Entertainment Districts

Albany, Kentucky

Albany near Lake Cumberland presents marina restaurants serving one of Kentucky's most popular houseboat vacation destinations.

Ashland, Kentucky

Downtown Ashland along the Ohio River presents the Paramount Arts Center alongside restaurants at the Kentucky-Ohio-West Virginia tri-state border.

Barbourville, Kentucky

Barbourville presents restaurants serving Knox County in southeastern Kentucky's Appalachian region.

Bardstown, Kentucky

Bardstown is the "Bourbon Capital of the World" — a Kentucky town whose Main Street of distilleries, bourbon bars, and bourbon-focused restaurants creates one of America's most distinctive tourism and entertainment experiences. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail's 30+ distilleries drawing 1.7 million+ annual visitors, Bardstown's extraordinary history as an antebellum whiskey center, and the global recognition of Kentucky bourbon as America's most distinctive spirit create an entertainment district with genuine global cultural importance.

Bardstown, KY 40004

Bardstown, Kentucky

Downtown Bardstown, the 'Bourbon Capital of the World,' presents distillery tours and restaurants in one of the most-visited small towns in Kentucky.

Beattyville, Kentucky

Beattyville presents restaurants at the confluence of the Kentucky River's forks in eastern Kentucky.

Benton, Kentucky

Benton near Kentucky Lake presents marina restaurants serving the Land Between the Lakes recreation area in western Kentucky.

Berea, Kentucky

Downtown Berea, the 'Folk Arts and Crafts Capital of Kentucky,' presents galleries and restaurants serving Berea College's campus community.

Bloomfield, Kentucky

Bloomfield presents rural bourbon-country restaurants serving Nelson County near Bardstown.

Booneville, Kentucky

Booneville presents a small-town square with restaurants serving Owsley County in eastern Kentucky.

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green's Downtown Fountain Square entertainment district serves western Kentucky's most important city — a Western Kentucky University community where the National Corvette Museum, the extraordinary Lost River Cave (a cave river system beneath the city), and WKU's passionate Hilltoppers community create an entertainment district of unusual Kentucky automotive heritage and geological significance.

Fountain Square Park, Bowling Green, KY 42101

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Downtown Bowling Green presents restaurants and bars serving Western Kentucky University's campus community and the National Corvette Museum.

Brandenburg, Kentucky

Brandenburg along the Ohio River presents restaurants serving Meade County near Fort Knox.

Burkesville, Kentucky

Burkesville presents restaurants along the Cumberland River near Dale Hollow Lake in south-central Kentucky.

Burlington, Kentucky

Burlington presents restaurants serving Boone County near the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Campbellsville, Kentucky

Campbellsville presents restaurants serving Campbellsville University's campus community in south-central Kentucky.

Carlisle, Kentucky

Carlisle presents a courthouse square with restaurants serving Nicholas County in the Bluegrass region.

Carrollton, Kentucky

Carrollton presents a riverfront town at the confluence of the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers, home to General Butler State Resort Park.

Cave City, Kentucky

Cave City presents restaurants and attractions serving the gateway to Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest cave system in the world.

Central City, Kentucky

Central City, birthplace of the Everly Brothers, presents restaurants serving Muhlenberg County in western Kentucky.

Clarkson, Kentucky

Clarkson presents rural restaurants serving Grayson County near Nolin Lake in central Kentucky.

Clermont, Kentucky

Jim Beam American Stillhouse in Clermont presents distillery tours along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, one of the world's best-selling bourbon brands.

526 Happy Hollow Rd 40110

Corbin, Kentucky

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park presents lodge dining near the 'Niagara of the South,' one of the few places in the Western Hemisphere to see a moonbow.

Corbin, Kentucky

Downtown Corbin presents the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken's original Sanders Cafe alongside restaurants in southeastern Kentucky.

Covington, Kentucky

Covington's riverfront across from downtown Cincinnati presents restaurants and bars in the historic MainStrasse Village and riverfront districts.

Covington, Kentucky

Covington's Roebling Point (named for John Roebling, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, who built the nearby Cincinnati-Covington Suspension Bridge as its prototype) creates a Northern Kentucky entertainment district where outstanding independent restaurants, excellent craft bars, and the extraordinary Ohio River views of Cincinnati create an entertainment environment of genuine American civil engineering and riverfront significance.

Greenup St, Covington, KY 41011

Crestwood, Kentucky

Crestwood presents restaurants and bars serving Louisville's eastern suburbs in Oldham County.

Cynthiana, Kentucky

Cynthiana presents a historic courthouse square with restaurants serving Harrison County in the Bluegrass region.

Danville, Kentucky

Downtown Danville presents restaurants serving Centre College's campus community, regularly ranked among the best small college towns in America.

Dry Ridge, Kentucky

Dry Ridge presents outlet shopping and restaurants along I-75 in northern Kentucky.

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Downtown Elizabethtown presents restaurants serving Hardin County near Fort Knox in central Kentucky.

Fairfield, Kentucky

Fairfield presents rural restaurants serving Nelson County's bourbon heritage region.

Falmouth, Kentucky

Falmouth presents a riverside town with restaurants serving Pendleton County in northern Kentucky.

Flemingsburg, Kentucky

Flemingsburg presents a small-town square with restaurants serving Fleming County in northeastern Kentucky.

Florence, Kentucky

Florence presents restaurants and bars serving Northern Kentucky's Cincinnati metro suburbs.

Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Fort Mitchell presents restaurants and bars serving Northern Kentucky's Cincinnati metro suburbs.

Frankfort, Kentucky

Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort presents tours at one of the oldest continuously operating distilleries in America, a National Historic Landmark.

113 Great Buffalo Trace 40601

Frankfort, Kentucky

Downtown Frankfort presents restaurants and bars near the Kentucky State Capitol along the Kentucky River.

Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort's entertainment district serves Kentucky's state capital alongside the most historically significant bourbon production site in America — Buffalo Trace Distillery (producing bourbon continuously since 1787, the oldest continuously operating distillery in America). The capital city's remarkable combination of Kentucky government, outstanding bourbon heritage, and the beautiful Kentucky River creates an entertainment district of unique Kentucky state heritage significance.

Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601

Franklin, Kentucky

Franklin presents restaurants serving Simpson County near the Tennessee border in south-central Kentucky.

Georgetown, Kentucky

Downtown Georgetown presents Toyota manufacturing heritage and restaurants serving Scott County in the Bluegrass region.

Glasgow, Kentucky

Downtown Glasgow presents a historic town square with restaurants serving Barren County in south-central Kentucky.

Grayson, Kentucky

Grayson presents restaurants near Grayson Lake serving Carter County in eastern Kentucky.

Greenup, Kentucky

Greenup presents restaurants along the Ohio River serving Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky.

Harlan, Kentucky

Harlan presents restaurants serving the coal-mining heritage of Harlan County in far southeastern Kentucky.

Harrodsburg, Kentucky

Downtown Harrodsburg, Kentucky's oldest permanent settlement, presents Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill alongside restaurants.

Harrodsburg, Kentucky

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill presents the largest historic Shaker community in America, with restaurants and lodging in preserved 19th-century buildings.

3501 Lexington Rd 40330

Hazard, Kentucky

Hazard presents restaurants serving Perry County in eastern Kentucky's Appalachian coal country.

Henderson, Kentucky

Downtown Henderson along the Ohio River presents restaurants near the John James Audubon State Park in western Kentucky.

Highland Heights, Kentucky

Highland Heights presents restaurants serving Northern Kentucky University's campus community in the Cincinnati metro.

Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Downtown Hopkinsville presents restaurants serving Fort Campbell's military community in southwestern Kentucky.

Horse Cave, Kentucky

Horse Cave presents the American Cave Museum and Hidden River Cave alongside restaurants near Mammoth Cave National Park.

Independence, Kentucky

Independence presents restaurants serving Kenton County in Northern Kentucky's Cincinnati metro area.

Inez, Kentucky

Inez presents a small-town square with restaurants serving Martin County in far eastern Kentucky.

Irvine, Kentucky

Irvine presents restaurants along the Kentucky River serving Estill County in eastern Kentucky.

Jackson, Kentucky

Jackson presents restaurants serving Breathitt County in eastern Kentucky's Appalachian region.

Jamestown, Kentucky

Jamestown on Lake Cumberland presents marina restaurants and resorts serving Russell County's houseboat tourism economy.

Jenkins, Kentucky

Jenkins presents restaurants serving Letcher County in far eastern Kentucky's coal country.

La Grange, Kentucky

La Grange presents a Main Street with train tracks running through downtown, alongside restaurants in Oldham County near Louisville.

Lancaster, Kentucky

Lancaster presents a courthouse square with restaurants serving Garrard County in the Bluegrass region.

Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Lawrenceburg presents Wild Turkey and Four Roses distillery tours along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in Anderson County.

Lebanon, Kentucky

Lebanon presents restaurants serving Marion County in Kentucky's bourbon and Bluegrass region.

Leitchfield, Kentucky

Leitchfield presents restaurants serving Grayson County near Rough River Lake in central Kentucky.

Lexington, Kentucky

Cheapside Park in downtown Lexington presents restaurants and bars around a historic courthouse square, home to Thursday Night Live summer concerts.

Lexington, Kentucky

Downtown Lexington presents restaurants and bars near the University of Kentucky campus and Rupp Arena in the heart of horse country.

Lexington, Kentucky

Keeneland Race Course presents Thoroughbred horse racing and events on a historic 1936 racetrack, one of the most beautiful in America.

4201 Versailles Rd 40510

Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington's Distillery District is the Bluegrass Region's most vibrant mixed-use entertainment development — a beautifully converted historic industrial district where outstanding restaurants, craft breweries, and distilleries create the most sophisticated entertainment experience in the Horse Capital. The Distillery District's extraordinary architectural character and its remarkable concentration of outstanding independent establishments create an entertainment district of genuine Lexington urban revitalization significance.

Manchester St, Lexington, KY 40508

Lexington, Kentucky

The Distillery District presents converted 19th-century distillery buildings now housing breweries and restaurants near downtown Lexington.

Liberty, Kentucky

Liberty presents a small-town square with restaurants serving Casey County in south-central Kentucky.

London, Kentucky

London presents restaurants serving Laurel County in southeastern Kentucky's Appalachian foothills.

Loretto, Kentucky

Loretto presents Maker's Mark Distillery tours along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in Marion County.

Louisa, Kentucky

Louisa presents restaurants along the Big Sandy River near the West Virginia border in far eastern Kentucky.

Louisville, Kentucky

4th Street Live! is Louisville's premier outdoor entertainment complex — a pedestrian block party zone of restaurants, bars, and live music venues in the heart of downtown. Louisville's Churchill Downs and Derby season, combined with historical racing machine venues expanding across Kentucky, make 4th Street Live! the social gathering point for the city's gaming and hospitality visitors.

400 S 4th St 40202

Louisville, Kentucky

Bardstown Road through the Highlands presents Louisville's most eclectic bar and restaurant corridor, packed with vintage shops and live music venues.

Louisville, Kentucky

Cave Hill Cemetery, resting place of Colonel Sanders and Muhammad Ali, presents arboretum tours and events near Louisville's Highlands neighborhood.

Louisville, Kentucky

The area surrounding Churchill Downs presents restaurants and bars serving Kentucky Derby crowds, home to the most famous horse race in America.

Louisville, Kentucky

Fourth Street Live! presents restaurants, bars, and live music venues in downtown Louisville's largest entertainment complex.

Louisville, Kentucky

Frazier History Museum on Main Street presents Kentucky bourbon and history exhibits, the official starting point of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

829 W Main St 40202

Louisville, Kentucky

Germantown presents shotgun-house-lined streets with dive bars and restaurants in one of Louisville's most historic working-class neighborhoods.

Louisville, Kentucky

Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum create America's most iconic sports entertainment district — a Louisville complex where the world's most famous horse race intersects with bourbon culture, Southern hospitality, and the extraordinary tradition of mint juleps and elaborate hats to create an entertainment destination of global cultural significance. The Derby Festival's two-week celebration (the Thunder Over Louisville fireworks show, the Great Steamboat Race, and the balloon race), combined with the track's daily racing, creates one of America's most complete sports entertainment ecosystems.

704 Central Ave, Louisville, KY 40208

Louisville, Kentucky

Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs presents interactive exhibits and track tours honoring the most famous horse race in America.

704 Central Ave 40208

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory presents baseball bat manufacturing tours in downtown Louisville, marked by a giant bat sculpture out front.

800 W Main St 40202

Louisville, Kentucky

NuLu presents converted warehouse galleries and restaurants along East Market Street, one of Louisville's most acclaimed dining districts.

Louisville, Kentucky

NuLu (New Louisville) is Kentucky's most dynamic creative entertainment neighborhood — a Market Street arts district where James Beard-recognized chefs, outstanding craft cocktail bars, and the vibrant arts community create Louisville's most complete entertainment district. NuLu's extraordinary transformation from industrial corridor to creative arts hub and its remarkable concentration of outstanding independent establishments create an entertainment district of genuine Kentucky urban renaissance significance.

E Market St, Louisville, KY 40202

Louisville, Kentucky

Shawnee Park along the Ohio River presents a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park with restaurants in west Louisville.

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville's Waterfront Park hosts the Kentucky Derby Festival — a two-week celebration preceding the first Saturday in May that draws 1.5 million visitors with Thunder Over Louisville (North America's largest fireworks display), the Kentucky Derby Pegasus Parade, concerts, and the SpringFest music festival. The Derby Festival transforms Louisville's riverfront into the most concentrated entertainment and cultural celebration in the American South each spring, anchoring the city's identity as one of America's premier sporting and entertainment events destinations.

Louisville Waterfront Park, Louisville 40202

Louisville, Kentucky

Waterfront Park along the Ohio River presents concerts and festivals in downtown Louisville's largest riverfront green space.

Louisville, Kentucky

Whiskey Row on Main Street is the most historically significant bourbon entertainment district in America — a block of 1880s cast-iron commercial buildings where the most important bourbon distilleries of the 19th century once operated and where today's distilleries (Angel's Envy, Old Forester, Evan Williams) are bringing bourbon back to its original Louisville home. Whiskey Row's extraordinary bourbon heritage and its remarkable contemporary distilling revival create an entertainment district of singular American spirits cultural significance.

W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202

Louisville, Kentucky

Whiskey Row on Main Street presents restored 19th-century bourbon warehouses now housing distillery experiences and restaurants in downtown Louisville.

Madisonville, Kentucky

Madisonville presents the historic Glema Mahr Center for the Arts alongside restaurants in western Kentucky's coal country.

Mayfield, Kentucky

Mayfield presents restaurants serving Graves County in the Jackson Purchase region of far western Kentucky.

Maysville, Kentucky

Downtown Maysville along the Ohio River presents a preserved historic riverfront with restaurants, the childhood home of actress Rosemary Clooney.

Middlesboro, Kentucky

Middlesboro presents restaurants near the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, gateway to the historic Wilderness Road.

Midway, Kentucky

Midway presents Kentucky's first railroad town with boutiques and restaurants along the tracks in the heart of horse country.

Monticello, Kentucky

Monticello presents restaurants near Lake Cumberland's southern shore in south-central Kentucky.

Morehead, Kentucky

Morehead presents restaurants serving Morehead State University's campus community in eastern Kentucky.

Mount Sterling, Kentucky

Mount Sterling presents a historic square with restaurants serving Montgomery County in the Bluegrass region.

Mount Washington, Kentucky

Mount Washington presents restaurants and bars serving Bullitt County southeast of Louisville.

Murray, Kentucky

Downtown Murray presents restaurants serving Murray State University's campus community near Kentucky Lake in western Kentucky.

New Haven, Kentucky

The Abbey of Gethsemani near Bardstown presents a Trappist monastery and retreat center famous as the home of writer Thomas Merton in bourbon country.

New Haven, Kentucky

New Haven presents rural restaurants serving Nelson County's bourbon country near Bardstown.

Newport, Kentucky

Newport on the Levee presents restaurants, an aquarium, and bars along the Ohio River across from downtown Cincinnati.

Nicholasville, Kentucky

Nicholasville presents restaurants and bars serving Jessamine County south of Lexington.

Olive Hill, Kentucky

Olive Hill presents restaurants near Carter Caves State Resort Park in eastern Kentucky.

Owensboro, Kentucky

Downtown Owensboro along the Ohio River presents the International Bluegrass Music Museum and Western Kentucky barbecue restaurants.

Owenton, Kentucky

Owenton presents a small-town square with restaurants serving Owen County near the Kentucky River.

Owingsville, Kentucky

Owingsville presents a small-town square with restaurants serving Bath County in eastern Kentucky.

Paducah, Kentucky

Downtown Paducah presents the National Quilt Museum and a UNESCO Creative City arts scene along the Ohio and Tennessee rivers in western Kentucky.

Paintsville, Kentucky

Paintsville presents the Butcher Hollow area near Loretta Lynn's homeplace, alongside restaurants in eastern Kentucky coal country.

Paris, Kentucky

Downtown Paris presents horse-farm-country restaurants serving Bourbon County northeast of Lexington.

Park City, Kentucky

Park City presents restaurants and lodging serving Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest known cave system in the world.

Pikeville, Kentucky

Downtown Pikeville presents restaurants serving Eastern Kentucky's Appalachian coal country in Pike County.

Pineville, Kentucky

Pineville presents restaurants near Pine Mountain State Resort Park in southeastern Kentucky.

Prestonsburg, Kentucky

Prestonsburg presents the Mountain Arts Center alongside restaurants serving Floyd County in eastern Kentucky.

Radcliff, Kentucky

Radcliff presents restaurants serving the Fort Knox military community in central Kentucky.

Richmond, Kentucky

Downtown Richmond presents restaurants and bars serving Eastern Kentucky University's campus community in the Bluegrass region.

Russellville, Kentucky

Russellville presents restaurants serving Logan County in southern Kentucky near the Tennessee border.

Salyersville, Kentucky

Salyersville presents restaurants serving Magoffin County in eastern Kentucky's Appalachian region.

Scottsville, Kentucky

Scottsville presents a historic courthouse square with restaurants serving Allen County near the Tennessee border.

Shelbyville, Kentucky

Downtown Shelbyville presents restaurants and the Kentucky Saddlebred horse show heritage between Louisville and Lexington.

Shepherdsville, Kentucky

Shepherdsville presents restaurants serving Bullitt County south of Louisville.

Simpsonville, Kentucky

Simpsonville presents restaurants serving Shelby County between Louisville and Frankfort.

Smiths Grove, Kentucky

Smiths Grove presents a historic railroad-town Main Street with antique shops near Bowling Green.

Somerset, Kentucky

Downtown Somerset presents restaurants near Lake Cumberland, one of the largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi.

Springfield, Kentucky

Springfield presents Abraham Lincoln family heritage sites alongside restaurants in Washington County's bourbon country.

Stanford, Kentucky

Stanford presents a historic downtown serving Lincoln County in central Kentucky.

Taylorsville, Kentucky

Taylorsville Lake presents marina restaurants serving Spencer County southeast of Louisville.

Tompkinsville, Kentucky

Tompkinsville presents restaurants near Dale Hollow Lake in south-central Kentucky.

Vanceburg, Kentucky

Vanceburg presents a small riverside town with restaurants serving Lewis County along the Ohio River.

Versailles, Kentucky

Downtown Versailles presents horse-farm-adjacent restaurants serving Woodford County's bluegrass horse country.

Walton, Kentucky

Walton presents restaurants serving Boone County in Northern Kentucky's Cincinnati metro suburbs.

Whitesburg, Kentucky

Whitesburg presents Appalshop, a nationally recognized Appalachian arts and media center, alongside restaurants in Letcher County.

Williamsburg, Kentucky

Williamsburg presents restaurants serving the University of the Cumberlands and gateway to Cumberland Falls State Resort Park.

Williamstown, Kentucky

Williamstown presents the Ark Encounter attraction alongside restaurants serving Grant County in northern Kentucky.

Winchester, Kentucky

Downtown Winchester presents restaurants serving Clark County in the Bluegrass region east of Lexington.