See red at a Louisville Cardinals sports event; the Cards athletic teams represent The University of Louisville. Catch the powerhouse players in men's basketball, women's volleyball and the Cards football, who clinched a victory in the 2007 Orange Bowl. Here is where you'll find college sports at their best!
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.
Louisville's friendliest neighborhood tavern is The Back Door. Stop by for a game of pool on one of 6 full size, regulation tables in a spacious room perfect for billiards. Order up a menu favorite like Door Knobs fresh button mushrooms double dipped in beer batter, and drink ice cold import and domestic beers!