Louisville is a place where many things are possible. It’s a city where the greatest boxer of all time can create an institution for world peace. It’s a city that’s turned a two-minute horse race into a two week celebration. There’s no limit to the experiences awaiting you in Louisville…from saintly to sinful.

Day One

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• Horseshoe Indiana – The World’s largest riverboat gaming vessel with 2,500 slot machines and 140 table games on four magnificent decks, Horseshoe Indiana is a sight to behold. Enjoy the newest slot machines and the largest selection of table games on the Ohio River. Price varies
• Overnight at Louisville accommodation of choice

Day Two

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• Churchill Downs Backstretch Breakfast Tour – Start your day by experiencing the exclusive atmosphere of a morning at the track with a preview of the magical process of training worldclass Thoroughbreds during the early morning workout.
• Kentucky Derby Museum – Experience Derby Day from the starting gate to the finish line. The Kentucky Derby Museum brings the pageantry and excitement of the Kentucky Derby to life. Feel the excitement of the crowds and hear the thunder of the hoofs with a presentation of “The Greatest Race.”
• Schedule a “create your own Derby Hat” workshop for your guests for an additional fee
• Frazier International History Museum – Take an unforgettable journey through history that spans 1,000 years and two continents. The Frazier features a collection of arms and armor of famous politicians, celebrities, frontiersmen, soldiers, knights and kings.

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• Blue Suede Lunch at Hard Rock Café – Celebrate rock-nroll with a lunch fit for the King including an all you can eat buffet, a personalized Elvis memorabilia tour and a group Elvis trivia game.
• St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church – Established in 1853 and designed in the Gothic Revival architectural style, the church is replete with ornate frescos and statuaries. Free admission
• Muhammad Ali Center – The center serves as an international educational center that inspires us to find the “Greatness Within” while preserving the legacy of Louisville’s most famous native son Muhammad Ali.

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• Derby Dinner Playhouse – Sit back, relax and enjoy dinner and a show as Derby Dinner Playhouse puts on a professional Broadway-style production of comedy, music or mystery with a delicious southern buffet-style dinner.
• Overnight at Louisville accommodation of choice

Day Three

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• Moonshine and Madness Tour of Old Louisville – Long before Las Vegas acquired the nickname, Louisville enjoyed the dubious reputation as America’s Sin City because of the decadence associated with its distilleries, tobacco houses and horse races. Today, ghostly legends from its heyday live on. Treat your group to a tour of the Old Louisville of the Roaring 20s and the Fabulous 30s when flappers, moon shiners and gangsters kept the neighborhood hopping with scandal and intrigue.
• Maker’s Mark – Tour the nation’s oldest working distillery. Established in 1805 as a gristmill/distillery, Maker’s is one of the smallest distilleries and proudly proclaims that its Bourbon is handmade at every step. Visitors get to hand dip their own bottle of Maker’s Mark in warm red wax when making a purchase in the gift shop. Free admission

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• Lunch in Bardstown at the Old Talbott Tavern – This building has been in use since 1797 first as a mercantile business then in the early 1800s as an ordinary tavern. Visited by famous and infamous it still welcomes travelers to the Bardstown courthouse square. Price varies
• Abbey of Gethsemani – The visitor’s center offers a display area, video presentation about monastery life and a gift shop offering Gethsemani Farms products. The Abbey, founded in 1848 is home today to Trappist monks who open their doors to spiritual seekers from all over the world. Thomas Merton, a world-renowned spiritual writer is buried at this site. Free admission

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• Dinner at Chapeze House – Col. Michael Masters “The Host of Kentucky” and Chapeze House, circa 1810, is your Bardstown host for a Kentucky Bourbon and fine foods tasting. Experience Chapeze House, a historic Kentucky home located on the courthouse square. Price varies
• Overnight at Louisville accommodation of choice

Day Four

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• Walking Tour of Cave Hill Cemetery – Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Colonel Harland Sanders is buried here. The cemetery contains the city’s finest collections of outdoor monumental sculptures. Enjoy the cemetery’s 296 lakes, waterfowl and over 500 species of trees and shrubs. Free admission
• Depart for home. Thanks for visiting Louisville!