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See art from antiquity to the present, including works by Rembrandt, Rubens and Monet, at a Louisville museum founded in 1927.
2035 S Third St · Louisville, KY
The Speed Art Museum was founded in 1927 by Hattie Bishop Speed in memory of her husband, the businessman and collector James Breckenridge Speed. Its collection runs from ancient and classical art to modern and contemporary work, with pieces by Rembrandt, Rubens, Monet and Brancusi. A 2016 North Building nearly tripled the gallery space and added a 150-seat cinema, and the free Cressman Art Park surrounds the museum.
The closest stops to Speed Art Museum, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
Spread a blanket for free Shakespeare under the summer stars, then walk the Olmsted paths of a 17-acre park among the Victorian mansions of Old Louisville.
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Explore two floors of Kentucky Derby history, watch a 360-degree film and join a guided track visit at Churchill Downs.
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Watch Thoroughbred racing beneath the Twin Spires at the track that has hosted the Kentucky Derby since 1875.
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Louisville theme park with six coasters and the Hurricane Bay water park on one ticket, open select days May to early January.
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Historic downtown Louisville theater that now hosts concerts and live music shows.
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Tour the factory where Louisville Slugger bats are made, hold bats swung by legends and pose under a 120-foot bat.
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