Are you visiting Louisville and want to get a taste of our fair city? Or wanting to learn more about the history of your own Downtown? Below you will find walking tours that you can easily download onto your mobile device or play from the comfort of your home or hotel, to find out how Louisville was settled, how commerce was developed in the early days, or how Louisville played a part in the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Each tour is 45 minutes to an hour, depending on how long you want to stop and look around. Directions are provided within the audio tour.
This series is presented by Republic Bank Foundation.
Historic WEST Main Street: Walking Tour
Take a stroll with University of Louisville Archivist Tom Owen to learn about Louisville’s founding along the Ohio River and early years of commerce along historic West Main Street. From varying architectural styles, to the start of the whiskey trade, to redevelopment of a special district, you will discover many facts about this city that sits at the crossroads of north and south, east and Midwest.
The tour begins at the Barrel on Main, located on the southwest corner of 4th and Main Streets.
Click here to view and download the Historic West Main Street map brochure.
Civil Rights Markers: Walking Tour
Jump back in time with Rasheda Ali Walsh, one of Muhammad Ali’s daughters, for a historic tour of the Civil Rights Markers throughout Downtown. The burgeoning movement of the 1960s, which swept across the South, ignited a spirit of protest among African American teenagers in Louisville, who emerged as the frontline activists, challenging discrimination in public accommodations.
The tour begins at the Muhammad Ali Center, located at 144 N. 6th Street.
Click here to view and download the Civil Rights Markers map brochure.
WHiskey row: Walking Tour
Join Rebecca Fleischaker, a city aficionado and Louisville native, for a tour of Whiskey Row, the block-long entertainment district in the 100 block of West Main Street, originally a mile long and home to offices and warehouses for the bourbon and tobacco industries, is now a nationally recognized single iconic block in Louisville’s downtown.
The tour begins at the Barrel on Main, located on the southwest corner of 4th and Main Streets.
Click here to view and download the Whiskey Row map brochure.
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