Louisville, Kentucky Museums

Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky and was named after King Louis XVI of France, whose soldiers aided the Americans in the Revolutionary War. It was founded in 1778 making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians.

The rapids at the Falls of the Ohio River created a barrier to river travel, and as a result, settlements grew up at this stopping point. The river traffic between the upper Ohio River and the Gulf of Mexico helped the settlement grow as a portage site.

Later it became the founding city of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which grew into a system across 13 states.

Today, the city is known as the home of the Kentucky Derby, its education centers, its Fortune 500 companies, and as home to UPS’s worldwide hub.

Downtown Louisville features “Museum Row” an area that hosts the Frazier History Museum, the Kentucky Science Center, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, and the Muhammad Ali Center.

The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Speed Art Museum, and other interesting museums can also be found in the Louisville area.

Steamboat “Delta Queen” in Louisville Kentucky

Museums in Louisville, Kentucky

The Frazier History Museum
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
The Speed Art Museum
Muhammad Ali Center
Kentucky Science Center
KMAC Museum
Portland Museum
Thomas Edison House
Carnegie Center for Art & History
Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing

Kentucky Derby Festival fireworks display, Louisville, Kentucky

Museums in Louisville, Kentucky

City: Louisville
State: Kentucky
Country: United States
Named for: Louis XVI
Founded: 1778
Population: 1.3 million, metropolitan area
Demonym: Louisvillian

Museums in Louisville, Kentucky – Map

Museums in Louisville, Kentucky – 360 Virtual Views

Museums in Louisville, Kentucky

New York Museums – Virtual Tours

The Metropolitan Museum of Art or MET
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum
Neue Galerie New York
The Cloisters
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
American Museum of Natural History
Museum of the City of New York
New-York Historical Society
Frick Collection
Met Breuer
Rubin Museum of Art
Brooklyn Museum

Museums in Louisville, Kentucky

Washington, D.C. Museums – Virtual Tours

National Gallery of Art
National Museum of American History
National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of Natural History
National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Phillips Collection
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
International Spy Museum

Museums in Louisville, Kentucky

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