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Historic Old Louisville Walking Tour 2
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Historic Old Louisville Walking Tour

By Historic Old Louisville Visitors Center
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Free cancellation available
Price is AU$28 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

The Historic Old Louisville Walking Tour is a guided tour of the largest contiguous collection of Victorian Mansions in the United States! Designed by a prominent local architect and historian, this tour focuses on the history and architecture of this nationally recognised historic preservation district. The tour begins and ends in Central Park's comfortable, temperature-controlled, Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Visitors Centre.
Every ticket purchase supports the nonprofit Old Louisville Area Council, which protects this historic district of Victorian mansions and its streetscapes. Thank you for supporting Historic Preservation! Persons under 17 are free when accompanied by family.

Activity location

  • Central Park
    • Fourth & Magnolia Avenues,
    • 40203, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Historic Old Louisville Neighborhood & Visitors Center
    • 1340 South 4th Street
    • 40208, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Historic Old Louisville Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 11:00 AM
Price details
AU$28.23 x 1 AdultAU$28.23
Total
Price is AU$28.23
Until Tue, 18 Aug

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hand fan
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private Bathroom For Tour Guests

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Historic Old Louisville Neighborhood & Visitors Center (Pass by)

Tours meet in the Historic Old Louisville Visitors Centre in the heart of Central Park. This elegant mission-style pavilion was designed by the Frederick Law Olmsted firm in 1905. After checking in, guests can relax in air conditioned comfort while enjoying an expansive view of the 17 acre grounds. There is a private bathroom inside the Visitors Centre. Bottled water and hand fans are complimentary.

Central Park

  • 5m
  • Admission ticket included
Originally a DuPont family estate, Central Park is one of 17 parks in Louisville designed by the renowned Frederick Law Olmsted firm. As the tour strolls the path towards St. James Court, you’ll be taken back in time to the 1880s, when the property served as the carnival grounds for the Southern Exposition. This spectacular event was the largest display of electric light ever seen at the time, and led to the creation of Louisville’s first suburban areas.

Saint James Court

  • 10m
Designed in the 1890s as an exclusive suburb for Louisville’s wealthy elite, St. James Court is the eclectic centrepiece of Historic Old Louisville. Along the way, you’ll admire the stunning Richardsonian Romanesque ‘castle’ of Theophilus Conrad, see Venus rising from the sea in the iconic St. James Court fountain, and learn the colourful history of the ‘Pink Palace’ which overlooks the court.

Belgravia Court

  • 15m
After strolling stately St. James, the tour heads into the pedestrian-only area of Belgravia Court. Lit by flickering gas lamps and often described as ‘enchanting’ by visitors, Belgravia Court features a dazzling array of homes designed to suit the fanciful tastes of the 1890s, whimsically modified by the residents who saved the area from destruction in the 20th century.

4th Street

  • 15m
Belgravia Court leads to 4th street, where you’ll marvel at an ensemble of five elaborate mansions built for a Victorian jeweller, see the spot where President Chester Arthur opened the Southern Exposition in 1893, and learn the history of the immaculately restored “Mayor’s Mansion” on the corner of 4th and Magnolia, which boasts a special connection to Muhammad Ali.

3rd Street

  • 30m
From 4th street, the tour proceeds up Magnolia Avenue to 3rd street, which was known as the “Millionaire’s Row” of Victorian Louisville. Renowned for its ornate displays of Gilded Age opulence, the enormous mansions of 3rd street were designed to astound and impress. As you stroll along the spacious boulevard beneath the shade of a historic urban canopy, delighting in the eye-catching details, you’ll quickly understand why Louisville was deemed a ‘city of beautiful homes’ in the 19th century.

Central Park

  • 10m
The tour concludes with a final stroll down 4th street, where you’ll pass a number of Old Louisville’s most elegant bed and breakfasts, including the Louisville Bourbon Inn; This 8,8000 square foot mansion has been voted the best bed and breakfast in America onTripadvisor for two years in a row. As the tour concludes in Central Park, you’ll learn more about the Olmsted Firm’s work in Louisville. After the tour, the Visitors Centre makes the perfect place to plan the rest of your day in Louisville.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Central Park
    • Fourth & Magnolia Avenues,
    • 40203, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Historic Old Louisville Neighborhood & Visitors Center
    • 1340 South 4th Street
    • 40208, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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