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Welcome to Louisville
Louisville is a city with Southern charm and rich heritage, where everyone can find something truly original to do. There's only one Louisville Slugger, one Kentucky Derby and one Frazier International History Museum with the only British Royal Armouries collection in America and they're all in Louisville!
Some of the city's top choices for visitors include:
Louisville Slugger Museum 800 W. Main St, Louisville, KY 40202 588-7228 See the world's biggest bat! Exhibits at the interactive museum honors baseball's greatest hitters. The fun and fascinating tour includes a walk through of an underground locker room into a full-size dugout and a virtual home plate where guests can test their skill against a fastball.
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Louisville, KY 40241 366-2231 Featuring more than 110 rides and attractions, including eight roller coasters, innovative shows, special concerts and events, games, gift shops and restaurants Six Flags suits all tastes. Big celebrities like Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes pals walk around Looney Tunes MovieTown. Hurricane Bay Water Park is complete with a gigantic wave pool, water slides and the relaxing lazy river.
Louisville Zoo Louisville, KY 40233 +1 904 289 9331 The Louisville Zoo has more than 1,300 animals from all over the world, exhibited in beautiful natural settings. Favorites include gorillas, lions, tigers, penguins, pygmy hippos, orangutans, reptiles, hundreds of colorful birds and many more. Enjoy the popular, interactive Lorikeet Landing and the award-winning Gorilla Forest featuring 11 gorillas. The zoo is open year-round.
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park 3000 Freys Hill Rd, Louisville, KY 40241 426-8950 A 550-acre oasis on the outskirts of Louisville. The rolling fields that were once farmland are now the site of some of the finest indoor and outdoor recreation facilities in Kentucky. Sign up for a summer aquatics program or one of several team sports scheduled year-round at the park.
Waterfront Park 129 E. River Rd, Louisville, KY 40202 574-3768 Stretching along over a mile of the Ohio River, Waterfront Park offers playgrounds, artistic landscaping, fountains, and open lawns, all with spectacular views of the city skyline and the river. It frequently plays host to concerts and other festivals.
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