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Jefferson Memorial Forest: Nature is minutes away
Just 15 minutes from downtown Louisville, Jefferson Memorial Forest's sprawling 6,191 acres provides hiking, fishing, boating, camping, picnicking and a chance to revel in scenic woodlands.

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Muhammad Ali Center invites visitors to examine their potential for greatness

Muhammad Ali Center invites visitors to examine their potential for greatness
Part museum tracing the life of legendary boxer and humanitarian Muhammad Ali, part education center, the Muhammad Ali Center gives visitors a chance to explore their own potential for greatness.

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Edison Home brings inventor's Louisville link to light

Edison Home brings inventor's Louisville link to light
Louisville has been the home of many bright lights of U.S. history, but none brighter than Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the first commercially practical incandescent bulb, the phonograph and other world-changing devices.

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Alpine Ice Arena: still cool after 50 years

Alpine Ice Arena: still cool after 50 years
These are good days for Alpine Ice Arena, thanks in part to a 2002 renovation that brought dressing rooms, showers and new equipment geared for the growing local interest in ice hockey.

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Dinosaur World: exit I-65, enter the Jurassic

Dinosaur World: exit I-65, enter the Jurassic
Driving south from Louisville on Interstate 65, it’s no surprise to see horses, cattle or sheep dotting the rolling landscape. But standing tall near Exit 53 at Cave City, one animal is sure to grab your attention: T. rex. He looks real enough to chase your jeep down I-65 and scare you through your rear-view mirror, but Rex is made out of fiberglass, steel, and concrete. He’s a resident of Dinosaur World, named one of the “best exits off I-65” by Southern Living magazine.

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Louisville Science Center: stop by for some serious fun

Louisville Science Center: stop by for some serious fun
The Louisville Science Center takes its mission seriously: to make science fun! The center features more than 120 interactive exhibits, a four-story IMAX Theatre, a 2,600-year-old mummy, KidZone, and more.

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Bass Pro Shop in Clarksville: a sporting-goods colossus

Bass Pro Shop in Clarksville: a sporting-goods colossus
You don't have to be a professional fisherman to love the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Clarksville, Ind. But after you spend a few hours there taking in the tackle, lures, boats, camping equipment and other fishing accessories — along with equally impressive offerings in hunting, camping, golf, archery and other sporting gear — you might be tempted to give up your day job and devote yourselves to the Great Outdoors.

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Louisville Mega Cavern: an underground adventure

Louisville Mega Cavern: an underground adventure
One top attraction in Louisville is actually way under ground. About 100 feet below the grounds of the Louisville Zoo lies a cavernous excavation created by continuous limestone quarrying from 1930 to 1972. All of the stone the miners blasted out over those 42 years would have been enough to build all three of Egypt's great pyramids! Now, after two years of preparation, the cavern offers tours to visitors.

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The Louisville Zoo: Wild things to make your heart sing

The Louisville Zoo: Wild things to make your heart sing
There’s a wondrous world of wildlife packed within the 134 rolling acres of The Louisville Zoo, home to more than 1,400 exotic animals.

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Westport Village: eclectic shopping in a cozy community

Westport Village: eclectic shopping in a cozy community
Westport Village — with its clusters of shops, pleasant lanes and half-timbered Tudor architecture — brings a charming shopping enclave to Westport Road between Herr Lane and Lyndon Lane.

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