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05-07-2015, 06:25 AM
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You could do the Evan Williams tour, or check out the Louisville Slugger store. I'd recommend a little joint called Tumbleweed for some refreshments, it's right on the water overlooking a walking bridge.. which is also something you could do
05-07-2015, 10:46 AM
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Do you live/work in Louisville, or just frequent it? If just frequent, do you have a rental car?
I'm guessing the Highlands (Bardstown Rd/Frankfort Ave) area might be of interest to you, plenty of good bars and restaurants down there.
Otherwise: go run along Waterfront park, across the Big Four bridge into Jeffersonville and back. Cherokee, Seneca and Iroquois Parks are also great for running. If you are into guns, go shoot sh!t at Knob Creek plus there is a Cabelas, Bass Pro, and a bunch of other good gun shops. Hit up the Armor Museum at Ft. Knox. Bourbon Trail is a given, as is Slugger Museum. Enjoy a Bats game, like all minor league baseball it is cheap entertainment as is Louisville City soccer. Plus there's always the spring/fall meets at Churchill Downs, and Keeneland and LEX are just an hour's drive east.
Chicago or NYC it ain't, but Louisville is actually pretty nice town. Otherwise, try spending two days every other week for a few years in GLH, LCH, or LFT and then tell me how little there is to do in Louisville.
I'm guessing the Highlands (Bardstown Rd/Frankfort Ave) area might be of interest to you, plenty of good bars and restaurants down there.
Otherwise: go run along Waterfront park, across the Big Four bridge into Jeffersonville and back. Cherokee, Seneca and Iroquois Parks are also great for running. If you are into guns, go shoot sh!t at Knob Creek plus there is a Cabelas, Bass Pro, and a bunch of other good gun shops. Hit up the Armor Museum at Ft. Knox. Bourbon Trail is a given, as is Slugger Museum. Enjoy a Bats game, like all minor league baseball it is cheap entertainment as is Louisville City soccer. Plus there's always the spring/fall meets at Churchill Downs, and Keeneland and LEX are just an hour's drive east.
Chicago or NYC it ain't, but Louisville is actually pretty nice town. Otherwise, try spending two days every other week for a few years in GLH, LCH, or LFT and then tell me how little there is to do in Louisville.
05-31-2015, 10:11 AM
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Louisville is much more than 4th Street Live.....actually, 4SL sucks in my opinion. I could see that if your only Louisville experience has been there, then it would be a craphole. However, there is so much more.
There is a free concert event on the last Wednesday of each month through September. Waterfront Wednesday http://wfpk.org/wfpk-waterfront-wednesday-season-2014/
Louisville has plenty of parks and walking/running/cycling paths. The Louisville Loop will be a 100 mile loop around the city and it is mostly complete. It also connects to the Ohio River Greenway on the Indiana side via The Big Four Bridge (pedestrian).
Cherokee Park is awesome and it's sort of a miniaturized version of NY's Central Park (same designer (Olmstead)). There is no shortage of woodsy areas and hills with plenty of paved and dirt trails as well as a main loop.
Louisville has many great restaurants, craft beer joints and whiskey bars.
Among my favorites;
Holy Grale (import and craft beers and awesome food (one of the best burgers I've ever had)
Sapporo (sushi)
Kashmir or Dakshin (Indian)
Hammerheads (carnivore heaven)
Heart and Soy/Roots (vegetarian)
Joy Luck Club (Asian fusion)
Back Door (dive bar with hefty pours)
Nachbar (semi hipster, whiskey and beer joint, but not so much to make you hate hipsters)
The best source for such is LouisvilleHotBytes.com - Louisville's top spot for talk and reviews from the food and restaurant scene There are many restaurants and bars in the Highlands, Crescent Hill, Clifton and farther east. There is also a decent place for restaurants and bars on the Indiana side, on the other end of the Big Four Bridge.
Slugger Field is a beautiful stadium to watch baseball. A relatively short bus ride will get you down to UofL's sports complex.
Tumbleweed has been closed for a couple or 3 months. Frankly, I say good riddance. Although the view was great and the drinks were ok, the food was less than mediocre. Hopefully the next restaurant that occupies that space will be worthy of the great waterfront location. I wish the same on Joe's Crapshack.
There is a free concert event on the last Wednesday of each month through September. Waterfront Wednesday http://wfpk.org/wfpk-waterfront-wednesday-season-2014/
Louisville has plenty of parks and walking/running/cycling paths. The Louisville Loop will be a 100 mile loop around the city and it is mostly complete. It also connects to the Ohio River Greenway on the Indiana side via The Big Four Bridge (pedestrian).
Cherokee Park is awesome and it's sort of a miniaturized version of NY's Central Park (same designer (Olmstead)). There is no shortage of woodsy areas and hills with plenty of paved and dirt trails as well as a main loop.
Louisville has many great restaurants, craft beer joints and whiskey bars.
Among my favorites;
Holy Grale (import and craft beers and awesome food (one of the best burgers I've ever had)
Sapporo (sushi)
Kashmir or Dakshin (Indian)
Hammerheads (carnivore heaven)
Heart and Soy/Roots (vegetarian)
Joy Luck Club (Asian fusion)
Back Door (dive bar with hefty pours)
Nachbar (semi hipster, whiskey and beer joint, but not so much to make you hate hipsters)
The best source for such is LouisvilleHotBytes.com - Louisville's top spot for talk and reviews from the food and restaurant scene There are many restaurants and bars in the Highlands, Crescent Hill, Clifton and farther east. There is also a decent place for restaurants and bars on the Indiana side, on the other end of the Big Four Bridge.
Slugger Field is a beautiful stadium to watch baseball. A relatively short bus ride will get you down to UofL's sports complex.
Originally Posted by LucasM
You could do the Evan Williams tour, or check out the Louisville Slugger store. I'd recommend a little joint called Tumbleweed for some refreshments, it's right on the water overlooking a walking bridge.. which is also something you could do
Tumbleweed has been closed for a couple or 3 months. Frankly, I say good riddance. Although the view was great and the drinks were ok, the food was less than mediocre. Hopefully the next restaurant that occupies that space will be worthy of the great waterfront location. I wish the same on Joe's Crapshack.
Last edited by Radials Rule; 05-31-2015 at 10:29 AM.
05-31-2015, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Radials Rule
Tumbleweed has been closed for a couple or 3 months. Frankly, I say good riddance. Although the view was great and the drinks were ok, the food was less than mediocre. Hopefully the next restaurant that occupies that space will be worthy of the great waterfront location. I wish the same on Joe's Crapshack.
05-31-2015, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
The folks that own/operate Doc Crow's on Main St are taking over the Tumbleweed location and opening "Doc's Cantina".
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