An Intensive Beginner’s Guide to Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky

While Kentucky may not be my home town, it is where I call home. Home is wherever my parents happen to be. And at the moment, they call the Bluegrass State of Kentucky “Home-Sweet-Home”. Few places in America can match the scenery, history and mystique of Kentucky and just saying “Kentucky” brings images of sleek and magnificent Thoroughbreds gallivanting through lush pastures and the history of the Civil War and Bourbon distilling comes to mind.

For being the 16th biggest city in the US, it comes as a huge surprise to me that many people have never considered a visit to Louisville. Not having a travel guide book for Kentucky, I had to dig deep into the depths of the internet and grab every brochure I could from the airport to find what to do in Louisville. Upon our second visit, I had a better idea of some of the best things to do in Louisville and in Kentucky. 

Within a 100-mile radius of Louisville, the area is renowned for Bourbon, Horses and History. Old riverboats sailing down river, the pounding of horses hooves against the ground thunders, historic farms and homes that are picture perfect offer up many of the amazing things to experience in Kentucky!  ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).