Local events and things to do for families and kids around Louisville, Kentucky
We just got back from the Lego KidsFest in Cincinnati and a visit to the Cincinnati Museum Center. We wanted to make it an overnight getaway to have time for both so we stayed overnight at the Embassy Suites in Blue Ash. This hotel is not downtown, but we decided that the amenities and suite-style room would be worth the […]
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Favorites: Me – The tree house area in the children’s museum My husband – the Cincinnati in Motion exhibit Son – Trains in Cincinnati in Motion Daughter – the sandbox in the Natural History museum Plain and simple, there is something for everyone! We spent the entire day at the Cincinnati Museum Center and we all walked away with our […]
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DEALCHICKEN Deal! Admission for 2 for $25 (kids under 5 are free!) Click HERE Did you know all animals were herbivores before Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit? Did you know Noah brought dinosaurs on the Ark? Did you know you can tell a legless lizard from a snake by the eyelids? I learned all of this and more […]
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Just north of Louisville on I-65 is a great town of Columbus, IN. I might be bias since it is my hometown, but if your family needs a weekend getaway this summer; this might be what you are looking for. It is 90minutes north of Louisville and 45min south of Indianapolis so you could also visit Indianapolis Zoo or the […]
» Read moreWe visited Joe Huber’s Family Farm and arrived at 9:30am. It was about a 40 minute drive from my home in East Louisville. The strawberry picking began at 9am, but at 9:30, we were one of the first ones out there. We headed into the general store, picked up a cardboard basket and there was a tractor waiting outside. We […]
» Read moreHinton’s Orchard and Farm Market is just about an hour drive down I-65S to Hodgenville, KY from Louisville and is a young, expanding farm. We checked it out during their annual PumpkinFest which included live music. This is a very kid and family friendly place. It only costs $5 for hay ride and the corn maze for people 3 years […]
» Read moreNatural Bridge State Resort Park is about a 2 hour drive from Louisville that provides challenging hikes that end with great views. We recently traveled there for a weekend with my parents and brother and his son. We stayed in a 1 bedroom cottage at the resort that had 2 queen size beds, full kitchen, and screened in porch. The […]
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