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Popular places to visit
Kentucky Exposition Center
Learn about the events happening at Kentucky Exposition Center during your trip to Louisville. Experience the area's lively festivals and great live music.
Churchill Downs
You can take time to visit Churchill Downs during your travels to Louisville. Stroll along the area's riverfront or experience its acclaimed theater scene.
Louisville Slugger Museum
You can spend an afternoon browsing the exhibits at Louisville Slugger Museum during your travels in Louisville. Amble around the area's riverfront or attend a sporting event.
Louisville Zoo
Why not see the exotic and native animals who call Louisville Zoo home during your trip to Louisville? Stroll along the riverfront or attend a sporting event in the area.
Louisville Mega Cavern
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Louisville Mega Cavern during your travels in Louisville. Experience the area's great live music or attend a sporting event.
Whiskey Row
Find out about the history of Louisville when you spend time at Whiskey Row. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Things to do
Derby City Ghosts: Louisville Hauntings Tour
Kentucky Derby Museum General Admission Ticket
Louisville: 3-Hour Food and History Tour of NuLu District
Louisville: Muhammad Ali Center Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket
Historic Old Louisville Walking Tour
Whispers on Whiskey Row: Murder, Crime, & Ghost Tour w/Cocktail
Fairgrounds Hotel Deals
Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Expo Ctr by IHG
Hampton Inn Louisville-Airport
Tru by Hilton Louisville Airport
Holiday Inn Louisville Airport - Fair/Expo by IHG
Staybridge Suites Louisville Expo Center by IHG
Four Points by Sheraton Louisville Airport
Other neighborhoods around Fairgrounds
South Louisville
While visiting South Louisville, you might make a stop by sights like Kentucky Derby Museum and Churchill Downs.
Poplar Level
While visiting Poplar Level, you might make a stop by sights like Louisville Zoo and Louisville Mega Cavern.
Old Louisville
Boasting Victorian architecture and the highest concentration of stained glass windows in residential homes, Old Louisville offers a walkable neighborhood with pedestrian-only streets, diverse dining options, and attractions like Central Park and the Conrad-Caldwell House.
Shelby Park
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Shelby Park and surrounding area, you can visit Broadway Theatre and Conrad-Caldwell House Museum.
Germantown
When in Germantown, you can plan a visit to Nulu Market Place and Thomas Edison House, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Tyler Park
While Tyler Park isn't home to many top sights, Headliners Music Hall and Nulu Market Place are some notable places to visit nearby.
- Kentucky Exposition Center
- Freedom Hall
- Highland Festival Grounds
- KFC Yum Center
- Churchill Downs
- Kentucky International Convention Center
- University of Louisville
- Louisville Slugger Museum
- Louisville Zoo
- L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
- Fourth Street Live!
- Louisville Mega Cavern
- Whiskey Row
- Kentucky Derby
- Louisville Waterfront Park
- Muhammad Ali Center
- Louisville Palace
- E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park
- Ohio River
- Mall St. Matthews
- Kentucky Bourbon Trail Visitor Center
- Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino
- 21c Museum Hotel
- Kentucky Derby Museum
- Waverly Hills Sanatorium
- Jim Beam American Outpost
- Louisville Slugger Field
- Belle of Louisville
- Huber’s Orchard
- Iroquois Park
- Nulu Market Place
- Lynn Family Stadium