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We are planning for a trip to Louisville, KY from Charlotte, NC. Currently we want to see Cumberland Falls, Mamoth Caves and Louisville downtown attractions. Can you please suggest specific attractions in Louisville and around as well as enroute. We plan to go during July 4th long weekend, can you please let me know if I will face heavy traffic rush this route.
Anywhere around Cumberland is going to be packed on the fourth of July weekend, and look for gridlock at any major attractions. I went there Memorial Day one year and I'll never do it again, but I have a low tolerance for crowds of people. What other kinds of activities are you interested in?
Thanks for the reply. We want to stop at any attractions that we can enjoy, take photo and move on. Not interested in spending a lot of time in a single place. As you have mentioned, we are worried about the traffic and do not want to spend a lot of time moving inch-by-inch in interstate.
On the 3rd and 4th there is a Fourth of July event in Downtown Louisville that might cause you to have some trouble with parking and might slow you down because of pedestrian traffic, but other than that the traffic won't be too bad. Here is a list of the best attractions in Louisville:
http://louisville.about.com/od/attractionsevents/ss/topattractions.htm.
Most are downtown, and a lot--like the Belle of Louisville and Louisville Slugger Museum--will make great photo opportunities.
We completed our trip successfully. First we went to visit an Indian temple in Nashville. Then we drove to Louisville and joined the 3rd July fireworks crowd. We then went to Louisville Slugger musuem and Science museum and took photos from outside. We visited Mamooth caves on July 4th. New Entrace cave tour is good. I have gone there around 12-13 years back and remember going down an elevator. Now walked 300+ steps downwards. It is a nice tour. Next day, we visited Cumberland falls. It was very beautiful with a rainbow. It was overall a very good 1100+ miles trip. Traffic is not that bad I imagined. Thank you all for your replies.
The city has done a wonderful job over restoring its main street, giving the visitor a reflection of what it looked like during the riverboat era. The city's few highrises look very out of place as you are surrounded by the detailed, mostly four story, late 19th century buildings. Be sure to notice the markers in the sidewalks, they detail what kind of establishments operated here during that time.
I just took a great ride today, Much better than the ride along River Road to the Riverwalk path. This one starts at Cherokee Park, at the corner of Grinstead Drive and Lexington Avenue, and rides along Beargrass Creek for a while. It is great. Anyway, you come out at the dead-end of Locust road. Remember the name of that road and turn right onto a larger road, I think on to Spring Street. Follow the road until you first see downtown, then soon get to the Waterfront Park, and keep going west along the river on the path that goes past Joe's Crab Shack and the Belle and Star of Louisville. Soon you will come upon the locks on the left, and, passing those, the trail will continue to a road. Go on the road and take a right under the bridge. Keep going. There will be, soon after, another road heading to the right. Pass it by just a little and you should see the trail to follow. Soon you will come up under the Sherman-Minton Bridge. Keep right and follow the trail. Here it goes into the woods somewhat. Read the ground, there are signs. Continue, following the trail. It forks right and left, take the left. Now it really gets into the woods. Today, the second of June, 2002, the trail soon became mud. We decided to walk our bikes upwards (away from the river) and on to a golf course (Chickasaw Park, I think). I wouldn't advise riding here, although we did, trying to find the path. Then, turn around and go back, unless you find the path and can go to the end of the county. It was a great ride, and well worth any effort put into it. It isn't difficult, not too hilly, and in all it is about 23 miles, roundtrip!
I wouldn't recommend this to females riding without at least one male, or any single rider, male or female... not that it's dangerous, it's just secluded and you can't be heard too well over I-64's noise.
Crazy busy, but worth it. Great food! You can get takeout if you want but it is good to eat in too. Great salads, the tomato artichoke soup is excellent. Salad plate. You can choose 3 pastas or salads. House salad is excellent with pecans and a homemade balsamic vinegar, as well as tuna with granny smith apples, and then curry chicken salad. Never a disappointment!
It has been several years since I've eaten here, but I thought the sandwich I had was delicious and loaded with ingredients and toppings. Anyway, this place is like a nuveau-Italian kind of place. Well, or maybe it has changed and is geared more towards children now?? Not sure, but maybe worth checking out for some not-so-traditional Italian.
There are many beautiful and impressive homes and mansions along 3rd and 4th streets around Central Park in Old Louisville. It is quite a treat to simply walk around the neighborhood. There was one mansion open for tours on Sunday; this was the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum.
As quoted from a website (http://www.kytravel.com/hist1.htm)
"This 1895 mansion is among the most ornate in the Old Louisville area with beautiful carved stone, extraordinary interior woodwork and parquet floors. A living example of the grand lifestyle of Louisville's turn of the century entrepreneurs. Open Wed.-Fri. & Sun. noon-4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed holidays. Admission $5, seniors $4, children 2-12 $3."
While somewhat interesting if you wish to see what the interior of the mansions looks like and a bit about the type of people who built the homes, the tour itself is a little "dry". Leave the kids at home because they won't enjoy themselves here unless you leave them in the park across the street.
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