A favorite destination of many guests of Edgewater Resort is Louisville Kentucky. With a drive of 38 minutes from Taylorsville, Louisville makes for a nice day trip. With activities for every age ranging from museums, horse heritage, state parks and scenic waterfalls, to baseball and theme parks.
Before visiting Louisville be sure to look into any number of the tours offered. Including but not limited to the Mega Cavern, Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Historic Old Louisville, and the Conrad-Caldwell House. Local events like concerts, tours, yoga, and other neighborhood activities can be found here
The Steamer Belle of Louisville, a National Historic Landmark, and The Riverboat Spirit of Jefferson serve as the western anchor of Louisville's award winning Waterfront Park in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
Cavern tour, tram, zipline, bikes, challenge course, and drive through Christmas Light Show!
Opened in 1969, it currently exhibits more than 1,500 animals on 134 acres of natural settings
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is all about celebrating the extraordinary role of Louisville Slugger in baseball’s past, present and future. We’re here to delight our guests and create joyful, lifetime memories.
Family-oriented amusement park with go-karts, bumper boats, batting cages, mini-golf & other games.
Fourth Street Live is Louisville's premier dining, entertainment, and retail destination.
The 390-million-year-old fossil beds are among the largest, naturally exposed, Devonian fossil beds in the world. The park features a spectacular Interpretive Center overlooking the fossil beds containing an exhibit gallery and video presentation.
America's greatest thoroughbred race; Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs racetrack since 1875
Built in the early 1850's, the Thomas Edison House is an historic house and museum that seeks to preserve the memory and remarkable achievements of Thomas Edison.
The Muhammad Ali Center contains innovative exhibits, educational and public programming, and global initiatives that carry on Muhammad's legacy and inspire exploration of the greatness within ourselves.
The Louisville Science Center is committed to expanding its capacity as a leader in science, math, technology, and engineering.
Kentucky's oldest and largest art museum with over 12,000 pieces in its permanent collection. Its extensive collection spans 6,000 years, ranging from ancient Egyptian to contemporary art.
The facility has 12,000 square feet of display area, a fully equipped shop for aviation restoration projects, an office, a library/archive, and a gift shop. The Museum is a dynamic entity which includes not only older restored aircraft and memorabilia but also air-worthy, flyable aircraft for the public to enjoy.
Kentucky Kingdom is an amusement park in Louisville, Kentucky. The 63-acre park includes a collection of amusement rides and a water park named Hurricane Bay.
Waverly Hills Sanatorium is a beautiful example of early 20th century early Tudor Gothic Revival style architecture and a major contributor to the Louisville, Ky community. It is listed on the National Historic Register and was threatened to be torn down. During the course of the building's existence, it became known as one of the "most haunted places on earth". The WHHS now runs tours, organizes a Haunted House and a Christmas Laser Light show.
Linking Louisville Waterfront Park to Jeffersonville Indiana over the Ohio River; the Big Four Bridge was built as a railroad bridge in 1895, and decommissioned in the 1960s. Now a pedestrian bridge open 24/7 with LED lighting at dusk.
The largest contiguous collection of Victorian mansions in the United States featuring 45 square blocks of a rich array of architectural styles from the late-19th and early-20th centuries. In addition to many yearly events and concerts we offer Mansions Tours, Hidden Treasures Garden Tours, and a Holiday Home Tour.
A Castle-like house museum the Conrad-Caldwell House symbolizes the progressive spirit and Victorian grandeur of Louisville’s Gilded Age. Constructed in 1895 by Louisville architect, Arthur Loomis, this Richardsonian Romanesque castle stands as an ornament to the city of Louisville, a distinguishing marker in America’s largest concentration of Victorian homes and is a site of cultural and architectural significance in the city of Louisville.