Local events and things to do for families and kids around Louisville, Kentucky
My husband and I were extremely lucky to have the opportunity to visit Fench Lick, IN and stay at French Lick Resort at the French Lick Springs Hotel for a wonderful weekend getaway from Louisville with our kids. It was under an hour and a half drive from our home in Louisville which made for ample time to enjoy our […]
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Just north of Louisville on I-65 is a great town of Columbus, IN. I might be bias since it is my hometown, but if your family needs a weekend getaway this summer; this might be what you are looking for. It is 90minutes north of Louisville and 45min south of Indianapolis so you could also visit Indianapolis Zoo or the […]
» Read moreWe visited Joe Huber’s Family Farm and arrived at 9:30am. It was about a 40 minute drive from my home in East Louisville. The strawberry picking began at 9am, but at 9:30, we were one of the first ones out there. We headed into the general store, picked up a cardboard basket and there was a tractor waiting outside. We […]
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My family and I spent a day this past weekend checking out the Newport Aquarium near Cincinnati, OH. It is about an hour and half drive from Louisville and makes for a fun daytrip (could have easily turned into a nice weekend trip with all the other Cincinnati attractions). We found some metered parking (free since it was on the […]
» Read moreDid you know Kentucky has a Lincoln Heritage Trail? In celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday (February 12) and President’s Day (February 21), this would be a fun road trip to discover the people, places, and events that influenced Abraham Lincoln’s legacy. The trail has stops in Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington, Springfield, and Hodgenville covering his birthplace, boyhood home, as well as […]
» Read moreThis past weekend, my family and I took a nice 1 hr drive down I65 and some country roads to arrive in New Haven, KY at the Kentucky Railway Museum. We bought tickets for a 2 hour train excursion through Groupon.com. The train ride started at 11am and ended at 1pm. We arrived at around 10:20am allowing us a little […]
» Read moreNatural Bridge State Resort Park is about a 2 hour drive from Louisville that provides challenging hikes that end with great views. We recently traveled there for a weekend with my parents and brother and his son. We stayed in a 1 bedroom cottage at the resort that had 2 queen size beds, full kitchen, and screened in porch. The […]
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Either a short walk or drive from Joe Creason Park and the zoo is the Louisville Nature Center which is also a neighbor to Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve. We just explored the nature center which was a quaint little place that has lots of information. The volunteers/workers there were very helpful despite just having welcomed a group of elementary […]
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