Louisville Gardens

Relaxing among the greens in Louisville, also called 'The City of Parks', is a great experience with its impressive world-class 122 city parks of which the Cherokee Park is the most visited. Certain parks also feature free concerts and festivals. You can also visit The Jefferson Memorial Forest
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Revel in an Amazing Experience - Bring Your Kids to Louisville Zoological Garden

Louisville is a place full of tourist attractions and opportunities for fun and entertainment galore. If you want to plan an outing, which will be equally enjoyable for your children and you, we suggest the Louisville Zoological Garden. Kids love the chance to explore nature so closely while you can feel assured that they will also be gaining some knowledge and learning from the experience.

With more than 1,300 different exotic animals that have been give a chance to live in recreated environments exactly as their own native natural environments, the zoo brings everyone a chance to understand, appreciate and enjoy wildlife and contribute towards preserving and protecting it.

The zoo is known for its Gorilla Forest exhibit. The exhibit is built on an area of 4 acres. The exhibit is marked by tall grasses, tropical forest areas, bush trails and water bodies.

The Pygmy Hippo Exhibit is another popular attraction at the Louisville Zoological Garden. The exhibit has been constructed over 1,300 square feet. A specialized structure has been created to allow visitors a chance to look at the Pygmy hippo in its natural underwater habitat. The Pygmy hippo is a typically reserved creature and is a delight to watch in its natural habitat. The Pygmy Hippo Exhibit is a favorite with young children.

The Louisville Zoological Garden is geared to entertain children to the hilt. There is a playground that can be visited when you want a break from visiting exhibits. To amuse the children one can take them to the Conservation Carousel that was built in the year 1919 and also for rides on the miniature trains and the tram.

Have Fun with Your Children! A Walking Tour through Louisville Gardens for Home Holiday

The Louisville Gardens is a multi purpose area in Louisville, Kentucky which can accommodate up to 6,000 seats. The garden was founded in the year 1905 as a Jefferson County Armory.

The Louisville garden tour will feature ten gardens in the center of the old Louisville historic district. The visitors in the tour can enjoy complementary refreshment and can participate in the auction located in the Haskins Hall at the Conrad Caldwell House museum. On the lawns the vendors will provide garden plants and garden related items for sale and exhibit.

Louisville Garden General Info

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Louisville Walking Tour

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The Old Louisville Hidden treasures garden tour is most visited by the garden lovers. You can book the ticket in advance or in online website prior to the walking tour. If you reserved in online you should take the ticket print out to the venue. The tickets for the tour are $12 in advance reservation and $ 15 in the day of the tour. Each ticket provided will help you to enter into each garden of the tour.

Louisville Garden Ticket Information

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The outdoor spaces are featured in the walking tour for pleasant and an amazing walks through the greens. The tour selects the living outdoor spaces of the garden. The local artist's paintings are allowed in the tour. Each garden offers cold drinking water for the guest. The guest can decide how many tickets to purchase to visit each and every garden of the tour.

Annual Old Louisville Walking Tour

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