Louisville Attractions. Louisville Tourism and kids attractions

Lake Jericho: Calm waters, great fishing Looking for a relaxing spot to fish, camp or just enjoy a little lakefront tranquility? Your perfect place may be just off of Interstate 71 between Louisville and Cincinnati. Lake Jericho Recreational Camping Area in Henry County offers a 137-acre lake with quiet, calm waters, camping, shelters with restrooms, outdoor picnic areas with grills and more. Read More >>

Walden Theatre: performed by the young for the young Whether staging classics like “Hedda Gabler,” “Antigone” and “Romeo and Juliet” or more modern fare like “The Lottery,” “Bang Bang You're Dead” and “Agnes of God,” Walden Theatre remains true to its vision: helping young people grow through the study of theater. Read More >>

Louisville Mega Cavern: an underground adventure One top attraction in Louisville is actually way under ground. About 100 feet below the ground not far from the Louisville Zoo lies a cavernous excavation created by continuous limestone quarrying from 1930 to 1972. All of the stone the miners blasted out over those 42 years would have been enough to build all three of Egypt's great pyramids! Now, after two years of preparation, the cavern offers tours to visitors. Read More >>

Kentucky Down Under: The Outback meets the Bluegrass A trip to the Land Down Under can take more than 30 hours on a jet and cost more than $1,000 in airfare. But you can enjoy an up-close encounter with kangaroos, exotic birds and reptiles, and other outback attractions at Kentucky Down Under and Kentucky Caverns — just a short hop away off of Interstate 65 in Cave City, Ky. Read More >>

Louisville Equestrian Center: Riding in style The Louisville Equestrian Center is about everything horses: Whether riding lessons, horse boarding, polo lessons, horse shows and show preparation services, pony parties or horse sales, the Louisville Equestrian Center does it all! Read More >>

Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft: Celebrating the state's artisans Stirring oil paintings, exquisite blown-glass vases, woven art, glorious quilts and more, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft celebrates traditional and functional art in its four exhibition galleries. Each year, more than 165,000 visit the museum, located on Main Street in downtown Louisville. Read More >>

Hardin Playhouse: Great, affordable theater Hardin County Playhouse continues to provide excellent and affordable live theater just 45 minutes from Louisville. Read More >>

Kentucky Repertory Theatre: Great plays, not far away Kentucky Repertory Theatre in Horse Cave, Ky., formerly Horse Cave Theatre, was called “one of 10 great places to see the lights way off Broadway” by USA Today. While once the theater performed only during the summer, the award-winning Kentucky Rep now has performances from July through December. It’s located just 80 minutes from Louisville, 40 minutes from Elizabethtown, 60 minutes from Bardstown or Radcliff and 90 minutes from Nashville, Tenn. Read More >>

Funtopia: An amazing playground, built on pride Could a children’s playground in Elizabethtown be worth a 45-minute drive from Louisville? Maybe, if you’ve got kids of the sandbox-playing, ladder-climbing, monkey-bar-swinging ages — and if you’re talking about Funtopia, the 12,500-square-foot recreational area built with community spirit and neighborhood pride in 2002. Read More >>

The Louisville Zoo: Wild things to make your heart sing There’s a wondrous world of wildlife packed within the 134 rolling acres of The Louisville Zoo, home to more than 1,400 exotic animals. Read More >>