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Find Bourbon by the Barrel in Louisville, Kentucky for Four Days & Three Nights at the 21c Museum Hotel Louisville for Two, Including Admission to the Louisville Slugger Museum and a Bourbon Tour (Land Only)
When you come to Louisville, you'll get a friendly dose of good old Southern hospitality! While Louisville is best known for the Kentucky Derby, it's also a hip place for sampling bourbon whiskey, and with its recent influx of distilleries, it's also the perfect place to start or end your Kentucky Bourbon Trail adventure! Experience Louisville's rich bourbon culture yourself on a bourbon tasting tour, and save some time to swing by the Louisville Slugger Museum, where you'll have fun right off the bat!
Louisville's love of bourbon is pervasive not only in its deep bourbon history and growing collection of downtown distilleries, but also in its restaurants, bars, attractions, and even its music. Kentucky is home to the Bourbon Trail®, a collection of nine legendary distilleries waiting to share their historic craft and timeless secrets with you, and Louisville is an Official Gateway to the trail. Get ready for a rich taste of Kentucky history with tours and tastings in some of the top distilleries, all including transportation in comfortable air-conditioned vehicles. Learn all about the histories and legacies of the distilleries, each of which proudly shares its own time-honored processes of distilling, aging and perfecting bourbon. Many are still doing things like they did in the 1950's, from the old letterpress to the way they hand-rotate every barrel and hand-dip every bottle. Dating back to 1936, just three short years after the repeal of prohibition, one distillery welcomes you into its turn of the century family-owned and operating distillery. Or taste award-winning craft bourbon as you step back in time at an historic barrelhouse, which boasts a history of over 200 years.
Hey batta, batta! Swing by the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, which celebrates the extraordinary role Louisville Slugger baseball bats have played in the sport's past, present, and future. Take a guided tour through the factory where Louisville Slugger bats are crafted with the same pride that started in 1884. From the forest to the field, you'll follow the timber that's turned into hard hitting history during the factory tour, and you can also visit the galleries filled with remarkable memorabilia and entertaining interactive exhibits. For some, the sport of baseball is larger than life - at the museum, it's actually true when you visit the steel Big Bat, the world's largest baseball bat, weighing in at 68,000 pounds and towering 120 feet into the sky, which is also an exact-scale replica of Babe Ruth's 34-inch Louisville Slugger bat. What?s the scoop on The Big Glove? Climb on, crawl through and slide down this giant (17 ton), prehistoric ball glove, handcrafted from 450-million-year-old Kentucky limestone. See and touch thousands of signatures from players who signed contracts with Louisville Slugger, the same signatures that were burned into their bats. Get in the game at Bud's Batting Cage, then find out how fast you can throw in the simulated pitching and hitting experience! As if all that wasn't enough, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory lets you hold bats that were used by the greatest players in baseball, including Mickey Mantle, Johnny Bench, David Ortiz and Derek Jeter, just to name a few!
Nestled in downtown Louisville on historic West Main Street along Museum Row, 21c Museum Hotel Louisville is a multi-venue contemporary art museum, an award-winning boutique hotel, and home to the acclaimed Proof on Main restaurant. Just look up when you arrive, and you'll notice this ethos right away - towering over 7th and Main Street, is a double-size replica of David (inspired by Michelangelo), and several exhibitions. Five 19th-century warehouses live on as more than 9,000 square feet of exhibition space where curated exhibitions and site-specific installations reflect the global nature of contemporary culture. With high ceilings and large windows, the spacious guest rooms at 21c Louisville were designed to feel like a residential respite from the thought-provoking art and activity that fill the museum galleries below. Some even feature original historic features such as exposed brick walls, and all are outfitted with custom-designed furniture, comfortable beds, plush robes, and Malin + Goetz bath amenities. An overnight with 21c ensures that you'll feel refreshed, restored and ready to explore Louisville.
Art lovers, history buffs and sports fans alike will find a variety of exciting attractions and entertaining things to do in Louisville. Discover the center of the city at Fourth Street Live! Enjoy famous Kentucky Thoroughbred Horse Races or take a day to spend some time at the Falls of the Ohio State Park. The whole family can enjoy interactive exhibits at the Louisville Science Center, Muhammad Ali Center or the Louisville Zoo, all just moments away.
Your getaway for two includes:
4 days/3 nights accommodations at the 21c Museum Hotel Louisville
All room-related taxes
A Louisville bourbon tour
Admission to Louisville Slugger Museum
A personalized Louisville Slugger bat
Free concierge reservation service
Item Special Note
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Travel package is non-refundable and subject to availability. Certificates/gift cards cannot be replaced. Hotel may be substituted with equal or similar accommodations. Tour runs on specific days of the week and at specific times. If tour is not available, it may be substituted with equal or similar experience. Distillery selection will be made at the time of booking. A minimum 45 day advance reservation is required. Complimentary amenities are subject to availability. Blackout dates: May 5-7, Jun 21-22, Aug 8-10, Sep 29-Oct 03. Collectible, Team Logo, Pink Ribbon and Realtree bats available at an additional cost which is the responsibility of the traveler. Please email us at auction@stmaryhs.org to find out deadline to travel.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellation of the bourbon tour may be subject to forfeiture of reservations and funds.