| Featured City: Louisville | Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky, the seat of Jefferson County, is situated in a bend of the Ohio River near the midpoint of the state's northern border. In its setting, its place of contrasts-a mixture of old and new, South and North, rural and industrial, small town and big city.
Louisville is probably best known as the site of the Kentucky Derby, the nation's most famous horse race holding each year since 1875 at Churchill Downs. Derby Week early in May, marked by lavish entertainment, a parade, and a steamboat race, is the annual high point of the city's life. It would be so prospected that people from all over the world take part in the competition, thousands audiences seat in front of TV at the same time.
It is also enjoys a large area of peaceful countryside in suburb. The city's residential sections spread out to a high ridge of wooded hills on the south and toward Kentucky's rolling Bluegrass Region on the east.
Louisville grew up along the river, and along or near its banks are rows of buildings, still in use, that have changed little since the 19th century. You will see a fairly different style of constructions there. Among them rise half a dozen new hotels and office towers, begun in the early 1970's as part of a massive redevelopment of the riverfront area. A pedestrian promenade stretches along the site of the old public wharf. If you want to know more about the city, this is the place where you cannot miss.
Louisville is an industrial center that ranks high in the production of whiskey, which tastes peppery, fragrant and slithery. It is paradise for whiskey lovers. Not only do travelers indulge themselves with drinks of such liquor, but also bring a lot as gifts to their friends.
As the hometown of fried chickens, you can have a try of some chips and ships. Maybe you will find some differences between it and the one that you always eat.
Courier-Journal, the city's morning daily, is one of the most highly respected newspapers in the nation. You may take a copy of it as a remembrance.
Among the city's places of interests, the one that deserves the most attention is the J.B.Speed Art Museum. You can have vast place to imagine as the artworks are so moved and classical.
Folsom Club, Kentucky Railway Museum, and Churchill Downs Museum are also very famous. In addition, Locust Grove, Louisville Zoological Gardens and Rauch Memorial Planetarium are the places worth to visit.
Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States, is buried in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, within sight of his boyhood home. It will be quiet there with clear air and bright sunshine, purge and grandeur.
The site of Louisville is at the fall of the Ohio, a series of rapids where the river drops 26 feet (7 meters) in about 3 miles (5 km). Perhaps you can still see the remains that water made on the bank while wandering along the river.
There are plenty of famous hotels of any kinds, and can supply good services. Super 8 Motel Suites Louisville provides many single room for 50.39$ per day, served in a relaxed friendly atmosphere. Howard Johnson Express Inn is much cheaper, which will take you 45$ for a single room. Courtyard by Marriott Louisville Downtown has convenient travel condition, needs 139$ a day.
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