4 Day/3 Night

Day One

• Dinner Cruise aboard the historic Belle of Louisville: Enjoy a scrumptious dinner aboard a treasured National Historic Landmark. The Belle is over 90 years old and is the oldest operating steamboat in the nation.
• Overnight Louisville accommodation of choice

Day Two

• Backstretch Breakfast Tour at Churchill Downs: Start your day by experiencing the exclusive atmosphere of a morning at the track with a preview of the magical process of training world-class Thoroughbreds during the early morning workout. Meal is included.
• 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.
• (Pay one price per person for Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum.)
• Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory: Tour the world famous bat factory. Admire the world’s largest baseball bat before going inside to see how Louisville Sluggers are made. Have an all-star experience by swinging a bat just like Babe Ruth’s, facing down a 90 mph fastball, and sharing a dugout with Mickey Mantle. The Louisville Slugger has been essential in the sport of baseball since 1884.
• Frazier History Museum: Take an unforgettable journey through history that spans 1,000 years and two continents with one of the greatest collection of historical artifacts in the world. The Frazier features a collection of arms and armor of famous politicians, celebrities, frontiersmen, soldiers, knights and kings. Groups enjoy guided tours, sword fighting demonstrations and costumed historical interpretations.
• Lunch on your own Fourth Street Live!: Louisville’s premier dining and entertainment district features a mix of thirteen leading national and regional restaurants.
• Glassworks: Enjoy thecountry’s first complete center dedicated to the art of glass. Watch glassblowers, flameworkers, cutters and designers create magnificent pieces of art in an open air atmosphere. Glassworksis well known for its magnificent galleries, featuring artists from around the world and their unique art of blowing glass. You can also schedule time for your group members to blow their own glass.
• Muhammad Ali Center: The Center serves as an international educational center that inspires us to find the Greatness Within. Preserving the legacy of Louisville’s most famous native son, Muhammad Ali, visitors will experience state of the art interactive exhibits and a biographical storyline of Ali’s values: respect, confidence, conviction, dedication, spirituality and giving.
• Dinner at Claudia Sanders Dinner House: Named for Colonel Sanders’ wife, this restaurant’s specialties include fried chicken, country ham and eight famous vegetables. Located at the former home and headquarters of Claudia and Colonel Harland Sanders. True Kentucky cooking.
• Overnight Louisville accommodation of choice

Day Three

• Hunka Hunka Burning Breakfast atHard Rock Café: Celebrate rock ‘n’ roll with a breakfast fit for The King, including an all-you-can eat breakfast buffet, a personalized Elvis memorabilia tour, and a group Elvis trivia game.
• Louisville Stoneware: Discover the history of pottery and paint your own piece of art. A tradition that has been preserved since 1879, Stoneware is one of the United States’ oldest producers of handmade and hand-painted stoneware.
• The American Printing House for the Blind: Founded in 1858, the American Printing House for the Blind is the oldest institution in the United States devoted solely to creating products for the visually impaired. See how Braille inventions have progressed with publications of recorded books and special demonstrations such as the history of talking books. Free admission.
• Lunch at Lynn’s Paradise Café: Take a break with lunch at one of the most fun restaurants in America! Lynn’s is always warm and welcoming with an eclectic menu and décor to match! Their delectable menu offers Southern food with a twist, such as the Bourbon Ball Milkshake and the Paradise Hot Brown.
• Historic Old Louisville: Take a step back in time in one of the nation’s largest historic preservation districts and the largest neighborhood of Victorian homes in the United States. These grand Victorian mansions reflect an architectural style of centuries past ranging from the Renaissance Revival, Queen Anne and Chateauesque. Ghost tours, mansion tours, garden tours and walking tours are available for groups.
• Evening performance and dinner at Derby Dinner Playhouse: Start off your evening at Derby Dinner with at the salad bar. Then move on to the freshly prepared, homestyle buffet, featuring a wide selection. Enjoy a little pre-show entertainment with your musical hosts and hostesses, The Footnotes. Now just sit back, relax and enjoy the show as Derby Dinner Playhouse puts on a professional Broadway-style production filled with laughter, mystery, music and dance!
• Overnight Louisville accommodation of choice

Day Four

• Breakfast at Louisville accommodation of choice
• Jim Beam’s American Outpost: Visit the world’s largest bourbon distiller. Learn all about Jim Beam Bourbon and Beam family heritage at the American Outpost. Tours provide insight into the centuries-old art of distilling and the Jim Beam legacy. Sample a selection of hand-crafted small batch bourbons.
   

For itinerary and tour planning assistance contact Kate Kane with the Tourism Development Department of the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau at

800-626-5646 or send an email to kkane@gotolouisville.com