Central Kentucky - Bardstown Area

Around the Town Carriage

Phone: 502-348-0331
Address: 223 N. 3^rd Street, Bardstown, KY 40004

Students 12 & under - $7.50 and Groups of 20 or more - $5.00 Call for information. See also Bardstown website: http://www.visitbardstown.com/tourism/things2do.html

Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History and the Bardstown Historical Museum

Phone: 502-348-2999
Address: 114 N. 5^th Street, Bardstown, KY 40004

Contact: Flaget Nalley
No charge. Website: http://www.whiskeymuseum.com/

Civil War Museum at Old Bardstown Village

Phone: 502-349-0291
Fax: 502-349-0291
Web Site: http://www.bardstown.com/~civilwar/about.html.

Address: 310 E. Broadway, Bardstown, KY 40004

Contact: Rita Herrmann
Schools groups of 20 or more with prior reservations: $5.00, with parents and chaperones paying the same price. Teachers and drivers are complimentary.
Civil War Museum contains displays and visuals pertaining to the Civil War. Newly renovated, it offers a trip that is both educational and entertaining. Accurately depicting this time in history are authentic uniforms, weapons, battle flags, maps and documents.

The Women's Civil War Museum depicts the role of women played during the Civil War. Many were nurses, some were even spies and soldiers, while many sustained the home life while their husbands fought at the battlefront. There are original dresses on display, numerous other artifacts and countless stories that are told.

The Pioneer Village is a reproduction of a colonial village, with original cabins from the country that date from 1776 to 1820. A guide will explain each cabin such as the Wheel Wright shop, the Forge, and Still House. Recently added is the fascinating American Indian Museum.

The War Memorial of Mid America honors those who served to preserve freedom around the world, concentrating on the role of Mid-Americans played in America's wars. From the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm, each is depicted with outstanding graphics and artifacts.

The Wildlife Museum features an extensive display of North American wildlife in their natural habitat, and exhibits of minerals and fossils from around the world.

Kentucky Railway Museum

Phone: 800-272-0152
Fax: 502-549-5472
Address: P.O. Box 240 US 31 East, New Haven, KY 40051

Cost: Students - $6.00 Adults - $8.00 One free teacher for each 20 students; Bus drivers – Free. Times of Operation: March thru December; some field trips in February; dinner train open around the holidays of each month. Website: http://www.kyrail.org/

Lincoln Homestead State Park

Phone: 606-336-7461
Fax: 859-336-0659
Address: 5079 Lincoln Park Rd, Springfield, KY 40069-9504

Cost: Children - $.50 Adults - $1.50 Open May thru September. Lincoln Cabin, blacksmith shop, Mordecai Lincoln House, picnic shelter, playground, golf course. Website: http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/lh/

My Old Kentucky Dinner Train

Phone: 502-348-7300
Fax: 502-348-7780
Address: P.O. Box 279, 602 N. Third Street, Bardstown, KY 40004

Starting from $60.00 (children 40% discount). Website for more information: http://www.rjcorman.com/dinnertrain.html

My Old Kentucky Home State Park

Phone: 502-348-3502
Address: P.O. Box 323, Bardstown, KY 40004-0323

June thru August - tours of Federal Hill 8:30am – 6:15pm; April thru October – Camping, Visitors Center, picnic area, playground, golf; Christmas - Candlelight tours. Website: http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/mo/

Stephen Foster Story

Phone: 800-626-1563
Fax: 502-349-0574
Address: My Old Kentucky Home State Park, P.O. Box 546, Hwy. 150 East, Bardstown, KY 40004

Adults: Preferred Seating, $23.00 Adults: Standard Reserved Seating, $18.00 Children: Ages 6-12, $10.00 Children: Ages 5 and under, FREE. Group rates - 15 – 29 people: $16.00 (one complimentary ticket) 30+ people: $15.00 (two complimentary tickets). Call for current schedule.
Includes musical history of play, how they do technical stuff, and 1^st act of play. Outdoor classroom under the stars includes 5:00 pm backstage tour and whole show. See website: http://www.stephenfoster.com/musical.htm

Louisville Area

Actors Theatre of Louisville

Phone: 502-585-1210 for Tours please contact Kristy Beckley at 502-584-1265 Ext. 3072
Fax: 502-561-3337
Address: 316 W. Main St, Louisville KY 40202

General contact: Judy Osborne. Group sales: Email for Group Sales,
Cost: Tours are free, see Education Tours. Student matinees - $8.00/person; Evening performance - $20-$35 depending on group size and performance. Times of operations varies with performances; October – “Dracula”; December – “A Christmas Carol”. Call for brochure and to get on mailing list; see www.actorstheatre.org for more information.

Museaum of the American Printing House for the Blind

Phone: 800-223-1839
Fax: 502-899-2363
Address: 1839 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206

Contact: Email Roberta Williams
Cost: No charge. Donations accepted. Website: http://www.aph.org/museum/index.html

Belle of Louisville

Phone: 502-574-2355
Address: 4^th and River Road, Louisville KY 40206

Cost: Children - $3.00, Adults - $9.00. Open Tuesdays thru Sundays. See website: http://www.belleoflouisville.org/

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest

Phone: 502-955-8512
Address: Clermont, KY 40110

Monday – Friday free; Saturday, Sunday and holiday fees: $5 passenger car, mini van or motorcycle, $10 passenger van, RV's, $20 bus. Bernheim gates are open daily, except December 25 and January 1, from 7 a.m. until sunset. The Visitor Center, Art Gallery, and Nature Shop are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Hiking trails, fishing lake, nature center, wildlife sanctuary. See website: http://www.bernheim.org/

Bluegrass Bowling Center

Phone: 502-633-1731
Fax: 502-633-6240
Address: 1857 Midland Trail, Shelbyville, KY 40065

Contact: Mike or Pam
Weekdays - $15.00 a lane/hour – 6 people per lane; Weekends - $18.00 a lane/hour – 6 people per lane; Shoes - $1.25/person. Open weekdays before 7 p.m., most days.

Champs Rollerdome Hurstbourne

Phone: 502-425-1302
Fax: 502-425-1717
Address: 9851 Lagrange Rd, Louisville KY 40223

Contact: Jerry Champ
Cost varies with days, times and events. See website: http://champsrollerdromes.com/

Tour at Courier Journal Newspaper

Phone: 502-582-4011
Fax: 502-582-4753
Address: 525 W. Broadway, Louisville KY 40202

Free tours. See website: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/999980212016

E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park

Phone: 502-426-8950
Fax: 502-425-3114
Address: 3000 Freys Hill Road, Louisville KY 40241-2131

Pool - $3.00/person; Activities Center, swimming pool, fitness and nature trails, athletic fields, tennis courts, picnic area, and many more activities available. See website: http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/ep/

Filson Club Historical Society

Phone: 502-635-5083
Fax: 502-635-5086
Address: 1310 South 3^rd St, Louisville KY 40208

Contact: Cindy Bianconcini
Open Mondays thru Fridays 10am – 4pm. See website: http://www.filsonhistorical.org/

Farmington Historic Plantation

Phone: 502-452-9920
Address: 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville KY 40205

Adults - $9.00, Students (6-18) - $4.00 Open Tuesdays thru Saturdays 10am – 4:00pm Tours on the hour. Closed Sunday and Monday. See website http://www.historichomes.org/Farmington/Welcome/tabid/1367/Default.aspxfor more information.

Gheens Science Center and Planetarium

Phone: 502-852-6664
Address: University of Louisville, 108 Brandeis Ave, Louisville KY 40292

Contact: Andrea Angelini
Groups up to 30 - $75/group; Additional people - $2.50/person. See the website http://louisville.edu/planetarium/ for more information.

Henry’s Ark Animals

Phone: 502-228-0746
Address: 7801 Rose Island Rd, Prospect, KY 40059

Open: Tuesdays thru Sundays 9am – dusk. Bring crackers and small carrots to feed animals – NO BREAD. See facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Prospect-KY/Henrys-Ark/77019606323

Iroquois Amphitheater - Iroquois Park

Phone: 502-367-9493
Fax: 502-363-7382
Address: 1080 Amphitheatre Rd, Louisville KY 40214

Cost varies depending on performance. See website: http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/IroquoisAmphitheater/

J.B. Speed Art Museum

Phone: 502-634-2700
Fax: 502-634-9242
Address: 2035 South 3^rd Street, Louisville KY 40208

Contact: Terri Skipworth
Regular Exhibits; self-guided are free; guided - $2.00 Special Exhibits; prices vary and will be in addition to the regular exhibits. Art Learning Center Hands on for Children - $2.00
Open on – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 10:30am – 4pm; Thursdays 10:30am – 8pm; Saturdays 10:30am – 5pm. See www.speedmuseum.org for more information.

Jefferson County Memorial Forest

Phone: 502-368-5404
Fax: 502-368-6517
Address: P.O. Box 467, Fairdale KY 40118

Contact: Janice Shelton
Cost: $185 for 15 people. The Alpine Tower at Tom Wallace Park on Mitchell Hill Road offers varied programs. Website: http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/parks/jeffersonmemorialforest/welcomecenter.htm

Kart Kountry

Kentucky Center for the Arts

Phone: 502-562-0100 or 502-584-7777
Fax: 502-562-0749
Address: 315 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202

Contact: Kristen Hughes, Group Sales. Website: http://www.kentuckycenter.org/default.asp

Kentucky Derby Museum

Phone: 502-637-1111
Fax: 502-636-5855
Address: P.O. Box 3513, 704 Central Ave, Louisville, KY 40208

Contact: Sandy Flaksman, Curator of Education, Email
No charge for regular exhibits. Additional programs available for $2.00 Open Mondays thru Saturdays 9am – 5pm; Sundays 12 – 5pm. Includes exhibits, 2½-hour video tour of front side of Churchill Downs. See http://www.derbymuseum.org/ for more information.

Kentucky Shakespeare Festival

Phone: 502-583-8738
Fax: 502-583-8751
Address: 114 South 3^rd Street, Louisville, KY 40203

Contact: Doug Sumey, Day Camps & Outreach Tours
No charge. Open June and July. Outreach Tours can be held during school hours. Website: http://www.kyshakes.org/

Locust Grove Historic Building

Phone: 502-897-9745
Fax: 502-897-0103
Address: 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY 40207

Contact: Shelley Adams, Program Director
Cost: Students - $2.00 Adults - $4.00 Open Mondays thru Saturdays 10am – 4:30pm; Sundays 1:30 - 4:30pm. Built in 1790 see the website www.locustgrove.org for more information.

Louisville Ballet

Phone: 502-583-3150
Fax: 502-583-0006
Address: 315 E Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Contact: Ms. Taylor
Cost: $5.00 - $6.00/person. Five student matinees throughout September and April; some are held at the Kentucky Center for the Arts and some at the ballet center. See website http://www.louisvilleballet.org/

Louisville Panthers Hockey

Phone: 502-992-7828, ext. 101
Address: P.O. Box 9227, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209

Contact: Dave Arnold
Prices vary with games and group size. Open January thru April in the Freedom Hall

Louisville Riverbats - Louisville Slugger Field

Phone: 502-212-2287 or 502-361-3100
Fax: 502-515-2255
Address: 401 E. Main, Louisville, KY 40202

Contact: Lyle, Group Sales
Cost: $4.00 - $8.00/person, depending on seating. 20 or more people - $1.00 off regular price. See http://louisville.bats.milb.com/ for current schedule.

Louisville Science Center

Phone: 800-591-2203 or 502-561-6100, ext. 6113
Fax: 502-561-6690
Address: 727 W. Main St, Louisville, KY 40202

Contact: Angela Email
Cost: Exhibits and Imax - $5.75/person. Exhibits only - $4.50/person. Imax only - $4.50/person. Open Mondays thru Thursdays 9:30am – 5pm; Fridays thru Saturdays 9am – 9pm; Sundays 12 – 6pm. See www.louisvillescience.org for more information.

Louisville Slugger Museum

Phone: 502-588-7227
Fax: 502-585-1179
Address: 800 W. Main, Louisville, KY 40202

Contact: Lou Ann, Reservations
Cost: Children 12 and under - $3.50; Seniors - $5.00; Adults - $6.00; Group rates: Students - $3.00/person; free adults depending on group size. Additional adults - $5.50 Open April thru November – Mondays thru Saturdays 9am – 5pm; Sundays 12 – 5pm. Tours last 90 minutes; arrive no later than 3:30pm. See www.sluggermuseum.org for more information.

Louisville Stoneware

Phone: 800-626-1800
Fax: 502-582-1966
Address: 731 Brent, Louisville, KY 40204

Contact: Mary Ann, Visitors Center
No charge for tour. Paint Your Own for $8.00 up tp $55.00/person depending on piece selected. Open Mondays thru Fridays 10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm, and some months 2:30pm. Paint Your Own pieces are ready in 5 to 7 days; we can ship if necessary. See website http://www.louisvillestoneware.com/

Louisville Visual Art Museum Water Tower

Phone: 502-896-2146
Fax: 502-896-2148
Address: 3005 River Rd, Louisville, KY 40207

Contact: Katherine Everhart
Guided tour and hands on activity - $2.00/person. Self-guided tours – No charge. Open Mondays thru Fridays 9am – 5pm. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays are the best days to schedule. See website http://www.louisvillevisualart.org/

Louisville Zoo

National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - Historic Museum

Phone: 502-589-1776
Fax: 502-589-1671
Address: 1000 South 4^th, Louisville, KY 40203

Contact: Barbara Lemmon
No charge. Call ahead to have speakers in period costumes, possibly a fifer or a drummer. Historic area surrounding with a park nearby. See website: http://www.sar.org/

Palace Theatre

Phone: 502-583-4555 Ext. 224
Fax: 502-583-9955
Address: 625 S. 4^th Ave, Louisville, KY 40202

Contact: Bob Marx
No charge for tours, performance prices vary. Call for current performance schedule or to set up a tour. See website: http://www.louisvillepalace.com/

Portland Museum

Phone: 502-776-7678
Fax: 502-776-9874
Address: 2308 Portland Ave, Louisville, KY 40212

Contact: Erin Gerrity
Group rates - $3.00/person; 1 free adult with each 5 kids. Open Tuesday thru Friday, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm. See website: http://www.goportland.org/

Shelbyville/Shelby Co. Parks

Phone: 502-633-5059 and 502-633-6008 (pool)
Address: 717 Burksbranch Rd, Shelbyville, KY 40065
Contact: Lea Ann
Cost: 20 people or more - $3.00/person, with access to whole facility. Arcade - 25 or 50 cents a game. Must be 14 or older to use fitness room or walking/running track; three pools, gym, basketball, volleyball, hockey, game room/arcade. See website: http://www.shelbycountyparks.com/

Taylorsville Lake State Park

Phone: 502-477-8713
Fax: 502-477-5382
Address: P.O. Box 205, 1320 Park Road, Taylorsville, KY 40071-0205

Contact: Mike Linn
Cost: $50 to reserve picnic shelter; no charge if you take your own chairs. Campground, multi-purpose trails, picnic shelters, boat ramps, playgrounds in campground. See website: http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/tl/

The Renaissance Fun Park at Middletown

Phone: 502-314-4236
Fax: 502-253-9791
Address: 201 Park Place Drive, Louisville, KY 40243-9937

Contact: Renee
Cost for 2 passes - $6.95 Go-karts, bumper boats, mini-golf, arcade, and snack food bar. See website www.funathepark.com for more information.

Thomas Edison House

Phone: 502-585-5247
Address: 729-731 E. Washington St, Louisville, KY 40202

No charge. Open Tuesdays thru Thursdays plus Saturdays 10am – 2pm. Edison rented a room here just after the civil war; historical inventions and personal 1850’s artifacts on exhibit. See website http://www.edisonhouse.org/ThomasEdisonHouse/Welcome/tabid/1353/Default.aspx for more information.

Tinseltown Movies

Phone: 502-326-9272 or 502-326-0088
Fax: 502-326-9832
Address: 4400 Town Center Drive, Louisville, KY 40241

Contact: Adam Noblitt, General Manager
Student Matinee - $3.75; Student Evening - $5.00 Open 12pm – 12am. Call or see newspaper listing for current movie schedule. See website: http://www.cinemark.com/theater_showtimes.asp?theater_id=245

University of Louisville Cardinals

Phone: 502-852-5863
Fax: 502-852-0968
Address: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

Contact: Marketing Department
Cost varies with games and events. Call for current schedule. See website: http://www.uoflsports.com/

White Hall Historic Tour

Fax: 502-897-2944
Address: 3110 Lexington Rd, Louisville, KY 40206

Cost: Students - $2.00 Adults - $4.00 Open Mondays thru Fridays 10am – 2pm. Built in 1855; renovated in 1909 by John Middletown. See website http://www.edisonhouse.org/Whitehall/Welcome/tabid/1444/Default.aspx

YMCA of Greater Louisville Family Branch

Phone: 502-587-7405
Fax: 502-587-2399
Address: 930 W. Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40203

Contact: Kenneth R. Barnes, Executive Director Email or Pauletta Stewart, Outreach Director
Cost varies with desired activity. See website for all branches at http://www.ymcalouisville.org/

YMCA of Greater Louisville Second St

Phone: 502-587-6700
Fax: 502-587-2349
Address: 555 S. Second Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Contact: Kenny Horeter
Cost varies with activity. Gym, pool, racquetball, climbing wall. See website for all branches at http://www.ymcalouisville.org/

YMCA Oldham County

Phone: 502-222-9358
Fax: 502-222-7317
Address: 20 Quality Place, Buckner, KY 40010

Contact: Peggy Kilgore
Cost varies with activity. See website for all branches at http://www.ymcalouisville.org/

YMCA Southeast Family Branch

Phone: 502-491-9622
Fax: 502-495-6607
Address: 5930 Six Mile Lane, Louisville, KY 40218

Contact: Pete Shaddick or Carrie Kirk
No lock-ins, pool and facility rentals. See website for all branches at http://www.ymcalouisville.org/

Southern Indiana Area

Clifty Falls State Park

Phone: 812-273-0609
Fax: 812-265-662
Address: 1501 Green Road, Madison, IN 47250

Contact: Richard (Dick) Davis, Naturalist
No charge. Programs on conservation principles and land stewardship, targeted programs at teacher’s request. Pre-Civil War tunnel on property from 1850’s. You need old clothes and flashlights to tour. See website http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2985.htm

Derby Dinner Playhouse Theatre

Phone: 812-288-8281
Fax: 812-288-2636
Address: 525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville, IN 47129

Contact: Groups Email or Tickets Email
Cost: $4.50/person for school performances. See website www.derbydinner.com for more information.

Falls of the Ohio

Phone: 812-280-9970
Address: 201 W. Riverside, Clarksville, IN

Cost: Children - $1.00 Adults - $4.00 See website http://www.fallsoftheohio.org/

Holiday World Splashin’ Safari

Phone: 1-800-Go-Santa Ext. 233
Fax: 812-937-5290
Address: P.O. Box 179, Santa Claus, IN 47579

Contact: Group sales
Groups of 15 or more: Pre-paid $15.00/person, Upon arrival $18.50/person. All tickets include free unlimited soft drinks. Catered meal service available. See website www.holidayworld.com