While the Kentucky Derby, held every year on the first Saturday in May, is undoubtedly the busiest time of year in the city, Louisville remains a popular tourist destination. Whether you're heading to Kentucky to explore the Bourbon Trail or just looking for a place to stay and spend some time enjoying the charm of the South, there are many fantastic sights to see and things to try. Louisville also hosts the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in the summer, which takes place every July and offers free Shakespeare plays in Central Park and Old Louisville. In addition to the annual Kentucky State Fair, which brings culture from all corners of Kentucky, it is also held at Louisville Slugger Field.

The annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival, which showcases some of the world's best bourbons, is also held in nearby Bardstown in September. Although there are no distilleries in Louisville within the city limits or on the trail, your Bourbon Trail Pass will also include scenic locations outside Louisville. Other major bourbon distillates are found in neighboring cities such as Lexington, Kentucky, Louisville and Nashville, Tennessee.

Although the name Kentucky Peerless dates back to the 1800s, this relatively new place in Louisville is actually a relatively new place for Louisville. The first settlement was built in 1778 by Col. George Rogers Clark near what is now Louisville. In 1803, the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark organized their expedition across the Ohio River from Indiana to Kentucky at the Falls of Ohio near Louisville. Although Kentucky was a neutral state, Louisville was also a turning point for many enslaved blacks, as crossing the Ohio River would lead to freedom in the north.

Louisville has a number of great places to explore, such as the Kentucky Bourbon Trail (read more here). I sampled as many as possible during my two visits to the city and also made sure to visit all seventeen distilleries on Kentucky Bourbon Trail, as well as some of the obscure ones.

If you can't visit Louisville on the first Saturday in May (where the Run for the Roses takes place), visit the Kentucky Derby Museum to learn more about the races that made this historic track famous. I can say with certainty that Louisville is one of the most beautiful cities in the United States for horse racing, especially when you visit it, where the annual Kentucky Derby horse races take place. Louisville is home to the largest horse racing track in the world, the Louisville Derby.

If you're planning a trip to Louisville, here's a list of the best things to do in the city. If you're interested in exploring the city and learning about bourbon, you can also visit the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. You can even get a special Urban Bourbon Trail Pass at the Louisville Visitor Center and collect stamps at each stop on your list. I've added a number of excellent places to make your Louisville trip an excellent place to explore the Kentucky Bourbon Trails.

The Big Four Bridge, which spans the Ohio River in Indiana, is one of Louisville's most prominent attractions. This unique destination is home to several aspects of Louisville's history that you can learn by visiting the Falls of Ohio. You can also cross the Big Four footbridge that spans the river in Louisville Waterfront Park.

In 2008, the Urban Bourbon Trail was designed to highlight the many bars and restaurants in Louisville that serve great food and drink with bourbon. The Urban Bourbon Trail is a way to enjoy many Kentucky bourbons in local restaurants and experience different bourbons without leaving Louisville.

There is a major waterway and rail link, and the city's buses serve as a major transportation hub for the Louisville Metro Transit Authority (LRT). The city also serves as one of the largest transit hubs in the United States with more than 2,000 buses. There is also a large network of rail lines, buses and other transportation options that run out of Louisville.

Interestingly, Louisville is the only city in the country with numbered highways of more than 2,500 km in length.

Many geographers consider Louisville to be a primate city of Kentucky, as 17% of the state's population lives in Jefferson County, 25% in counties within the Louisville CSA, and it has the highest population density of any county in the United States, with more than 1,000 people per square mile. The MSA covers the city of Louisville and its suburbs, which include Jefferson, Madison, Marshall, Pike, Jefferson and Jefferson counties. It also includes Louisville's neighboring cities of Jefferson City and Louisville, Kentucky, as well as neighboring Pike and Pike counties.