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With fall upon us, I would like to devote a series of blog posts to interesting things that you can do during the Fall in Louisville. Without further ado I would like to present:

 #2 - Go to the Churchill Downs

The Churchill Downs first opened  in 1875 and has been holding annual races ever since. In late October, the Churchill Downs open up for their annual Fall Meet series of races. In addition to the regularly scheduled October/November races, this year the track is also holding the renowned Breeder's Cup on November 4th-5th. Whether the track is holding the Breeder's Cup or not, the fall is a great time to go bet the ponies, as they say.

Along with great horse racing, the Churchill Downs also has a interesting museum, The Kentucky Derby Museum, which gets over 210,000 visitors every year. The museum was rennovated in 2010 due to water damage and has added some very interesting exhibits. One thing that I found to be very cool about the Derby Museum is that there is a a 360-degree theater that shows an HD video called The Greatest Race.

With fall upon us, I would like to devote a series of blog posts to interesting things that you can do during the Fall in Louisville. Without further ado I would like to present:

 #3 - Explore the Kentucky Bourbon Trail

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is made up of six distilleries along a trail of some of the best scenery Kentucky has to offer - especially in the fall! The six member distilleries are the Four Roses Distillery, Heaven Hill Visitors Center, Jim Beam Distillery, Maker's Mark Distillery, Wild Turkey Distillery, and the Woodford Reserve Distillery.

Going on the whole Bourbon Trail can take up to two days - but it is a great experience for any bourbon fan/drinker. The tours last about an hour and a half in each distillery and visitors get to do a bourbon tasting at the end of each tour. All the tours are free except the Woodford Reserve Distillery which costs $5. To complete the bourbon trail, participants must collect stamps at each distillery and then mail their 'passport' to the Kentucky Distillers’ Association to get a free t-shirt.

With fall upon us, I would like to devote a series of blog posts to interesting things that you can do during the Fall in Louisville. Without further ado I would like to present:

 #4 - Visit Joe Huber's Family Farm

Joe Huber's Family Farm is located about 30 minutes away from Louisville in Starlight, IN. The farm has been in the Huber Family since 1926 and now has a variety of family friendly activities that visitors can partake in. The farm offers hay rides to pumpkin patches and an apple orchard where visitors can pick their own pumpkins and apples. Also, the farm offers Joe Huber's 'Famous Country Platter Dinner' served in its traditional restaurant and buffett style in its two barn style restaurants.

I have been going to Huber's since I was a little kid and now look forward to going with my family every year. In fact, this past weekend I took my niece and nephew to Huber's and we had a great time.

With fall upon us, I would like to devote a series of blog posts to interesting things that you can do during the Fall in Louisville. Without further ado I would like to present:

 #5 - Visit Waverly Hills Sanatorium

The Waverly Hills Sanatorium is located in southwest Louisville and was opened in 1910 to accommodate the tuberculosis outbreak that had ravaged Jefferson County. The hospital closed in 1962 due to tuberculosis being controlled by the antibiotic drug streptomycin. Today, Waverly is known as one of the most haunted places in the United States and has been featured on many TV shows, including ABC/FOX Family Channel's Scariest Places On Earth, VH1's Celebrity Paranormal Project, Syfy's Ghost Hunters, Zone Reality's Creepy, the British show Most Haunted, Paranormal Challenge, and Ghost Adventures on Travel Channel. 

The Waverly Hills Sanatorium holds year-round ghost hunting and historical tours. Visitors can do a half night tour for $50 or a full night for $100. Waverly's biggest draw, however, is its annual haunted house during September and October. Tickets are $20 and the haunted house is open every Friday and Saturday from September 23rd to October 30th.