Shit to do in Louisville
THEPAIN73
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I will be heading down there with Kirbith Saturday, October 17th for a concert at Uncle Pleasant's for a band named Sonata Arctica.
Now what is there to do in Louisville? I have heard of 3rd Street and it's reputation but has anyone actually done that?
I will be staying the night there in a hotel Saturday and checking out Sunday hanging around town til whenever.
Now what is there to do in Louisville? I have heard of 3rd Street and it's reputation but has anyone actually done that?
I will be staying the night there in a hotel Saturday and checking out Sunday hanging around town til whenever.
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In the same general region is the Louisville Slugger Museum, Fraizer Historical Arms Museum, and Louisville Science Center.
Venturing further out of downtown, you can hit up Bardstown Road for more alternative shops (anywhere near a record shop called Ear X-tacy is a pretty popular hangout).
Malls (Mall St. Matthews and Oxmoor Center) are on Shelbyville Road off I-264.
Anything else?
Seconded on Earx-tacy. When I went to school at UoL, that place saw me a couple times out of the year - it's an incredible place for music. Down the road a ways on Bardstown is a really good BBQ place called Mark's Feed Store.
4th Street has some good bars (as does Bardstown if memory serves me correctly) as mentioned.
EDIT - Yes, Bardstown is pretty much a one-stop-shop for anything cool to do in Louisville. I forgot about one more place to check out while on Bardstown: Electric Ladyland (it has been a while since I was in L-Town last though, so I don't know if it's still there).
Which means freedom to go kinda wherever.
Keep the ideas coming please, I'm really looking forward to this trip.
Then plan on sleeping for at least three hours.
You're overrated.
Yeah, fuck you buddy. You haven't lived until you've even a pound of ham, a pound of cheese, and a pound of turkey in one sitting.
Oof. Considering what it's made of, I'm guessing "lived" is the operative word in past tense form.
Did you anticipate feeling healthy after eating something like that?
Man, I can normally tackle a lot of food like that and not feel awful afterward.
Maybe you got a bad hot brown? Maybe your brown was only luke warm?
Perhaps it was a poorly done brown...
Poorly done as in under cooked? Like a salmonella brown?
I'm not too sure about food poisoning, but I just felt ookie after eating it.
Those wishing to consume a hot brown, I would probably stick to the Brown Hotel to avoid problems.
Places to eat:
Lynn's Paradise Cafe: This is a place that I take all my friends who visit from out of town at least once. You can order anything at anytime and they still take actual reservations, not just call ahead seating. It's American/Home cooking mostly. There's also a bar so you can try that Mint Julip if you must. I love the Meatloaf and the Matador Omelet. This place is sort of crazy, like a restaurant with ADHD.
Kashmir: This is right on Bardstown, across from the small mid city mall. If you like Indian food, this is one of the best places to get it. Very hole in the wall but very delicious. I recommend the Chicken Tikka Masala. Only drawback is that there aren't free refills on Coke etc. Tea, yes. Coke, no.
Ramsi's Cafe on the World: Also on Bardstown and this place is a cool mix of food from all over.
Cafe 360: Open 24/7 and is kind of a college hang out. I never really got interested in going but it's open all the time and it's "cool" I suppose. It's also on Bardstown.
Impellizzeri's Pizza: Home of the 12 pound pizza. Not a bad joint and again there's a bar. There are two factions of this family owned business in Louisville that sort of hate each other, or so the story goes.
Captain Pepper Jack's: This just recently opened I think. Interesting Mediterranean foods and some standard burger/fries as well. There's a small bar but I haven't tried it. The service is a bit slow but the food is great if you like that sort of thing. The Kibbi burger is amazing. Sirloin + Veal + Spices = delicious. It's on Taylorsville which easily accesses Bardstown.
The Home Made Pie and Ice Cream Kitchen: OK so this one is not terribly "cool" or anything but if you want some cake, pie or ice cream. This is pretty much the place to get some. They added a Deli recently but it's not all that exciting. It's on Bardstown but before it gets difficult to park so it's convenient I suppose. It's also underneath a Dance Studio. So dependent on when you visit there's a constant jumping and occasional crashing, which is mildly amusing.
Places to buy things:
Ultra Pop: I first thought this would be sort of more Anime/Manga/Comic oriented and they do have some of that but really it's just a strange smattering of random things that it's hard to really define.
Great Escapes: I suppose a pretty standard comic book shop that also has some music for sale.
Book and Music Exchange: There are a few locations around Louisville but again there's one on Bardstown. It does have a decent selection of old school games and systems for sale if you're into that. Otherwise it's just a really big used book/video/music store.
The Mall St. Matthews is a pretty standard mall that's outside of the city on I-265. There's an Orange Julius/DQ.
Mid City Mall can be accessed from Bardstown Road and has a standard Chinese Buffet and a small movie theatre that sometimes does cool midnight shows of stuff like Blade Runner.
Hope that helps.