Kentucky Derby Region Voyage Tips and guide

Kentucky Derby Region is Kentucky's most famous and most visited region, home to the state's biggest city, Louisville, and of course, the world famous Kentucky Derby.

Map of Kentucky Derby Region

• 37.81528-85.462781 Bardstown
• 37.9928-86.17472 Brandenburg
• 37.3458-85.34563 Campbellsville
• 37.7-85.8666674 Elizabethtown
• 37.571111-85.7386115 Hodgenville
• 38.2061-85.57366 Jeffersontown — now a semi-independent city within Louisville
• 38.4067-85.37947 La Grange
• 38.256111-85.7513898 Louisville — Kentucky's largest and most vibrant city, home to the original Louisville Slugger, mint juleps and derby pies, and one legendary annual horse race
• 37.83-85.94569 Radcliff – directly adjacent to the main gate of Fort Knox
• 38.25-85.642510 Saint Matthews — now a semi-independent city within Louisville
• 38.2122-85.225811 Shelbyville
• 37.9881-85.713912 Shepherdsville

• 37.915972-85.956251 Fort Knox - A well known military base in Kentucky, home to the United States Bullion Depository.
• 37.6356-85.38672MISSING WIKILINK Loretto - Home of the Maker's Mark Distillery
• 38.0461-85.55473 Mount Washington - A small town that's become one of Louisville's larger suburbs; a hub connecting various cities.

• 37.7535-85.212771 Lincoln Homestead, 5079 Lincoln Park Rd. Springfield, ☏ +1 859 336-7461, [email protected]. Lincoln Homestead State Park features the original home of Lincoln's mother, as well as replicas of the 1782 cabin and blacksmith shop where his father was reared and learned his trade. You'll also find the home of Mordecai Lincoln, the favorite uncle of the President, along with split-rail fences and pioneer furniture that portray the rugged pioneer life. Lincoln Homestead State Park is one of the stops on Kentucky's Lincoln Heritage Trail. Grounds open year round. Museum/Gift Shop open weekends only in October. Cabins closed Nov 1 - April 30.  

Mint julep, a Bourbon-based cocktail, is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby.