After a year’s absence due to Covid The Old Louisville Holiday Home Tour is back. We look forward to seeing these beautiful mansions every year. It’s simply amazing to see these gorgeous old homes restored to their former glory. This year there were 8 homes on the tour within a 3-4 block radius including the crown jewel of the neighborhood-The Conrad-Caldwell House. In fact one of the homes(a bed & breakfast) will offer a sample of bourbon for tour goers. Remember it’s always offered on the first Saturday and Sunday of December and the hours are 12-5pm.

Guide was great - super knowledgeable about architectural styles and home origins. Our group was small so she was easy to hear and talk to. I definitely would recommend this tour for anyone. An easy route and pace for all fitness levels and wheels like scooters or strollers.

The first weekend in October is the tremendous crafts & art show. There were at least 650 craftsmen from the area presenting their handicrafts. We saw: metal & glass works, paintings, pens, sculptures, jewelry, fragrances, textiles, pottery, housewares…. There were portable potties & food vendors. We found street parking, there were lots charging $20. The backdrop to the beautiful show were the large beautiful brick Victorian homes & gardens. The fountain & park were also attractive.

You can take a nice tour of the area from the visitor's center. It was probably 6 blocks total. I appreciated the different architectural style and the chance to see the city in a different way. The tour guide has a lot of energy and knowledge about the area. I do think that the tour could go a bit more in depth about the architectural styles, but it is a good primer to the area.

Amazing! Best of the best in the country. Nothing like it. Absolutely worth going. We did the annual Christmas home tours offered for only $30.00 a person and toured 8 homes. Full of tons of old world charm and character. The master craftsmen that designed these homes make these magnificent places a dream to be a part of. Like walking back in time.

You start with the castle which is amazing and see a variety, from over the top magnificent collections to simple buthome. Many stairs so be ready to hike!

I love history and home tours. This one was so much fun. We covered several blocks of historic Old Louisville and stopped and many homes. This tour was so fun, full of history and stories (new and old). I highly recommend making a reservation, showing up on time and joining the fun!!

The Old Louisville Visitor Center is located in Central Park with parking on neighborhood streets and short walk to building. We tried to make the 11 o’clock tour but were ten minutes late and thought we might pay and catch up to them but the center was closed. We couldn’t even get a brochure for the self guided walking tour. It seems if they are going to lock the place they might leave out a few maps for visitors. We decided to explore the neighborhood on our own but first visited the bathrooms which were on the outside of the visitor center. This was a mistake as they were totally disgusting and filthy. The stench was awful and there was debris/trash inside and toilets backed up in the ladies. We left without using them as they didn't feel safe and not one stall was clean. We walked down St. James and found Belgravia Court which was really nice and peaceful. Then we drove over to fourth and parked and walked up the streets looking a lovely historical homes. A lot of them had dates on them and some were being restored. This review would have been a one for the center being closed and horrid bathrooms but the lovely homes brought it up to a three. We were glad we took the time though to visit the area.

you have to check out old louisville if you make it to kentucky. this area is chock full of victorian mansions. our guide was sweet but she seemed like she was still learning about the neighborhood. best part is the walk through belgravia court and down millionaire row

My mom and I (a grown woman) came down to Louisville for a girls weekend and are big fans of history and architecture, so we decided to do an 11am tour with Kelly around Old Louisville. The homes and areas we saw (St James, Belgravia, 3rd Street) were absolutely gorgeous and we learned a ton about the history of Old Louisville as well as about architecture- Kelly was super knowledgeable! I highly recommend this tour to any history buffs that visit Louisville and we would absolutely do it again. Kudos!

An amazing area of well kept historic homes that just take your breath away. It is so beautiful and worth your time walking around.

We took the afternoon historical homes tour which starts from the park. The guide was very good and we got a great lesson on architecture as well. I agree that you must see this area mid-afternoon for even we were harassed by the homeless while on the tour especially when we were more than a couple blocks from St James to the west.

It is a beautiful neighborhood, latent with crime. If you leave your car unlocked for a few minutes, or, God Forbid, a night, you will be robbed. Is this really how you want to live?

This older neighborhood is truly beautiful. Drive through slowly and gander at the amazing homes and small yards.

Visiting here during our road trip we were pleasantly surprised to walk around the historic district and found excellent bars and ice-cream parlours.