Greater Louisville at a Glance
Nestled against Indiana's southern
border, the Greater Louisville area is renowned for its world-famous horse race,
the Kentucky
Derby, and the two-week-long pre-race excitement of the Kentucky
Derby Festival. But with so many museums, cultural venues, sporting events
and recreational facilities, Greater Louisville offers much more than horse racing.
From concerts and plays at Kentucky
Center for the Arts to educational exhibits at the Frazier
International History Museum and the Thomas
Edison House, Louisville
is rife with possibilities. New
Haven is home to the Kentucky
Railway Museum, where visitors can browse railroad exhibits and take a 22-mi
(35-km) train ride through the scenic Rolling Fork River Valley on a restored
passenger train. The Bernheim
Arboretum in Clermont
features picturesque flower gardens, a visitor center and 30 mi (48 km) of hiking
trails. Based out of Prospect,
Classic
Biplane Tours offers visitors the chance to tour Louisville from the air aboard
a classic biplane that recalls the Golden Era of aviation.
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