Local events and things to do for families and kids around Louisville, Kentucky
The Newport Aquarium is located in Northern KY near Cincinnati. It’s open daily from 10am-6pm (changes during summer and winter months) and tickets are $23 for adults, $15 for kids (2-12) and children under 2 are free. Also note, they have a restricted stroller policy during certain times, so check that out on the website if you are thinking of […]
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Note, this post is from 2012 A couple of weeks ago, my family and I decided to explore Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. We departed Louisville after breakfast and enjoyed an easy, scenic drive down I-64 and I-75. After exiting I-75, we drove another 10 – 15 miles on a rural road. At one point there was a […]
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School is almost out and you might be planning some trips big or small. We are going to be writing about a few reviews of places you can visit that aren’t too far away and great for an overnight getaway. […]
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Last weekend, my husband and I got a babysitter and departed early for the Galt House! We were headed to Mint Julep Tours to jump on one of their comfy buses and tour some bourbon distilleries. We parked at the Galt House for convenience and headed up the west side of the hotel to the cute Mint Julep Tours shop. […]
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We just got back from the Lego KidsFest in Cincinnati and a visit to the Cincinnati Museum Center. We wanted to make it an overnight getaway to have time for both so we stayed overnight at the Embassy Suites in Blue Ash. This hotel is not downtown, but we decided that the amenities and suite-style room would be worth the […]
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Favorites: Me – The tree house area in the children’s museum My husband – the Cincinnati in Motion exhibit Son – Trains in Cincinnati in Motion Daughter – the sandbox in the Natural History museum Plain and simple, there is something for everyone! We spent the entire day at the Cincinnati Museum Center and we all walked away with our […]
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DEALCHICKEN Deal! Admission for 2 for $25 (kids under 5 are free!) Click HERE Did you know all animals were herbivores before Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit? Did you know Noah brought dinosaurs on the Ark? Did you know you can tell a legless lizard from a snake by the eyelids? I learned all of this and more […]
» Read moreMy husband and I wanted to get away for just a little but to have a quiet dinner without reminding kids to sit down or stop banging the forks and cleaning up spilled juice. We chose J. Harrod’s because we had a coupon, it was close to home so we didn’t eat up babysitter time with driving and it is a […]
» Read moreMy 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 […]
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Warheim Park could quite possibly be the quaintest little park in the Louisville area. My oldest son and I finally found the park after asking a couple, who were walking, for help. It is located at 1832 Overlook Terrace in the Highlands area. It just has a rock with its name engraved on Overlook Terrace where you park on the […]
» 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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