Destination of the Month

The Muhammad Ali Center

Destination of the Month

Food and the exterior of La Bodeguita

Go to Louisville 2021!

My absolute favorite part of publishing Key looking yellow house that is now Bodeguita de Magazine Cincinnati is doing “research” Mima, and is the most wonderful place. Cuban food for the weekend getaways!!! Researching with live music and impressive surroundings, every for the stories is a blast.... this time… Louisville! course was better than

Only an hour and a half away and such an easy the last. Large portions drive...there’s a fabulous city packed with history, and so tasty, we cannot great food, museums and sites… And bourbon! wait to go back. We First stop was drank. We ate. We had shopping In the hip a great time. Now, time “NuLu” district with for bed. fun little boutiques Thursday was and a nice variety our touring day. We of restaurants. We started at the Louisville headed over a few Slugger Museum, blocks and checked packed full of sports in at the Homewood memorabilia and lots of Suites Downtown....A history and facts about relatively new hotel teams and players from all over the country. The with fabulous rooms tour was definitely worth it, and you even get to take Cocktails at Naive in a great location! Easy parking and a home a mini bat. Lots to do, so we headed right across the street centrally located for this getaway. to the Kentucky Science Center which is an absolute

Time to start eating! First stop was Naive. must, especially if you have kids. They will absolutely We were fortunate to go there on the day of their love it! So many things to see and do to keep them brand new menu, and they wowed us with stunning busy for hours. cocktails and bites to eat! Tucked away on an ador- We spotted the KMAC Museum with an incredable corner of Butchertown, they are cranking out ible gift shop that was packed full of art, jewelry, and fabulous food in a sleek and stylish decor. cute gifts. A small art museum above that had two

When shopping earlier, we spotted this fabulous great shows going on.

The tasting at Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co.

Entreé at Naive

Mugging at the Louisville Slugger Museum

Now it was time for a bit of bourbon! We headed over to Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. for a tour and tasting. The tour was informative and full of history, and the tasting after was actually a large tasting. I highly recommend.

On to the Frazier History Museum for all things Kentucky! Jam packed with history and details and a must see for sure!

Food. Really, isn’t it all about the food when traveling? There’s this beyond incredible property just outside of town set on the beautiful property called Hermitage Farm, Barn8 Restaurant, owned by the couple who brings us the 21c Museum Hotels. It was Fantastic! The entrance featured huge metal signs, to iving way to the mansion on the property. The “Barn” is an uber sleek, fabulously detailed structure that houses the restaurant and retail shop. Contemporary, farm to table cuisine that was yummy. Every course, every drink. After dinner we went out back to the extensive decking system that wound you around the stunning setting amongst the trees and creek...and after the sunset, an incredible light show. It was hard to describe, but it was similar to “BLINK” here in Cincinnati, set against trees, rocks and water. Literally worth a visit to Louisville for this dining experience alone. OMG. seriously. GO!

After a restful night sleep we headed over to the Muhammad Ali Center and were taken on a private tour of this fabulous museum and cultural center. The history, details, surroundings, experience. The warm fuzzies you get being surrounded by all that is great about Muhammad Ali. Be sure to watch the films showing in the Museum, he was a great man that changed the lives of so many. What a story. What an amazing experience.

Last stop...LouVino! There are two locations in the Louisville area, we over-indulged on so much food for lunch. It was good. Like really good. They were in the process of building a huge patio for more outdoor seating. The place was great!

We dined, we shopped, we watched, we experienced, we drank. A successful weekend getaway for sure! Go To Louisville. It’s close and fun! – Patty Youkilis Publisher

Appetizer at Barn8