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Louisville Food & History Walking Tour in NuLu District

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3 hours
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Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Lunch
Alcoholic Beverages

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

636 E Main St, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Meet us outside on the corner of Clay and Main. Don't enter Goodwood (just yet).

End points

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What To Expect

East Market District

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Food and history in a 3 hour capsule!!!

Sharon_H, Apr 2024

The guide, Cathy, brought the history and food of Louisville to life-- three hours of eating savory bites (pretzels/beer, biscuits/gravy, delicious chicken) and understanding how this special town grew out of the Ohio River

NuLu Food tour

Corbett_W, Apr 2024

Had a wonderful tour great combination of history, food, and drink. Cathy was an excellent guide and made the entire experience memorable. Lots of great spots with a wide variety of amazing food and drink. Would definitely suggest for a group of friends or family.

Awesome tour - would recommend

Amber_B, Mar 2024

Cathy was our guide and she did s fantastic job detailing the food and history of Louisville, KY. We went to already 6 stops and I was pleasantly full around the 4th stop, but the good food kept coming. Thankfully 2 stops were only for dessert. Also saw a lot of great food spots to try out later.

Great food and History behind them.

Brooke_W, Mar 2024

Kathy was great and very accommodating. The food was amazing and the history of Louisville's food made it even better.

Very interesting and...

Steve_B, Mar 2024

Very interesting and Cathy did an excellent job presenting the history of Louisville. The food was very good and the treats were exceptional. Also, the small gift that Cathy handed to us after the tour was a nice touch to take home. Thanks Cathy!!

Lovely tour

Hazel_M, Mar 2024

It was all good. History of Louisville great, food good. Learned and tasted Guinness beer for the first time.

History and food !

Paula_W, Mar 2024

We loved the historical information that Cathy, our tour guide gave us. I was a history teacher and I love to hear local tidbits. The food was great, very unique to the local. I highly recommend this tour

Great food tour

Anne_H, Mar 2024

Cathy did a wonderful job with the tour. The history of NuLu was interesting and the food stops were fantastic.

Delicious and fun walk around NuLu

Jenny_J, Jan 2024

This was a fantastically yummy tour! Our guide Cathy was friendly and helpful and told us a bunch of cool stuff about Louisville and Kentucky. The food stops were delicious. Highly recommend!

Great experience

Catherine_P, Nov 2023

Cathy was awesome. Very knowledgeable and personable. Loved the food choices and the neighborhood. We really enjoyed it.

Great fun.

Angela_D, Oct 2023

Cathy was the best. It's always great when you can have fun and be educated on local history at the same time. Great job.

Weekend getaway

Deb_F, Oct 2023

A group of old girl friends took the food and history tour with Cathy the tour guide. It was a great tour. She was very informative and fun! She made the tour better than it was already. Learning the history of the area and houses was very interesting. The food and drinks was all amazing. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone.

Top notch Tour

CARRIE_S, Oct 2023

This was one of the best parts of our trip, loved learning about the city and seeing parts we normally would not have seen. Cathy our guide was also one of the nicest guides we have ever dealt with, she was conscious of everyone and we TRULY enjoyed her!!! Very helpful and kind. The food was good (which is the whole reason we signed up). We even visited one of the restaurants the next day again and then did hit several shops after the tour ended and had several bags of items we found locally, which was fun :) oh and don't forget the earpiece "that was smart idea"

Nice experience with good food.

William_K, Oct 2023

There were six in our group and we all agreed that this tour was fantastic. Our tour guide Anna was knowledgeable and fun. I would highly recommend this tour.

Fun and Delicious!

Andrea_V, Sep 2023

We had a wonderful time with Cathy as our tour guide, tasting our way through NuLu and learning about some of the history of Louisville. Loved it!

Cathy did a wonderful...

Susanne_W, Sep 2023

Cathy did a wonderful job. It was a very interactive to her and she gave us great information. The tour was an easy walk with lots of good brakes.

Wish I could go back in time and save the money

Casey_J, Sep 2023

Way too much talking. At one point we walked for almost an hour listening to her talk about the different style of homes in Louisville. It was more of a history tour than a food tour. Also for the price of the tickets we should have been given at least one full sized drink. Everything was a small sample size. Definitely not worth the money, we ended up leaving early. The host also would cough directly into the mic (we had to wear ear pieces so we could hear her speaking).

Good not great

Eric_K, Aug 2023

Good tour. Food stops were really delicious. Loved the Royals Chicken and the Feast fried pull pork. Slushies were delicious. The tour needs to. Evstaged better. After first stop, it was an hour walking before hitting next stop. It was 100 degrees and I thought some of folks were going to pass out. Shorter walks and more stops. Tour guide Katy was good with city history. Been on a lot of food tours across world. This one is good but not great.

A great way to enjoy Louisville!

Angela_R, Aug 2023

Cathy was a terrific guide! We learned a lot about Louisville and really enjoyed the tastings! It was a very hot day so the slushies on two of the stops were amazing. We also really enjoyed the biscuits paired with 3 different gravies. And the candy shop near the end of the tour was fantastic!

Would Recommend

SandraA_B, Aug 2023

Cathy with a C was wonderful. She was interests d had a great sense of humor. The food was very good too I was stuffed and liked everything. Had a great time and would recommend.