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Louisville Top Attractions<br />
21C Museum Hotel<br />
21c Museum Hotel is the first of<br />
its kind – a 90-room hotel dedicated<br />
to world class luxuries, Southern-style<br />
hospitality and contemporary art from<br />
living artists. The hotel features a<br />
9,000 sq-ft contemporary art museum<br />
funded & managed by the International<br />
Contemporary <strong>Art</strong> Foundation.<br />
21C Museum is dedicated solely to collecting & exhibiting<br />
contemporary art of the 21st century. This stunning collection of<br />
cutting-edge art, including Red Penguin (2005) by Cracking <strong>Art</strong><br />
Group, inspired the naming of this property and influenced the<br />
creation of the museum and hotel. For the finest in libations and<br />
culinary creations, Proof On Main, managed by ACE Unlimited,<br />
is among the nation’s top best new restaurants.<br />
Address: 700 West Main St, Louisville, KY 40202<br />
Hours: 24/7<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Churchill Downs<br />
The most famous racetrack<br />
in America! Home of<br />
the pinnacle of horse<br />
racing success, The Kentucky<br />
Derby, Churchill Downs has<br />
also hosted the renowned<br />
Breeders’ Cup! See live<br />
and simulcast races while<br />
you are visiting for the GAS conference.<br />
Address: 700 Central Ave, Louisville, KY 40208<br />
Hours: Monday - Sunday, 9 am - 5 pm<br />
Admission: Adults $3, Seniors $1, Kids under 12 Free<br />
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Frazier International<br />
History Museum<br />
Portraying the history, artistry<br />
& technological significance of<br />
weaponry & armor in the context<br />
of events that have shaped our<br />
country, The Frazier is a 100,000<br />
square foot, state-of-the-art<br />
facility that brings history to life<br />
everyday through live interpretations by costumed interpreters,<br />
multimedia presentations, educational programming and<br />
hands-on learning.<br />
Address: 829 West Main St, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202<br />
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm;<br />
Sunday, Noon to 5 pm<br />
Admission: (audio tour included)<br />
$12 Adults, $11 Military<br />
$10 Seniors (60+), $9 Children under 14<br />
$9 Students with ID, $3 Children under 5<br />
Tour & boxed lunch: $15 per person,<br />
10-person minimum<br />
Falls Of The Ohio<br />
The 386-million-year-old<br />
fossil beds are among the largest,<br />
naturally exposed, Devonian<br />
fossil beds in the world. The park<br />
features an interpretive center<br />
overlooking the fossil beds<br />
containing an exhibit gallery<br />
and video presentation.<br />
Address: 201 West Riverside Dr.,<br />
Clarksville, IN 47129<br />
Hours: Park open every day, 7 am - 11 pm<br />
Interpretive Center:<br />
Mon - Sat, 9 am - 5 pm; Sunday, 1 pm - 5 pm<br />
Admission: Monday - Thursday $4, Friday - Sunday $5<br />
18 and under always $1<br />
Kentucky Museum<br />
of <strong>Art</strong> & Craft<br />
KMAC is a nonprofit<br />
organization founded in 1981<br />
to promote and support art<br />
and craft excellence. It recently<br />
celebrated 25 years of supporting<br />
artists and providing<br />
educational programs to school children and adults. The Gallery<br />
Shop features the work of approximately 200 artists at any time,<br />
offering work in all media from folk art to furniture. Special glass<br />
exhibits are scheduled for GAS conference dates.<br />
Address: 715 W. Main St, Louisville, KY 40202<br />
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am - 5 pm<br />
Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm<br />
Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, Military $4, Members Free<br />
Kids under 12 & Students, Free, Groups 10+ $3 each<br />
Louisville Slugger Museum<br />
& Factory<br />
Visit the home of the world’s<br />
largest baseball bat, standing 120 feet<br />
tall and weighing 68,000 lbs. Exhibits<br />
at the interactive museum honoring<br />
baseball’s greatest hitters include a<br />
walk through an under-ground locker<br />
room into a full-size dugout and a<br />
virtual home plate w<strong>here</strong> you can try<br />
your skills against a fastball.<br />
T<strong>here</strong>’s a large collection of custom-made Sluggers signed<br />
by the stars who used them, including Ruth, Mantle, Mays and<br />
DiMaggio. And, for GAS,a special exhibit is planned.<br />
Address: 800 West Main St, Louisville, KY 40202<br />
1-877-7-SLUGGER (877-775-8443)<br />
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm;<br />
Sunday, Noon - 5 pm<br />
Admission: Adults $10, Seniors (60+) $9, Kids (6-12) $5,<br />
Kids 5 and under are free