Essentials Salon

Come howl at Howl At the Moon, the world's greatest rock ‘n' roll dueling piano bar and nightlife destination. You say it, they play it - from Lady Gaga to Billy Joel. You'll sing, dance and howl the night away to a host of hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s and today. The wild and crazy fun musicians rock the pianos and guitars, keeping the audience screaming for more.

Victorian aficionados are in heaven at the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum, aka, Conrad's Castle, located in the heart of Old Louisville. Ramble through the halls and history of the Victorian structure that has been lovingly restored back to life as the family home in 1908 when the Caldwell family lived there.

Watch the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, a thoroughbred race track in Louisville renowned the world over. The annual event takes place on a one and a quarter-mile track for a race known as the "The Most Exciting Two Minutes of Sports" and is steeped in traditions like drinking ice cold Mint Juleps and women wearing one-of-a-kind fancy hats. The event is one of the most well-known attractions in the city.

You'll treasure Hidden Hollow Orchard and Wildlife Sanctuary, a fresh apple orchard and fifty-acre natural wildlife preserve. Enjoy tasting a bumper crop of unusual heirloom apples and sweet homemade applesauce. See nature's native wildflowers, bluebirds, wild turkeys and deer as you hang around Old Cow Pond brimming with turtles and frogs.