Emily & Sean
Things To Do
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
Get ready to smell the wood, see the wood chips fly, and learn about the history of an American icon. We’ve been making baseball bats since 1884, when 17-year-old Bud Hillerich crafted the company’s first bat for a local superstar hitter. Over 125 years later, the Hillerich family still owns the business and still prides itself on the customer service that goes into every bat produced for the pros. Our award-winning factory tour is a highlight of the visit here, but there’s plenty more to enjoy, too!
Kentucky Derby Museum
Experience Derby Day, Every Day! General Admission includes a 30-minute historical walking tour of Churchill Downs Racetrack and full access to two floors of Museum exhibits where you can see Derby fashions over the years, watch every Derby race dating back to 1918, learn the history of African Americans in horse racing, and see a replica of Churchill Downs' famous Winner's Circle. Also included Admission is a showing of the Museum's epic 18-minute film about The Kentucky Derby, “The Greatest Race,” which puts you in the center of what it's like to be at the Derby.
Louisville Zoo
The Louisville Zoo, a non-profit organization and state zoo of Kentucky, is dedicated to bettering the bond between people and our planet by providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for visitors, and leadership in scientific research and conservation education. The Zoo is accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM) and by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). We are home to more than 1,700 animals on 134 botantical acres.
Kentucky Science Center
Explore three floors of exciting, interactive exhibitions that offer educational science fun for the whole family! Plus, enjoy amazing films in our four-story theatre. Museum hours are Sunday - Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday - Saturday, 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. For tickets and additional information, visit, www.KYScienceCenter.org. The Kentucky Science Center is a nonprofit educational institution that encourages people of all ages to enjoy science, mathematics and technology in a stimulating and engaging environment that is educational as well as entertaining. The Kentucky Science Center is committed to growing a scientifically literate community that investigates, questions, and challenges.
The Frazier History Museum
This was one of our venue options! The Frazier History Museum is where the world meets Kentucky. Located on Museum Row in the Bourbon District of downtown Louisville, the Frazier documents and reinterprets stories from history using artifacts, gallery talks, and live daily interpretations by a talented staff of costumed actors known as teaching artists. With the opening of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® Welcome Center and The Spirit of Kentucky® exhibit, the Frazier became the official starting point of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail®, a project launched in 1999 by the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.
Lucky Cat Cafe & Lounge
THE ONLY NONPROFIT CAT CAFÉ IN THE SOUTHEAST U.S. Cat lovers looking for something different to do will find a whimsical and relaxing space at Lucky Cat Café. It's different than most other Cat Cafes in the U.S. For starters, it is located in a charming 100-year old house with a giant cat mural on the side of the building. Second, Lucky Cat is one of very few nonprofit cat cafes. An all-volunteer team runs everything, from feeding cats to brewing coffee.
21c Museum Hotel Louisville
21c Museum is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting the very best work of living artists from all over the world. With over 9,000 square feet of exhibition space, as well as a dedicated video lounge, the museum features dynamic group and solo exhibitions, as well as permanent, commissioned installations.
Angel's Envy Distillery
There’s bourbon. And then there’s divine inspiration painstakingly crafted into a spirit so sublime you’ll want to share it with the world. We make the second one. Tours are by reservation only. Tours are held on the hour with the last tour starting at 4pm. Tours also offered on the half hour every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Visit www.angelsenvy.com to book online.
Copper & Kings American Brandy Company
Copper & Kings is an American brandy company based in Butchertown that makes a dynamic American style brandy.
3rd Turn Brewing
3rd Turn Brewing is a Jeffersontown pub-style neighborhood gathering spot with 20 taps. 3rd Turn brews a variety of styles from IPAs to Belgians with unexpected twists.
Woodford Reserve Distillery
This national historic landmark is one of the oldest working bourbon distilleries in Kentucky. Tours daily with history exhibits and gift shop in our Visitor Center. Visit our website at www.woodfordreserve.com to learn more about upcoming special events and food service.
Castle & Key Distillery
Castle & Key Distillery is located on the site of the historic Old Taylor Distillery in Millville, KY. After sitting abandoned to fall into ruin, new owners purchased the property in 2014. Production began at the distillery in late 2016 for the first time in over 40 years. Castle & Key produces premium spirits made from scratch. Gin and vodka are currently available while bourbon and rye whiskey continue to age.
The Kentucky Castle
This is where Sean proposed!
Big Four Bridge
The Big Four® Bridge links Louisville Waterfront Park to Jeffersonville, Indiana over the Ohio River. The Big Four® was built as a railroad bridge in 1895, and decommissioned in the 1960s, when the ramps to the bridge on both sides of the river were removed. It was included in the original Waterfront Master Plan as a pedestrian bridge. The bridge opened to the public in February 2013, and it averages more than 1.5 million visits per year.
Huber's Orchard and Winery
Winery, tours & tastings, cheese factory, gift shop, petting zoo & farm market.
The Speed Art Museum
Kentucky’s oldest and largest art museum invites and inspires diverse audiences to experience the power of creativity through major exhibitions and an encyclopedic permanent collection that spans 6,000 years of human history. Celebrate art in all kinds of ways, including a state-of-the-art cinema that screens art house films weekly.
Cherokee Park
Cherokee Park's main feature is the 2.4-mile Scenic Loop, with separate lanes for vehicle traffic (one-way) and recreational users. One of the original parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the park provides a pastoral setting amid rolling hills, open meadows and woodlands of the Beargrass Creek valley.