Louisville Downtown

The urban hub of the city, downtown Louisville is a blend of old and new architecture. You will find the largest preservation of Victorian mansions in the United States in Old Louisville, while the AEGON Center and National City Tower-Kentucky's tallest buildings-are located here. It is the city's central business district and the regional and government center. You can walk down the 'Museum Row'-a street filled with museums on arts and crafts, science and even boxing champion, Muhammed Ali. Our articles provide a comprehensive list of attractions in Downtown Louisville.
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A Concise Guide to Top Must Visit Museums and Parks in Downtown Louisville

Louisville is one of the most popular tourist cities in Kentucky, United States. The city is home to entertainments, fun activities, cultural events, festivals, education and tourism. There are historic museums and parks in the city which provides education through exhibits and programs.

The top recommended museums to visit in the Louisville trip are Kentucky Derby Museum, Speed Art Museum, Frazier international History Museum, Louisville slugger museum, Kentucky museum of art and craft, Mohammed Ali museum, and many more. The top recommended parks in Louisville are Waterfront Park, Iroquois park, E.P Tom Sawyer state park, Cherokee Park, Shawnee Park, and other must see parks.

The Kentucky Derby Museum is the must see museum in Louisville which was opened to public in the year 1985. The museum was established to provide the impression of tradition and pride of the city to the visitors. The museum receives 210,000 guests every year. The museum is located at: 704, Central Avenue, Louisville, KY 40208.

The Speed art museum which was formally known as the J B speed memorial museum was established in the year 1925. This is the largest and oldest museum of Kentucky which has the collection o American, African European and contemporary art works.

The Louisville extreme park is one among the best stake parks in Louisville. The park has 40,000 square feet of outdoor activity area which entertain the whole family. The park offers variety of activities for everyone in the family.

The Cherokee Park is the most recommended park which is located in the east end of Louisville. The park has 2.4 miles of scenic loop, fully fenced dog park, and bird sanctuary.

Louisville Downtown Tour Guide: A Beautiful Walk Around Downtown

Making a tour plan for Louisville downtown is not that easy because it is huge area, central business district of Kentucky commonwealth and the prime urban hub of Louisville, Metropolitan area of Kentucky.

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Louisville Zoo is one of the most popular tourist attractions; located at 1100 Trevilian Way, Louisville. The zoo is the home for 1300 wild animals and interesting exhibits like gorilla forest, Lorikeet landing, white alligator, exotic birds' close-up, etc. and it is equally attractive for adults and kids. The zoo remains open daily between 10am to 4pm; there is provision for discounts for children and seniors, no entry-fee for children under 2-year age.

Louisville Zoo

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Louisville Science Center offers lots of exhibits and attractions thrilling for both adults and children alike; the IMAX Theater in this Science center conducts thrilling and exciting cinemas through a gigantic 4-story high movie-screen. This center is open on all 7 days in a week; Mondays to Thursdays from 9.30am to 5pm, Fridays and Saturdays from 9.30am to 9pm, on Sundays 12pm to 6pm.

Louisville Science Center

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Kentucky Derby is located at 700 Central Avenue, Churchill Downs, Louisville, and it is one of the main tourist attractions. The thrill of the 2-minute race is bewitching that people fail to resist the temptation to play bet here. The charge and admission fee is available on official website as well as on the number 502-636-4400.

Kentucky Derby, Louisville

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For more tourist attraction details a virtual tour of Downtown Louisville will be the best option of all tourists.

Tourists' attraction in Louisville downtown

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