Kentucky's Derby Region

Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
  • Kentucky Derby
  • Stephen Foster Story, Bardstown
  • Shelbyville Horse Show
  • Maker's Mark Distillery, Loretto
  • Abraham Lincoln's Birthplace
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Whether you are planning a girl’s getaway, reunion, corporate meeting, family vacation or romantic getaway, Kentucky’s Derby Region offers so many varied sights and attractions that everyone in your party will enjoy the adventure.

Built on the falls of the Ohio River, Louisville offers all the action of a big city with the charm and friendliness of a small town. Louisville is home to the Kentucky Derby and world-class museums such as the Louisville Slugger Museum and the Muhammad Ali Center.  Enjoy the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts and the Louisville Zoo.  Follow Louisville’s Urban Bourbon Trail, take a river cruise and play in the city’s two entertainment districts featuring restaurants, clubs, shops and live entertainment.        

Explore the life and legend of Abraham Lincoln at sites along Kentucky’s Lincoln Heritage Trail as you take a scenic tour of the historic towns and hamlets in the Derby Region. You’ll find a bounty of museums, unique shops and sites, restaurants, Kentucky foods and fun and friendly locals all along the way

Tour world-famous bourbon distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, enjoy live theater or take a ghost trek walking tour in Bardstown, the Bourbon Capitalof the World.  Discover the bounty of Kentucky at Bray Orchards; shop for antiques and crafts in historic Elizabethtown or enjoy unique shopping, restaurants and golf in Shelbyville, the American Saddlebred Capital of the World.  

Kentucky’s Derby Region – It’s more than racing by a long shot.

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