Celebrate Romeo and Juliet at the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, the oldest free festival in the United States. Get together with 15,000 Shakespearian festival-goers that know the event as Shakespeare in the Park, a summer cultural event featuring live theatrical Shakespeare performances.
Grand romance spends the weekend at the magnificent DuPont Mansion located in historic Old Louisville. You'll stay at the finest bed and breakfast in Kentucky, once home to wealthy industrialist Henry du Pont. Spend a romantic night in one of seven elegant rooms, decorated with luxurious furnishing and impeccable amenities set amidst serene surroundings.
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!
Step into the winner's circle at the Kentucky Derby Museum, honoring the event for which Louisville, Kentucky is known worldwide. Join four million visitors a year at the front steps of historic Churchill Downs to enter the museum for an insider's look into thoroughbred racing and one of the city's main attractions, "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports."