LOCAL MUSEUMS
When many people think about museums they think about history, but here in Kentuckiana we take it to a whole other level. The variety of museums in the area celebrate more than just the history of Kentucky and Indiana, and also boast a sense of pride and appreciation for our diverse culture, arts, talents, and accomplishments. Many of the museums in Louisville and the surrounding area are truly original museums that you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Enjoy the permanent and rotating collections in the various art and history museums, such as the Frazier History Museum, or visit a site significant to our nation’s history, like Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace, or immerse yourself in the history and craft of one of Kentucky’s famous bourbon distilleries.
MUSEUM ROW ON MAIN
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On Main Street in downtown Louisville you can find eight one-of-kind attractions within five-walkable blocks—a strip known around town as Museum Row. Museum Row on Main includes a variety of museums and attractions including the following:
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REGIONAL MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
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21c Louisville Museum
700 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
www.21cmuseumhotels.com
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American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
www.aph.org/museum
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Carnegie Center for Art & History
201 East Spring Street
New Albany, IN 47150
www.carnegiecenter.org
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Civil War Museum
310 East Broadway
Bardstown, KY 40004
www.bardstownmuseumrow.org
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Conrad-Caldwell House Museum
1402 St. James Court
Louisville, Ky 40208
conrad-caldwell.org
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Crane House - Asia Institute
1244 S 3rd Street
Louisville, KY 40203
www.cranehouse.org
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Dinosaur World
711 Mammoth Cave Road
Cave City, KY 42127
www.cranehouse.org
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E&S Gallery, Inc.
108 S 10th Street
Louisville, KY 40202
www.kyrail.org
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Flame Run
Glassworks Building: 815 West Market Street
Louisville, KY 40202
www.flamerun.com
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Galerie Hertz Art Gallery
1253 S Preston Street
Louisville, KY 40203
www.galeriehertz.com
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Howard Steamboat Museum
1101 East Market Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
www.howardsteamboatmuseum.org
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Kentucky Center for African-American Heritage
1701 W Muhammad Ali Blvd
Louisville, KY 40203
www.kcaah.org
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Kentucky Derby Museum
704 Central Avenue
Louisville, KY 40208
www.derbymuseum.org
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Kentucky Railway Museum
136 S Main Street
New Haven, KY 40051
www.kyrail.org
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KULA Gallery
536 S Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
www.ilovekula.com
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National Corvette Museum
350 Corvette Drive
Bowling Green, KY 42101
www.corvettemuseum.org
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Roots 101 African American Museum
124 N 1st Street
Louisville, KY 40202
www.roots-101.org
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Schimpff's Confectionery
347 Spring Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
www.schimpffs.com
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Speed Art Museum
2035 S 3rd Street
Louisville, KY 40208
www.speedmuseum.org
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The Portland Museum
2308 Portland Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40212
www.portlandky.org
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Vintage Fire Museum
706 Spring Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
www.vintagefiremuseum.org
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HISTORICAL SITES
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
2995 Lincoln Farm Rd
Hodgenville, KY 42748
www.nps.gov/abli
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Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate
120 Sycamore Rd
Lexington, KY 40502
henryclay.org
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Belle of Louisville
401 West River Rd
Louisville, KY 40202
www.belleoflouisville.org
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Cathedral of the Assumption
433 S 5th St
Louisville, KY 40202
www.cathedraloftheassumption.org
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Cave Hill Cemetery
701 Baxter Ave
Louisville, KY 40204
www.cavehillcemetery.com
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Corydon Capitol State Historic Site
126 East Walnut St
Corydon, IN 47112
indianamuseum.org/explore/corydon
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Culbertson Mansion Historic Site
914 E Main St
New Albany, IN 47150
indianamuseum.org/explore/culbertson
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Falls of the Ohio
201 W Riverside Dr
Clarksville, IN 47129
www.fallsoftheohio.org
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Farmington Historic Home
3033 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40205
www.farmingtonhistoricplantation.org
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Filson Historical Society
1310 S 3rd St
Louisville, KY 40208
www.filsonhistorical.org
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Historic Locust Grove
561 Blankenbaker Ln
Louisville, KY 40207
locustgrove.org
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Kentucky Lincoln Trail
3033 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40205
www.abelincoln.tours
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My Old Kentucky Home
501 E Stephen Foster Ave
Bardstown, KY 40004
www.visitmyoldkyhome.com
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Old Fort Harrod
100 S College St
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
www.parks.ky.gov
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Old State Capitol
300 W. Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601
history.ky.gov
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Perryville Battlefield
1825 Battlefield Rd
Perryville, KY 40468
www.perryvillebattlefield.org
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Riverside, the Farnsley-Moreman Landing
7410 Moorman Rd
Louisville, KY 40272
www.riverside-landing.org
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Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
3501 Lexington Rd
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
shakervillageky.org
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Thomas Edison House
729 E Washington St
Louisville, KY 40202
www.historichomes.org
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DISTILLERIES (*part of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail)
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*Angel's Envy Distillery
500 E Main St
Louisville, KY 40202
angelsenvy.com
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*Bardstown Bourbon Company
1500 Parkway Dr
Bardstown, KY 40004
bardstownbourbon.com
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Barrels and Billets
800 W Main St
Louisville, KY 40202
barrelsandbillets.com
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Brough Brothers
1460 Dixie Hwy
Louisville, KY 40210
broughbrothers.com
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*Bulleit Distilling Co.
3464 Benson Pike
Shelbyville, KY 40065
bulleit.com
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Copper & Kings American Brandy Distillery
1121 E Washington St
Louisville, KY 40206
copperandkings.com
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*Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
528 W Main St
Louisville, KY 40202
evanwilliams.com
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*Four Roses Distillery
1224 Bonds Mill Rd
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
fourrosesbourbon.com
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*Green River Distilling Co.
10 Distillery Rd
Owensboro, KY 42301
greenriverdistilling.com
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*Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience
1311 Gilkey Run Rd
Bardstown, KY 40004
heavenhilldistillery.com
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*James B. Beam Distilling Co.
568 Happy Hollow Rd
Clermont, KY 40110
beamdistilling.com
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Kentucky Artisan Distillery
6230 Old LaGrange Rd
Crestwood, KY 40014
kentuckyartisandistillery.com
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Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company
120 N 10th St
Louisville, KY 40202
kentuckypeerless.com
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*Lux Row Distillers
1 Lux Row
Bardstown, KY 40004
luxrowdistillers.com
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*Maker's Mark Distillery
3350 Burks Spring Rd
Loretto, KY 40037
makersmark.com
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*Michter's Distillery
801 W Main St
Louisville, KY 40202
michters.com
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*Old Forester Distilling Co.
119 W Main St
Louisville, KY 40202
oldforester.com
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Prohibition Craft Spirits
436 Baxter Ave
Louisville, KY 40204
prohibitioncraftspirits.com
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*Rabbit Hole
711 E Jefferson St
Louisville, KY 40202
rabbitholedistillery.com
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*Stitzel-Weller Distillery
3860 Fitzgerald Rd
Louisville, KY 40216
stitzelwellerdistillery.com
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*Town Branch Distillery
401 Cross St
Lexington, KY 40508
lexingtonbrewingco.com
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*Wild Turkey Distillery
147 Versailles Rd
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
wildturkeybourbon.com
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*Wilderness Trail Distillery
4095 Lebanon Rd
Danville, KY 40422
wildernesstraildistillery.com
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*Woodford Reserve
7785 McCracken Pike
Versailles, KY 40383
woodfordreserve.com
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