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Named one of “52 Places to Go in 2023” by the New York Times and one of “The Best Food Cities in the U.S.” by Travel + Leisure, Louisville, Kentucky is the perfect place to get a taste of authentic America.
Nicknamed the Bourbon City, Louisville is home to the world’s only walkable Bourbon experience, with a half-dozen distilleries located within two kilometers on historic Main Street. Stay at a Bourbon-themed accommodation like Hotel Distil or a historic property like the Brown Hotel, the birthplace of Louisville’s signature dish, The Hot Brown.
Between sips of America’s only native spirit, you’ll want to visit the city’s top museums. Relish in America’s pastime at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, which manufactures around 1.8 million of the world-famous baseball bats a year. This guided tour showcases how the bats are made and highlight famous athletes who have used them over the past century.
Two blocks over, you’ll find the Muhammad Ali Center, a museum dedicated to the life and legacy of the Louisville native. Aside from his outstanding boxing career, the attraction showcases Ali’s time in Louisville and what it was like growing up in the country’s Civil Rights Era.
Outside of its famous fried chicken, Kentucky may be best known for the annual Kentucky Derby. Visit the Kentucky Derby Museum on the property of historic Churchill Downs to get a glimpse into what historic “Derby Day” may look like and how it has evolved over the past 150 years.
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