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Boasting a rich and proud history, Metropolitan Louisville celebrates its historic roots at every turn. Look for signs of friendly old ghosts in one of many historic homes, visit a Civil War site, or explore the endless exhibits and displays in fascinating museums. Newcomers will also discover unique and highly specialized museums throughout the Central Kentucky, from Lexington’s own Aviation Museum of Kentucky to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, or internationally famous museums that are dedicated to the horse in Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park.

 

 

 

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American Cave Museum
119 East Main Street
Horse Cave, KY 786-1466
www.cavern.org

 

American Saddlebred Horse Museum
4093 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 859-259-2746
www.asbmuseum.org

 

Bardstown-Nelson County Historical Museum
114 North Fifth Street
Bardstown, KY 502-348-2999
www.visitbardstown.com

 

   

Bourbon Heritage Center
Heaven Hill Distilleries
1311 Gilkey Run Road
Bardstown, KY 502-337-1000
www.bourbonheritagecenter.com

 

The Brennan House & Medical Office Museum
631 South Fifth Street
Louisville, KY 502-540-5145
www.thebrennanhouse.org

 

Carnegie Center for Art & History
201 East Spring Street
New Albany, IN 812-944-7336
www.carnegiecenter.org

 

Civil War Museum
Old Bardstown Village
310 E. Broadway
Bardstown, KY 502-349-0291
www.civil-war-museum.org

 

Conrad-Caldwell House Museum
1402 St. James Court
Louisville, KY 502-636-5023
www.conradcaldwell.org

 

Farmington Historic Home Museum
3033 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 502-452-9920
www.historicfarmington.org

 

Farnsley-Moremen House Museum
7410 Moorman Road
Louisville, KY 502-935-6809
www.riverside-landing.org

 

Frazier International History Museum
833 W. Main Street
Louisville, KY 502-753-5663
www.fraziermuseum.org

 

Filson Historical Society Museum
1310 S. Third Street
Louisville, KY 502-635-5083
www.filsonhistorical.org

 

General George S. Patton, Jr. National Museum of Cavalry & Armor
4554 Fayette Avenue
Fort Knox, KY 502-624-3812
www.generalpatton.org

 

Historic Middletown Museum
12556 Shelbyville Road
Middletown, KY 502-245-5812
www.middletownchamber.com


Howard Steamboat Museum
1101 E. Market Street
Jeffersonville, IN 812-283-3728
Toll Free 888-472-0606
www.steamboatmuseum.org

 

International Museum of the Horse & Hall of Champions
Kentucky Horse Park
4089 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 859-233-4303
Toll Free 800-678-8813
www.imh.org

 

Kentucky Derby Museum
704 Central Avenue
Louisville, KY 502-637-7097
Toll free 800-273-3729
www.derbymuseum.org

 

Kentucky Military History Museum
Kentucky Historical Society
100 West Broadway
Frankfort, KY 502-564-1792
http://history.ky.gov

 

Kentucky Museum of Art Craft
715 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 502-589-0102
www.kentuckycrafts.org

 

Kentucky Railway Museum
126 South Main Street
New Haven, KY 502-549-5470
Toll free 800-272-0152
www.kyrail.org

 

Locust Grove Museum Home
561 Blankenbaker Lane
Louisville, KY 502-897-9845
www.locustgrove.org

 

Louisville Slugger Museum
800 W. Main Street
Louisville, KY 877-7-SLUGGER
www.sluggermuseum.org

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1839 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 800-223-1839
www.aph.org

 

 

 

National Corvette Museum
350 Corvette Drive
Bowling Green, KY 800-53-VETTE
www.corvettemuseum.com

 

Oldham County History Center
106 North Second Avenue
La Grange, KY 502-222-0826
www.oldhamcountyhistoricalsociety.org

 

Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History
114 North Fifth Street
Bardstown, KY 502-348-2999
www.whiskeymuseum.com

 

Peyton Samuel Head Family Museum
Oldham County History Center
106 North Second Avenue
La Grange, KY 502-222-0826
www.oldhamcountyhistoricalsociety.org

 

Photographic Archives at Ekstrom Library
University of Louisville
2301 S. Third Street
Louisville, KY 502-852-6747
http://louisville.edu/library/ekstrom

 

Portland Museum
2308 Portland Avenue
Louisville, KY 502-776-7678
www.goportland.org

 

Reitz Home Museum
224 SE First Street
Evansville, IN 812-426-1871
www.reitzhome.com

 

Schimpff's Candy Museum
347 Spring Street
Jeffersonville, IN 812-283-8367
www.schimpffs.com

 

Sons of the American Revolution
Headquarters Tours
1000 S. Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 502-589-1776
www.sar.org

 

Thomas D. Clark Center for KYHistory
Kentucky Historical Society
100 West Broadway
Frankfort, KY 502-564-1792
http://history.ky.gov

 

The Thomas Merton Center
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 502-452-8177
www.monks.org

 

Waveland Museum
225 Waveland Museum Lane
Lexington, KY 859-272-3611
http://parks.ky.gov 

 

 

 

Regional Sites


Abbey of Gethsemani

3642 Monks Road

Trappist, KY 502-549-3117

www.monks.org

 

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace

National Historic Site

Hodgenville, KY 270-358-3137

www.nps.gov/abli

 

Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate

120 Sycamore Road

Lexington, KY 859-266-8581

www.henryclay.org

 

Big Bone Lick Museum & Historic Site

3380 Beaver Road

Union, KY 859-385-3522

http://parks.ky.gov

 

Boone Station State Historic Site

240 Gentry Road

Lexington, KY 859-263-1073

http://parks.ky.gov

 

Cathedral of the Assumption

433 South Fifth Street

Louisville, KY 502-582-2971

www.cathedraloftheassumption.org

 

Cave Hill Cemetery

701 Baxter Avenue

Louisville, KY 502-451-5630

www.cavehillcemetery.com

 

Christ Church Cathedral

421 South Second Street

Louisville, KY 502-587-1354

www.christchurch.episcopalky.org

 

Constitution Square & Isaac Shelby Cemetery

134 South Second Street

Danville, KY 859-239-7089

http://parks.ky.gov

 

Corydon Capitol State Historic Site

126 East Walnut Street

Corydon, IN 812-738-4890

  Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site

914 E. Main Street

New Albany, IN 812-944-9600

www.culbertsonmansion.us

 

Farmington Historic Home

3033 Bardstown Road

Louisville, KY 502-452-9920

www.historichomes.org

 

Fort Boonesborough

4375 Boonesborough Road

Richmond, KY 859-527-3131

http://parks.ky.gov

 

General Butler State Historic Site

1608 Highway 227

Carrollton, KY 866-462-8854

http://parks.ky.gov

 

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

2916 E. South Street

Lincoln City, IN 812-937-4541

www.nps.gov/libo

 

Lincoln Homestead

5079 Lincoln Park Road

Springfield, KY 859-336-7461

http://parks.ky.gov

 

Lou Tate’s Little Loomhouse

328 Kenwood Hill Road

Louisville, KY 502-367-4792

 

My Old Kentucky Dinner Train

602 North Third Street

Bardstown, KY 502-348-7500

Toll free 866-801-3463

www.rjcorman.com/dinnertrain.html

 

My Old Kentucky Home

501 E. Stephen Foster Avenue

Bardstown, KY 502-348-3502

http://parks.ky.gov

 

Old Bardstown Village

310 East Broadway

Bardstown, KY 502-348-4877

Toll free 800-638-4877

www.visitbardstown.com

  Old Fort Harrod

100 South College Street

Harrodsburg, KY 859-734-3314

http://history.ky.gov

 

Old State Capitol

Kentucky Historical Society

100 West Broadway

Frankfort, KY 502-564-1792

http://history.ky.gov

 

Perryville Battlefield

1825 Battlefield Road

Perryville, KY 859-332-8631

http://parks.ky.gov

 

Riverside, Farnsley-Moremen Landing

7410 Moorman Road

Louisville, KY 502-935-6809

www.riverside-landing.org

 

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

3501 Lexington Road

Harrodsburg, KY 859-734-5411

Toll free 800-734-5611

www.shakervillageky.org

 

Thomas Edison House

Historic Butchertown

729-31 E. Washington Street

Louisville, KY 502-585-5247

www.edisonhouse.org

 

Whitehall House & Gardens

3110 Lexington Road

Louisville, KY 502-897-2944

www.historichomes.org

 

White Hall State Historic Site

500 White Hall Shrine Road

Richmond, KY 859-623-9178

http://parks.ky.gov

 

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

4701 Brownsboro Road

Louisville, KY 502-893-3852

www.cem.va.gov

 

   
   
Natural History


Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve

3745 Illinois Avenue

Louisville, KY 502-458-1328

www.louisvillenaturecenter.org

 

Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest

Kentucky Highway 245

Clermont, KY 502-955-8512

www.bernheim.org

 

Blackacre State Nature Preserve

3200 Tucker Station Road

Jeffersontown, KY 502-266-9802

http://blackacrefoundation.org

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Callaway Archaeological Museum

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

2825 Lexington Road

Louisville, KY 502-897-4041

www.sbts.edu

 

Forest Discovery Center

533 Louis Smith Road

Starlight, IN 812-923-1590

 

Hidden Hill Nursery & Sculpture Garden

1011 Utica-Charlestown Road

Utica, IN 812-280-0347

www.hiddenhillnursery.com

 

Hidden River Cave

119 East Main Street

Horse Cave, KY 786-1466

www.cavern.org

 

 

Kentucky Native Plant & Wildflower Garden

Oldham County History Center

106 North Second Avenue

La Grange, KY 502-222-0826

www.oldhamcountyhistoricalsociety.org


Louisville Nature Center

3745 Illinois Avenue

Louisville, KY 502-458-1328

www.louisvillenaturecenter.org

 

Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy

1297 Trevilan Way

Louisville, KY 502-456-8125

www.olmstedparks.org

 

Louisville Science Center

727 West Main Street

Louisville, KY 502-561-6100

Toll free 800-591-2203

www.louisvillescience.org

 

 

Rauch Planetarium

Gheens Science Hall

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY 502-852-6665

http://louisville.edu/planetarium


Riverside Kitchen Garden

7410 Moorman Road

Louisville, KY 502-935-6809

www.riverside-landing.org

 

Six Mile Island State Nature Preserve

River Road

Jefferson County, KY 502-573-2886

http://naturepreserves.ky.gov

 

Squire Boone Caverns

100 Squire Boone Road, SW

Mauckport, IN 812-732-4381

www.squireboonecaverns.com

 

Whitehall Gardens

3110 Lexington Road

Louisville, KY 502-897-2944

www.edisonhouse.org

 

 

Historic Pride Events


Buttermilk Days Festival

502-348-4877

800-638-4877

www.visitbardstown.com

 

Celebration of Traditional Music

859-985-3140

www.berea.edu/appalachiancenter

 

Civil War Museum Living History

502-349-0291

www.civil-war-museum.org

 

Corn Island Storytelling Festival

502-245-0643

www.cornislandstorytellingfestival.org


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Edison House Neighborhood Garden Tour

502-585-5247

www.edisonhouse.org

 

Falls of the Ohio Fossil Festival

812-280-9970

www.fallsoftheohio.org


Historic Bardstown Antiques Show

502-348-4877

800-638-4877

www.parrettlich.com

 

Jeffersontown Gaslight Festival

502-267-1674

www.jtownchamber.com

 

Kentucky Bourbon Festival

800-638-4877

www.kybourbonfestival.com

 

Kentucky Crafted, “The Market”

502-564-3757

888-KY-CRAFT

http://artscouncil.ky.gov/KentuckyArt/
Event_Market.htm

 

 

Kentucky Heartland Festival

270-765-4334

www.hardinchamber.com


Kentucky State Fair

502-367-5000

www.kyfairexpo.org

 

Lewis & Clark Ohio River Festival

812-280-9970

www.fallsoftheohio.org

 

Locust Grove Antiques Show

502-348-4877

800-638-4877

www.parrettlich.com

 

Marion County Country Ham Days

270-692-9594

www.marioncountykychamber.com/
hamdays.html

 

Opening Night Gala

Stephen Foster “The Musical”

502-348-5971

800-626-1563

www.stephenfoster.com

 

 

QUICKLINKS

Center for Interfaith Relations

www.festivaloffaiths.org

 

Historic Homes Foundation

www.historichomes.org

 

Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology

www.in.gov/dnr/historic

 

Indiana Genealogy Project

www.ingenweb.org

 

 

Indiana Historical Society

www.indianahistory.org


Kentucky Genealogy Research

www.kentuckygenealogysearch.com

 

Kentucky Heritage Council

www.kyheritage.org

 

Kentucky Historic Resources & Programs

www.preservationkentucky.org

 

Kentucky Historical Society

http://history.ky.gov

 

  Louisville Genealogical Society

www.rootsweb.com/~kylgs

 

National Register of Historic Places

www.cr.nps.gov/nr/research

 

Old Louisville National Historic Preservation District

www.oldlouisville.com

 

SAR Historical and Genealogical Research Library

www.sar.org