. I like to run. There is an excellent trail that follows the riverfront from downtown (website: [] ) to the west along the river. Some nice views of the river and boats passing by on the Ohio. I couldn't find any place that rents bicycles, but the run was all I needed. For some night life, I enjoyed going to Howl At The Moon Piano Bar (Website: [] ) and also to the Comedy Caravan for some humor (Website: [] ). If you rented a car, you can visit areas outside of Louisville such as distilleries and Lincoln's birthplace (Websites: [] and [] and [] ). Louisville is a nice place to visit! Enjoy!

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