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Most kids are tourists at heart, always exploring and discovering. Whether you're on a family trip or just finally planning to visit the historic, scenic, sublime, and ridiculous spots near you, we've got them all covered museums, parks, great views, tours by land, air, or sea, and more!Speed Art Museum, Art Sparks Interactive GalleryParent rating:  Location: 2035 S. Third Street, Louisville, KY The Speed Art Museum features more than 13,000 pieces spanning 6,000 years in its permanent collection. The most exciting part of the museum is the Art Sparks Interactive Gallery, a ... |
Louisville Science CenterParent rating: Location: 727 West Main Street, Louisville, KY The Louisville Science Center features an IMAX theater, KidZone, an exhibit just for kids, and activities for all ages scheduled throughout the week. School vacation d... |
Flame RunParent rating:  Location: 828 E. Market Street, Louisville, KY Flame Run is a contemporary glass art studio and gallery that offers classes for older kids and adults, in addition to facility tours (public viewing is free!) |
Louisville Moms Like MeParent rating:  Location: Louisville, KY The active, advertiser-supported blog Louisville Moms Like Me launched in 2007. |
The Filson MuseumParent rating: Location: 1310 South Third Street, Louisville, KY Filson's provides visitors with a self-guided tour through Kentucky history, including a bighorn sheep horn collected by the Lewis and Clark expedition, a mid-nineteenth-century firefighting ha...
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Colonel Sanders MuseumParent rating: Location: 4th and Jefferson Streets, Louisville, KY Maybe it's not quite "finger lickin' good," but the Colonel Sanders Museum offers visitors a peek at the history behind Kentucky Fried Chicken. |
Historic Locust GroveParent rating: Location: 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY Historic Locust Grove hosts a variety of lectures, shows, and other events throughout the year. The beautiful grounds make a nice spot for family picnics, and the facility can be rented for fam...
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American Printing House for the BlindParent rating: Location: 1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY The Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind is dedicated to preserving and sharing the educational history of blind people and the beneficial contributions made to the blind communi...
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Farmington Historic PlantationParent rating: Location: 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY The Farmington Historic Plantation is a plantation that grew hemp in the 1800s. The plantation's most famous guest was Abraham Lincoln, a personal friend of John Speed, the land owner. ... |
Kentucky Shakespeare FestivalParent rating: Location: 1350 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY Kentucky Shakespeare Festival stages several productions each year in Central Par...
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Lynn's Paradise CafeParent rating: Location: 984 Barret Avenue, Louisville, KY Lynn's Paradise Cafe is a local institution, renowned for its slightly off-center whimsy. The friendly wait staff serve up breakfast, lunch, and dinner with plenty of southern charm. |
Homemade Ice Cream & Pie KitchenParent rating: Location: 1041 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen fresh churns its own ice cream and bakes all of the 100+ desserts on the menu, from pies to cakes, cookies, and upside down cupcakes. It's not all<... |
Kentucky Museum of Art and CraftParent rating: Location: 715 West Main Street, Louisville, KY Founded in 1981, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft showcases an eclectic display of folk art from local, regional, and national artists. The museum also hosts a variety of art workshops f...
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Frazier International History MuseumParent rating: Location: 829 West Main Street, Louisville, KY The Frazier International History Museum is something of an anachronism: visitors can enter the Dark Ages, and ages prior to the Dark Ages, in a state-of-the-art museum. The thr... |
