The fall colors won't be at the peak during the Conference, but it will still be beautiful. The city's nighttime skyline is a great photo-op when viewed from the Indiana side. The Clark Memorial Bridge (aka Second Street Bridge) is a short two blocks for the hotel, which will take you across to Indiana.
Both sides of the river offer great restaurants with outdoor seating overlooking the river. On the Indiana side, Rocky's Italian Grill and Buckheads offer outdoor seating where you can enjoy the great fall weather and view the downtown skyline along with great food. On the Kentucky side, Joe's Crab Shack is fun along with great seafood. Another great independent restaurant on the Indiana side is Come Back Inn at 415 Spring St. in Jeffersonville (only a few miles form the hotel across the bridge). You can't really go wrong with the pasta specials, but some other favorites are the Chicken Alfredo and the Bolognese. The won ton appetizers are spectacular! Go hungry because they give you a huge bowl of pasta!
Visiting Fourth Street Live is a must. It's Louisville's Time Square and it's a short walk from the hotel. It contains many pubs, clubs, restaurants and live music concerts including Hard Rock Cafe and Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. Other area attractions to see are the Louisville Slugger Museum, the Muhammad Ali Museum, the beautiful Cave Hill Cemetery (Colonel Sanders is buried here) and of course, Churchill Downs.
Cheri Beattie
Conference Committee member and Louisville resident
