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It is in the 4th Street Live! district.    I enjoy it and my guest seem to also.

The Brown is an upscale place with a few dinning options in the hotel.  There are two or more restaurants in the hotel and several all around it within a block.    I would try to have a  "hot brown" there as they are the originators of the KY "hot brown".

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My .02 cents. From Louisville down I-65 to Bowling Green has enough to fill any vacation.

Louisville has about everything from museums, theater, dinner theater, a zoo, underground zip lining and jeep tours, and fine dining, to shooting at Knob Creek and strip clubs.
On down south is Glendale, a whole town built around antique shops and the Whistle Stop restaurant.
Cave City and Mammoth Cave National Park has hiking, caving, zip lining, kayaking, and several little tourist shops.
Bowling Green has the Corvette Museum, the Corvette factory, Lost River, and Beech Bend racetrack/amusement park, and water park.

Lots to see and do.

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You will have to look most of this up, as I am trying to do most of it off the top of my head.    My memory is my weakest trait.


Around Louisville:

Louisville Mega Cavern

Belle of Louisville tours and dinning

The dinner train

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4th st live dinning area;   Louisville Clock ,  The Brown Hotel (Home of the KY Hot Brown)

Tourist sites and  Attractions on main include :  Louisville Slugger Field - the Bats minor league stadium, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory ,  

Within the West Main Historic District  : The KY Center, some boxer's center (Ali maybe)   (OK, the Muhammad Ali Center -  There, I said it)  , Frazier History Museum ,   Rodin's Thinker   ,    Actors Theatre of Louisville , Flame Run Glass Studio and Gallery  (actually on Market St, one St. over from Main) ,   Kentucky Science Center ,  and other places.



Definitely check out and research  THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE ,   one of the largest  air show and fireworks displays in the US.   Saturday, April 18, 2015

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Close to downtown, check out  : The Big Four Bridge  ,   United States Marine Hospital  (in Portland/West Louisville),   Portland Museum  ,   Kentucky Derby Museum   , Churchill Downs   ,   Frankfort Avenue district, Thomas Edison Butchertown House

For some reason unknown to me, Bourbon tours have become popular.   (Louisville , south east and then back north east to Lexington)

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KY Kingdom Amusement Park

Waverly Hills Sanatorium



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Not far from Louisville :

WEBN Riverfest Fireworks   in Greater Cincinnati  

KY Speedway is OK.  

Knob Creek Range is a going family trip for the bi-annual machinegun shoot.

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If looking to get out of downtown, Vietnam Kitchen beats most of the Asian restaurants.

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Vietnam Kitchen is great.  It isn't dirty at all but the overall experience is definitely more "authentic" than some people may be used to.  Other good Asian places are Simply Thai and Nam Nam Cafe literally right next to each other in St. Matthews and Thai Smile on Preston Hwy.  The best dim sum place is Oriental House on Shelbyville Rd.  In addition to the steak places already mentioned you might also consider Ruth Chris off of Breckenridge.  It is on the 16th floor so the view from the balcony is pretty cool on a clear day.  Also don't forget to try the pizza.  We have an absurd number of great local pizza places in Louisville.  Everyone has a favorite but I like Coal's.  They cook it in a coal fired brick oven and you can get a lot of interesting toppings.  I think they might have a Hot Brown pizza, actually.

As mentioned, the electric buses downtown are free, clean and air conditioned, and usually mostly empty.  If you or your wife want to do shopping in small boutique style shops you'll probably want to walk down the Highlands part of Bardstown Rd.