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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 acclaimed art scene 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 great live music.
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 Mega Cavern
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Louisville Mega Cavern during your travels in Louisville. Experience the area's acclaimed theater scene 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.
Whiskey Row
Find out about the history of Louisville when you spend time at Whiskey Row. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the lively bars while you're in the area.
Things to do
General Admission Ticket to Frazier History Museum
ORIGINAL Old Louisville Walking Tour seen in The New York Times!
Smartphone-Guided Walking Tour of Downtown Louisville Sights & Stories
Historic Old Louisville Walking Tour
Old Louisville Ghost Tour as Recommended by The New York Times @ 4th and Ormsby
Louisville: Muhammad Ali Center Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket
Fairgrounds Hotel Deals
Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Expo Ctr by IHG
Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Airport
Holiday Inn Louisville Airport - Fair/Expo by IHG
Comfort Inn & Suites Louisville Airport Fair & Expo
Staybridge Suites Louisville Expo Center by IHG
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Louisville Airport
Other neighborhoods around Fairgrounds
University
If you're spending some time in University, Speed Art Museum and L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium are top sights worth seeing.
South Louisville
While visiting South Louisville, you might make a stop by sights like Kentucky Derby Museum and Churchill Downs.
Schnitzelburg
While Schnitzelburg isn't home to many top sights, Du Pont Manual Stadium and Ulmer Stadium are some notable places to visit nearby.
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.
Fairgrounds, KY
- Kentucky Exposition Center
- Freedom Hall
- Highland Festival Grounds
- KFC Yum Center
- Churchill Downs
- Kentucky International Convention Center
- University of Louisville
- Louisville Slugger Museum
- Louisville Mega Cavern
- Kentucky Derby
- L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
- Fourth Street Live!
- Louisville Zoo
- Whiskey Row
- Louisville Palace
- Muhammad Ali Center
- Louisville Waterfront Park
- Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino
- 21c Museum Hotel
- Kentucky Bourbon Trail Visitor Center
- Mall St. Matthews
- Ohio River
- E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park
- Waverly Hills Sanatorium
- Nulu Market Place
- Kentucky Derby Museum
- Jim Beam American Outpost
- Louisville Slugger Field
- Springhurst Towne Center Shopping Center
- Lynn Family Stadium
- Oxmoor Center
- Baptist Hospital Louisville