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Lexington Distillery District: Food & Bourbon History Tour
Lexington Distillery District: Food & Bourbon History Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.96 (96)3hYou’ll taste your way through Lexington’s Distillery District with small plates and bourbon tastings while hearing real stories from locals. Expect laughter over cider, unexpected bits of history (including tales about women in bourbon), and time to wander old brick lanes with your guide before dessert ends things on a sweet note.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 125View ›
Newport: Gangster Walking Tour & Historic Casino Stories
Newport: Gangster Walking Tour & Historic Casino Stories★★★★★★★★★★ 4.84 (96)2hYou’ll walk Newport’s backstreets with a local guide who brings gangster legends to life—think secret casinos, faded neon signs, and unexpected laughs. Feel the city’s old pulse under your feet and hear stories that linger long after you leave. It’s not just history—it’s Newport showing its scars and charm side by side.Free cancellationBest valuefromUS$ 32View ›
Ghosts of Covington Haunted History Tour: 2-mile walking route
Ghosts of Covington Haunted History Tour: 2-mile walking route★★★★★★★★★★ 4.97 (78)2hThe Ghosts of Covington Haunted History Tour is a 2-hour 15-minute walking tour through downtown Covington led by a live guide in English, covering eight stops where paranormal encounters, true crime murders, suicides and Civil War hauntings have been reported. The route is approximately 2 miles long on city sidewalks and is wheelchair accessible, though one stretch of sidewalk on 2nd Street has a steep incline. Children are welcome from age 12. A driving tour option is available if arranged at booking.Is it for me?This is a shared walking tour with a live guide, so you move through the city on foot at a group pace and listen to the stories at each stop rather than exploring on your own. It suits someone with a free afternoon or evening who wants the paranormal and true crime history of Covington without researching the sites independently. If you cannot walk 2 miles or prefer not to, arrange the driving version at booking.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 38View ›
Private Louisville Food Tour: 3 Hours, 3 Neighborhoods
Private Louisville Food Tour: 3 Hours, 3 Neighborhoods★★★★★★★★★★ 4.96 (50)3hA private guided food tour of Louisville lasting three hours, led by a local guide through one of three neighborhoods—NuLu, the Historic Highlands, or Whiskey Row—with bourbon pours, craft cocktails, and 8–10 small bites at restaurants and tasting rooms. The tour includes a full meal's worth of samples and covers the city's bourbon heritage, Prohibition history, and culinary traditions. Children from age 1 are welcome; the tour is wheelchair accessible.Is it for me?Book the Bourbon & Bites tour if you want bourbon history and evening energy in NuLu; the Phantoms of Prohibition if Whiskey Row's speakeasy past and ghost stories appeal to you; the NuLu Food & History tour if you prefer daytime walking and Kentucky regional classics; the Highlands tour if you want to see Muhammad Ali and Colonel Sanders sites while tasting bourbon in the city's oldest bar. All four are private, so the group stays small and the pace is yours.Free cancellationfromUS$ 300View ›
Bardstown Bourbon & Food Tour: 4 stops, local guide
Bardstown Bourbon & Food Tour: 4 stops, local guide★★★★★★★★★★ 4.96 (23)3hA guided walking food and bourbon tasting tour through downtown Bardstown, KY, stopping at four local restaurants and bars for regional dishes and handcrafted bourbon pairings. The tour lasts about three hours, covers roughly one mile, and includes all food and drink samples plus a gift bag. You must be 21 or older to join.Is it for me?Book this if you want a local guide leading you through four tasting stops with full-sized samples and bourbon sips—not a quick bites tour—and prefer walking as a group rather than navigating solo.Free cancellationfromUS$ 130View ›
90-Minute Ghost Tour Louisville: Haunted Landmarks After Dark
90-Minute Ghost Tour Louisville: Haunted Landmarks After Dark★★★★★★★★★★ 4.39 (18)1h 30mA 90-minute guided walking tour of downtown Louisville's most haunted landmarks, led by a costumed guide with a lantern through the shadow-filled streets. You'll visit the Old City Jail, the Seelbach Hotel, the Brennan House, the Palace Theatre, and other sites where documented hauntings have occurred over decades. The tour operates year-round and is wheelchair accessible.Is it for me?Book this if you're staying downtown or can reach the meeting point on foot—the entire tour covers the route walking through the city center.Free cancellationTravelers' pickKids −60%fromUS$ 25View ›
Haunted Louisville Ghost Walking Tour: Historic Sites & Spirits
Haunted Louisville Ghost Walking Tour: Historic Sites & Spirits★★★★★★★★★★ 3.61 (41)1hThis guided ghost walking tour takes you through six haunted locations in Louisville, led by a live guide who shares researched local stories tied to the city's history. You'll visit the Mary M. Miller Riverboat (where its namesake captain is said to appear), the 21c Museum and Hotel (built from a 19th-century warehouse), the Louisville Slugger Museum (where baseball players' spirits are reported), the Frazier History Museum, and other sites with documented paranormal encounters. The tour runs one hour and requires a moderate level of fitness; the guide's tip is optional at checkout.Is it for me?Book the standard one-hour tour if you want the core haunted sites and ghost stories without a long time commitment. Choose the extended version if you're interested in more locations and don't mind staying out longer—it adds two Victorian-era buildings with their own paranormal histories. Either way, this tour suits anyone who wants Louisville's dark history told by someone who knows the research behind it, not just the spooky surface.Free cancellationfromUS$ 26View ›
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