# Louisville: What to see? Where to go?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-what-to-see-where-to-go/775711>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 27, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-what-to-see-where-to-go/775711 "2016-12-27T17:41:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-what-to-see-where-to-go/775711/1 "2016-12-27T17:41:24Z")

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My husband and I are going to Louisville for a few days over New Year’s. Any recommendations for things we should do? We are not into sports at all, so the Louisville Slugger museum is out. We like geeky stuff, history, art, and most of all, good food.

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-what-to-see-where-to-go/775711/2 "2016-12-27T17:44:02Z")

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[Hotel/Museum 21C](http://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/louisville/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_content=text_ad&utm_campaign=ps-louisville&gclid=CMW2_oL2lNECFVKUfgodWdkCag) is a fun place to stay, or at least visit.

We loved the [Ali Museum](http://alicenter.org/), fascinating even if (like me) you’re not a boxing fan.

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-what-to-see-where-to-go/775711/3 "2016-12-27T18:54:33Z")

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A great geeky place to visit is [Thomas Edison’s old house/workshop](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g39604-d2301532-Reviews-Thomas_Edison_Butchertown_House-Louisville_Kentucky.html).

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**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-what-to-see-where-to-go/775711/4 "2016-12-27T19:27:06Z")

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The Bourbon Trail. [http://kybourbontrail.com/](http://kybourbontrail.com/)

There will be good food, history and how-do-they-do-that geeky stuff.

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**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-what-to-see-where-to-go/775711/5 "2016-12-27T20:57:41Z")

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It’s been quite a while since I was there, but I recall liking the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. It’s free, so no loss if you don’t like it.

> **[Connect to Art | Louisville | KMAC Museum](https://www.kmacmuseum.org/home)**
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> KMAC Museum: Art is the Big Idea. Craft is the Process. The museum connects people to art and creative practice.

I second the Ali Center even if you’re not a boxing fan.

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**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-what-to-see-where-to-go/775711/6 "2016-12-28T00:15:27Z")

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Weather might not be great but they have an excellent zoo. The gorilla exhibit was rated one of the top 5 exhibits in the world.