Old Louisville: History and Architecture Walking Tour

In the 1880s, as the famous Southern Exposition drew throngs of visitors to Kentucky's largest city, bourbon barons, racetrack royalty, and titans of tobacco began constructing impressive Gilded Age residences in a new suburb to the south. Known as Old Louisville today, this 45-square-block neighborhood harbors a visual legacy of stone and brick architecture that has earned it the nickname as "America's Grandest Victorian Neighborhood." Styles here run the gamut of 19th-century architectural splendor, but some of the more prevalent ones include Italianate, Richardsonian Romanesque, Châteauesque, Queen Anne, Renaissance Revival, and Georgian.

Join a professional guide on this narrated jaunt through Old Louisville and marvel at grand mansions, quaint cottages, and charming gas-lit walking courts as you learn about the area's past and present. In an hour and a half, you will explore secluded corners you probably wouldn't find on your own while uncovering the highlights of this hidden gem. Enjoy a local legend or two, laugh at an anecdote, see an amazing neighborhood up close and personal.