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Prohibition Ghosts Cocktails and Bites Walking Tour in Louisville

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Phantoms of Prohibition Ghosts Cocktails and Bites Walking Tour

From $189.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

3 hours
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Be transported back to Louisville during the Prohibition era and learn about the city’s haunted past as you discover speakeasies, a ghost-infested hotel, and other important landmarks. Stop for local bites at four venues and enjoy prohibition-era cocktails as well as a bourbon tasting while learning about prohibition history. End with a dessert and a cocktail with a view overlooking downtown Louisville.

Learn about Louisville through the lens of its Prohibition lore
Entertaining ghost stories based on true-life characters and crimes
Sample bourbon, cocktails, and small bites as you stroll the city
A small group experience for a relaxed, informal pace and vibe

What's Included

Alcoholic Beverages
Snacks
Audio headset

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

North 1st Street & East Washington Street
N 1st St & E Washington St, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Meet at the park on the corner of Washington and 1st Street.

End point

The Galt House Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham
140 N Fourth St, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
The end point is a short walk from the start point. You will also be drinking quite a bit, so we recommend utilizing rideshare apps to get to and from this tour.

What To Expect

Whiskey Row

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Forester Distilling (Pass By)

Seelbach Hotel (Pass By)

Omni Louisville Hotel

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jefferson County Jail (Louisville, Kentucky) (Pass By)

The Galt House Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Transportation is wheelchair accessible

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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Reviews

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A lot for a little

Becky_M, Apr 2024

Greta was great, she was very informative. The food and drinks were all good. I feel it eas over priced. We had 4 drinks of which three were were 1/2 pours. I’m guessing the cost of food and drink would be about $100 pp. if ordering separate. And you would be receiving a full drink. Im sure that to stay on time 1/2 drinks are necessary. Next time I would take a 1 hour walking tour and spend the next few hours on my own!

Great way to see the city!!

Nicole_G, Mar 2024

Allison was an awesome tour guide! Such great historian who shared so much about the Prohibition. Great drinks and bites, very easy walking tour and way to see the city!

Louisville downtown.

Karly_C, Mar 2024

Greta, our tour guide, was so much fun. Very informative and interesting places. Definitely recommend.

Fun Evening!

Denise_W, Mar 2024

Great tastings, lots of history and interesting ‘ghosts’. Drinks and appetizers were ready when we arrived at each venue. Fun evening!

An unforgettable experience.

Kerri_K, Feb 2024

Laci, our tour guide, was incredibly comfortable and knowledgeable in her presentation. She was attentive to the group as it moved to each historic location. She simply made our tour an unforgettable experience.

Don’t upgrade.

Teresa_K, Feb 2024

Our tour guide was not stellar. She would yell into the mic so much that my husband and I just stopped wearing them. We went to hear stories and check out Louisville. The guide was a horrible story teller and kept forgetting what she was talking about. We payed for the “premium” bourbon which should have said you get one drink of nicer bourbon. That’s it. I would not have bought it if I knew it was literally just one drink nicer. The food was good at O’Shea’s, but the rest was just ok. It was nice to get right into places and check some different places out, but not worth the price tag.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hi Teresa, we sincerely apologize for falling short of your expectations during your recent tour experience. Our goal is to provide a fun, delicious and memorable time for our guests, and it deeply troubles us to learn that we did not meet your standards. Your feedback is invaluable to us as it highlights areas where we can improve, and we are committed to addressing the issues you've raised to ensure a more enjoyable experience for future guests. In particularly, we will strive to make it more clear that the "premium bourbon upgrade" package includes one hard-to-find pour and a take-home gift. Please reach out to us at contact@louisvillefoodtours.com so we can make it right!

Must try

kelly_m, Jan 2024

This experience is a must! Favorite part of our trip! Jeremy was amazing and so knowledgeable. Don’t pass this up!

Love this evening tasting and cocktail walking tour!

Andrew_G, Dec 2023

Allison led us on a wonderful tasting, imbibing and story of Prohibition in Louisville on an evening stroll through the city. Hell or High-water speak easy was the perfect place to start the story and sip a cocktail! It’s just like stepping back into the prohibition era. We fell in love with Forester 86 at O’Shea’s alongside pretzel bread, beer cheese and ghost stories. As we strolled we learned about Louisville history, murder, political violence and apparitions that still haunt city, ending atop of the famous Galt Hotel with a smoked old fashioned and strawberry upside-down cake looking over the nighttime lights of the bridges & city of Louisville! This tour was the absolute best way to explore, taste and learn about Louisville!!!

All in all, a good experience.

Brad_O, Dec 2023

Jodi was an excellent guide and the staff at all of our stops were very friendly and accommodating. The drinks that were provided were unusual, but extremely tasty. The food was small bites as advertised, but plentiful to the point of being full at the end of the tour. All in all, a goid experience.

Awesome!

Anne_F, Dec 2023

This was a blast! I had so much fun learning about Louisville. Allison was hilarious and a joy to have as a guide.

Amazing Adventure

Amy_E, Dec 2023

All of it!!! Phenomenal way to see the city and learn some of the interesting stories and tidbits! Our tour guides, Emily & Greta rocked!

Best tour and guide Ever!!

Angel_S, Oct 2023

We had such a wonderful time on this tour. Our tour guide was Allison and she was AMAZING! We had a very small group and it was great hearing all the prohibition and ghost stories but most of all learning about Allison and the meat life she has had. She was so interesting and fun! The other couple with us were awesome and enjoyed talking with them also. Even though it seems pricey the amount of alcohol and food you get along with the tour make it well worth it. I would recommend this tour to everyone!! We had the best time and I'm so glad we did it!!!

Great start to our vacation

Kathryn_H, Oct 2023

We had a great time! Allyson was fun and informative. Great food and drinks at every stop! Wear comfortable shoes, and don’t eat before you go😀

K and L’s Review

Karin_M, Oct 2023

Loved the visit to O’SHEAS.. the hostess was very engaging telling stories which made it really authentic, great drink and appetizer pairings and the experience was the best of the four. Allison was also a bundle of enthusiasm and fun, and welcoming!

Not for introverts

Kathryn_G, Oct 2023

Adama was a good tour guide but I think I'm too introverted to enjoy the format. The stops got longer and longer, presumably to give us time to absorb the alcohol, but the tour didn't have enough content to fill the time, which meant we spent more time than I really needed to talking to our fellow tourists. They were perfectly nice but I'm not that interested in making conversation with people I'll never see again.

Fun and informative

Jared_W, Sep 2023

Our tour guide Allison was great and fun. She made sure everyone was accounted for and having a good time. We visited some cool and interesting spots. Learned some intriguing information about bourbon and the prohibition.

Excellent tour with cocktails, food and history

Eric_K, Aug 2023

Excellent tour of Louisville bars and speakeasy locations. Nice sampling of cocktails and bars, but the history was super interesting. Our tour guide Alison brought the city and history to life. Highly recommend this tour.

Beautiful bars, great guides, good history

Emily_C, Aug 2023

I found this tour looking for a true scary haunted tour. It wasn't what I expected but it was still so fun and I highly recommend. I got to experience places in Louisville I never would have known about or tried. The speakeasy vibes were my favorite. The tour guide Allison was fun, energetic, and knowledgeable. I learned a lot about prohibition and bourbon from her! Her trainee Emily was also great! I definitely thought there was going to be more ghosty vibes. There were some but most of the night focused on history of prohibition in Louisville and booze versus boos. It was very interesting and I enjoyed myself but would have loved just a touch more of the ghosts. Could have been my fault for not reading the description close enough. The drinks were great and food was pretty good as well. I left full and in a great mood 😉. Two of the bars were hotel bars. They were absolutely gorgeous bars one with a cool speakeasy vibe the other rooftop where we watched a beautiful sunset. Again not places I would have ever known about. I think personally though I would have preferred to support local places. Overall, I would recommend this tour. Ask for Allison!

Highly recommend!!

Sheryl_A, Aug 2023

We had a wonderful time on this tour! Our tour guide was so full of fun and energy and she knew so much about the city of Louisville. We met many other great people on the tour as well. We would highly recommend this tour!!

Don't Miss out on this one

Monica_M, Jul 2023

Best thing we did in Louisville. Alison was awesome and we had a blast. The drinks and food were excellent. Loved all the stops.