Tours & Activities in Louisville

Enjoy a carefully curated adventure through the city’s most delectable eateries! Your exclusive private walking tour will lead you on an unforgettable journey filled with mouthwatering flavors, local stories, and a taste of Louisville’s culinary soul. Choose from 3 meticulously crafted itineraries: NuLu, the Highlands, or Phantoms of the Prohibition. As you stroll through each historic neighborhood, you’ll savor an array of mouthwatering dishes, from traditional Appalachian classics to culinary creations you’ll only find right here in Louisville. Led by a knowledgeable guide, you’ll gain profound insights into the city’s history, making this private food tour a delectable and educational immersion into the heart of Louisville. Let the flavors and stories of this vibrant city unfold before you as you explore its culinary heritage on your private tour of Louisville.

Step back in time to the era of hidden speakeasies to enjoy ghostly tales and Louisville's fascinating Prohibition history on the Phantoms of Prohibition walking food tour. As you meander through the historic streets of downtown Louisville on your spirited adventure, you'll savor handcrafted Prohibition-era cocktails paired with delectable small bites, all while unraveling the salacious true history of ruthless bootleggers, Whiskey distillers, and temperance supports - and a few chilling ghost stories that have left their mark on the city's past. Our expert guides will transport you to the days of secret bars and underground revelry, where Prohibition couldn't dampen the spirits of Louisville's residents. This immersive experience combines culinary delights and cocktails with spine-tingling ghost stories and a host of colorful characters from Louisville's bootlegging past, ensuring you leave with a taste of history - and perhaps a shiver down your spine.

Explore Louisville's chic NuLu District, where vibrant murals adorn historic brick buildings, and local shops showcase artisanal treasures. Our guided walking food tour unveils the tales of Louisville, NuLu, and Kentucky through the lens of food. Your tour will showcase Kentucky heritage dishes like bourbon balls and fried chicken, as well as Appalachian classics and a curious local confection inspired by a Victorian actress. In addition, you'll visit historic sites such as the Thomas Edison House while learning about the story of Louisville and exploring the historic neighborhoods of NuLu and Butchertown, immersing you in the cultural tapestry of Louisville. With six delectable stops, this culinary adventure promises a feast for your senses, celebrating the flavors and spirits of Bourbon City. Come hungry and ready to toast to Louisville's culinary legacy!

Venture into the beating heart of Louisville with a stroll through the historic Original Highlands and Cherokee Triangle neighborhoods on a culinary journey that explores the vibrant tale of Louisville. The historic Highlands wears its age with panache, boasting iconic Victorian homes lining the leafy streets, colorful murals, eclectic shops, and beloved local joints that are the definition of cool. Wander these time-worn streets savoring local flavor in every bite and sip. Pay respects to Kentucky legends like Muhammad Ali and Colonel Sanders at their final resting places, dive into a Hot Brown-inspired dish where Ali once trained, sip bourbon at the city's oldest bar, and follow the footsteps of immigrants who laid down the roots of this amazing city. Let the grandeur of Victorian homes and the tales embedded in historic architecture be your backdrop for a journey that's as rich as the flavors themselves. Get ready for a walk through Louisville's soul, one bite and sip at a time.

Trained Orisha/Voodoo priestess and expert storyteller Angelique is excited to help you explore the occult and macabre in America's Most Haunted Neighborhood on this 3-hour, interactive tour! Participants are encouraged to bring along EMF readers and other devices as they investigate several neighborhood sites that are reportedly haunted. In addition to outdoor locations such as the infamous Witches' Tree and Fountain Court, guests will explore the darkened interiors of the Conrad-Caldwell House on gas-lit St. James Court and a Third Street mansion that was once home to a family of poets and artists. Participants will also receive a signed copy of David Dominé’s True Ghost Stories and Eerie Legends from America's Most Haunted Neighborhood as well as a drink and a surprise treat or two along the way. This is the walking tour for diehard ghost hunters, sensitives, or anyone just looking to explore the dark side of a hauntingly beautiful neighborhood!

Since 2004, Louisville Historic Tours offers the ORIGINAL guided walks of Old Louisville. This recent addition to our tour line-up is unique in that it is always guided by local author David Dominé, whose recent true-crime memoir, A DARK ROOM IN GLITTER BALL CITY has throngs of visitors flocking to the Derby City to check out the spots and sites featured in the story. This narrated jaunt through Old Louisville includes a visit to the stunning Conrad-Caldwell Mansion on stunning St. James Court, as well a stop for a drink at a local watering hole highlighted in the book. Each participant receives a signed, personalized copy of the book, in addition to a souvenir and a sweet treat or two.

We are Louisville's Ultimate Craft Brewery Tour and Tasting Experience. Get a taste of Louisville’s thriving beer scene on this small-group, 2 - hour walking tour. Over the course of your experience, you will go to three different local breweries in the Germantown neighborhood. You will enjoy numerous different beers and enjoy a short afternoon walk. Enjoy 12 oz of local beer tasting at each stop. You will find no better way to explore multiple craft breweries in Kentucky. We are the best tour in Louisville! -3 local Craft Breweries -12 oz beer tasting at each stop -Tour Guide -Beer 101 and history knowledge

Get your photos taken on a walking tour of Louisville. Walk through the city's lively downtown area, one of its most popular spots, as your photo is taken by your professional photographer guide.

Explore stories of slavery, war, and a catastrophic flood on this bone-chilling walking tour of Louisville. Follow your guide to hear ghost stories of up to 7 haunted locations around the city!

Discover why Old Louisville has gained the title of the most haunted neighborhood in America. Learn about the area's ghosts and paranormal activity on this New York Times-recommended walking tour.

Discover Old Louisville, America's third-largest historic district. Walk through impressive Victorian mansions and discover its quirky residents on this New York Times-recommended walking tour.

March through November, daily; limited dates in the off-season! Our tours include more than St. James Court. We see twice as much as other neighborhood walking tours, visiting Ormsby Avenue, Park Avenue cottages, Floral Terrace, the Witches' Tree, and Millionaires Row. Bourbon barons, racetrack royalty, and titans of tobacco settled here in the 1800s. Today, impressive Victorian mansions and quirky residents have earned national attention for Old Louisville. Author David Dominé often guides groups himself. The New York Times recommends his tours as a MUST during a visitor's "36 Hours in Louisville." Learn more in A DARK ROOM IN GLITTER BALL CITY, David's next book—out in October 2021! Narrated walks depart from the transitional edge of the neighborhood. If you love old houses, this is the tour for you! If you do not like an up-and-coming neighborhood with a diverse racial make up, please stay home. If you can't go 90 minutes without a bathroom, this is not for you!

March through November, daily; limited dates in the off-season! Our tours include more than St. James Court. We see twice as much as other neighborhood walking tours, visiting Ormsby Avenue, Park Avenue cottages, Floral Terrace, the Witches' Tree, and Millionaires Row. Bourbon barons, racetrack royalty, and titans of tobacco settled here in the 1800s. Today, impressive Victorian mansions and quirky residents have earned national attention for Old Louisville. Author David Dominé often guides groups himself. The New York Times recommends his tours as a MUST during a visitor's "36 Hours in Louisville." Learn more in A DARK ROOM IN GLITTER BALL CITY, David's next book—out in October 2021! Narrated walks depart from the transitional edge of the neighborhood. If you love old houses, this is the tour for you! If you do not like an up-and-coming neighborhood with a diverse racial make up, please stay home. If you can't go 90 minutes without a bathroom, this is not for you!

Read the stories behind the city, answer questions to reveal fun facts, and experience what makes Downtown Louisville incredible!

The Historic Old Louisville Walking Tour is a guided tour of the heart of the Victorian Mansion district in Old Louisville. Designed by a prominent local architect and historian, this tour focuses on the history and architecture of this nationally recognized historic preservation district boasting the largest collection of Victorian Mansions in the United States. The tour begins in the comfortable, Frederick Law Olmsted designed Visitors Center in Central Park. Every ticket purchase supports the nonprofit Old Louisville Neighborhood Council which serves to protect the nation's largest contiguous collection of Victorian mansions and their streetscapes. Thank you for supporting Historic Preservation! All kids are free.

Welcome to One of the Great Places in America! The Historic Old Louisville Walking Tour showcases the Victorian Mansion District in Louisville. Engaging historical and architectural tour.

Our smartphone-guided tour brings the facts and stories behind Louisville to life because we've taken the same stops and sights we share with our friends and families when they come to town and created an interactive web-based tour for you! Read the stories behind the city, answer questions to reveal fun facts, and experience what makes this quintessential Southern city incredible! Purchase your tour and then navigate to our website to enter your access code and launch the tour. You can either start immediately or create an account and come back when you are ready to explore. Please note that you and your group read the tour aloud to one another - there is no audio functionality at this time.

This tour is for those who don't have a lot of time, but still want to learn a lot about Old Louisville. In less than an hour, you'll be guided through St. James Court, Fountain Court, Belgravia Court, and several blocks of the city's old Millionaires Row as you learn about the bourbon barons, racetrack royalty, and the titans of tobacco who settled in this fascinating neighborhood. Some structures you'll admire from the sidewalks include the Samuel Culbertson Mansion, Caldwell's Castle, the Pink Palace, and the elegant William Wathen Residence, but you'll also see the emblematic Fountain at St. James Court and leafy Central Park as well. Old Louisville really is a treasure trove of grand architecture from the late 1800s and very early 1900s, and on this jaunt you'll be treated to stunning examples of Richardsonian Romanesque and Renaissance Revival styles, not to mention many variations on the Italianate, Châteauesque, Queen Anne, Federal, Neo-Georgian, and Arts & Crafts genres.

Wacky Walks of Louisville allows your team to discover the city in a fun and different way. The game instructs you to find a variety of items that can be found in the downtown area. For every item you find, you'll get points. You'll also participate in exciting challenges for points as well. See how your points stack up to others on our app rankings. All our Scavenger hunts have a live remote host to help along the way. Come out and explore with us in Louisville.