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Kentucky Exposition Center
937 Phillips Lane
Louisville, KY 40209-1398

Offering large facilities with diverse capabilities, the Kentucky Exposition Center remains one of the top 10 exposition venues in the United States. The over one million square feet of contiguous, climate-controlled exhibit and meeting space – all on one level – will accommodate all shapes and sizes of events.

Within just a few minutes' walk or a five minute drive of the Kentucky Exposition Center:

• Churchill Downs, America's legendary racetrack and home of the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Derby Museum
• Glassworks houses 50 glass artists who can be viewed creating their works of art; open daily for tours and special events
• Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
• Muhammad Ali Center
• Frazier International History Museum
• A variety of shopping malls, restaurants and more
• Hotel rooms at every price level

Within a 15 to 20 minute drive of the Kentucky Exposition Center:

• The Louisville Slugger Bat Factory and Museum (Main Street), home of the legendary Louisville Slugger baseball bat
• The Louisville Science Center and IMAX theater (Main Street) provide fun and discovery for inquiring minds of all ages
• The Kentucky Museum of Arts and Design (Main Street) offers fine examples of Kentucky's arts and crafts
• The Belle of Louisville (Fourth Street Wharf near the Galt House Hotel) is a restored 1800s working paddle wheel steamboat with daily cruises along the Ohio River
• The Louisville Zoo now features the exciting new four-acre Gorilla Forest, a multifaceted natural habitat that's home to 12 western lowland gorillas
• Fourth Street Live, a $70 million downtown complex of restaurants, coffee shops, bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues
• The Kentucky Center for the Arts, the Louisville Ballet, Actor's Theatre of Louisville, The Louisville Orchestra and The Kentucky Opera host cultural and performing arts events
• One of the region's most unique antique malls is on Market Street, plus contemporary art galleries and dining in a newly revitalized area
• Across the Ohio River is Caesars Indiana, the world's largest riverboat gambling venue; open 24 hours
• A wealth of restaurants around downtown offer everything from five-star dining to distinctive local favorites