Greg & Shellie's Downtown Digs Guidebook
Food Scene
Great street tacos and margs! Closest Mexican restaurant to our house, literally down the street. Our go-to Mexican restaurant.
Las Chalupas Mexican Restaurant
1007 North Mulberry StreetGreat street tacos and margs! Closest Mexican restaurant to our house, literally down the street. Our go-to Mexican restaurant.
Impellizzeri’s Pizza
14 Public SquareGreat pizza and a full bar! Awesome atmosphere!
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
1047 Executive DrGreat home cooked southern food!
Great Nightlife scene. We know the owner's son Daniel and it's a good atmosphere. They serve English food. Our faves or the fish & chips (best I've had to date) and the shepherd's pie. They've got a full bar as well. Most nights, they've got live music.
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The Wicked Eyed Woman
133 W Dixie AveGreat Nightlife scene. We know the owner's son Daniel and it's a good atmosphere. They serve English food. Our faves or the fish & chips (best I've had to date) and the shepherd's pie. They've got a full bar as well. Most nights, they've got live music.
2 B Thai
3040 Ring RdVERY Good Thai food. Try their Thai coffee!
Texas Roadhouse
207 Commerce DrGreat steaks and make sure to order extra honey butter with your rolls!
Roxie's Restaurant & Catering
114 E Dixie AveGreat local joint with amazing German Schnitzel.
We prefer these guys over Buffalo Wild Wings for sure. Great atmosphere too! Full bar.
Buffalo Wings & Rings
1012 Granite DrWe prefer these guys over Buffalo Wild Wings for sure. Great atmosphere too! Full bar.
Woo Hoo II Gyros and Fries
420 N Mulberry StTry their Gyro Burger!
Los Nopales Mexican Restaurant
1306 N Dixie HwyAnother great Mexican restaurant!
Boombozz Craft Pizza & Taphouse - Elizabethtown
135 The LpGreat pizza and better drinks!
Culver's
121 The LpIt's fast food, but it's AWESOME burgers for sure! Try the cheese curds.
They've got the best salads in town! Try their house dressing which is hot bacon & mustard... SO GOOD!
Rafferty's Restaurant & Bar of Elizabethtown
2000 N Dixie HwyThey've got the best salads in town! Try their house dressing which is hot bacon & mustard... SO GOOD!
Drinks & Nightlife
Bourbon Barrel Tavern
110 W Dixie AveThey've got a full bar and live music most nights.
Our favorite meals there are the fish & chips and the Shepards pie. Full bar as well. They've got live music or a DJ most nights.
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The Wicked Eyed Woman
133 W Dixie AveOur favorite meals there are the fish & chips and the Shepards pie. Full bar as well. They've got live music or a DJ most nights.
Great place to hang out. They've got outdoor games (Cornhole, lifesize Jenga) as well as indoor games to play while enjoying your craft beers. Live music as well most nights.
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Fly Wheel Brewing
218 S Mulberry StGreat place to hang out. They've got outdoor games (Cornhole, lifesize Jenga) as well as indoor games to play while enjoying your craft beers. Live music as well most nights.
Sightseeing
Haven't personally been here yet, but we're told it's got some amazing cars in here!
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Swope's Cars of Yesteryear Museum
1080 N Dixie HwyHaven't personally been here yet, but we're told it's got some amazing cars in here!
Buffalo Lake Walking Trail
Very close to us, near Texas Roadhouse.
The best part we loved about Kentucky Down Under was feeding the Kangaroos carrots right out of your mouth. Good times.
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Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo
Interstate 65The best part we loved about Kentucky Down Under was feeding the Kangaroos carrots right out of your mouth. Good times.
We've been here quite often. Their tour is ON POINT and you go home with a miniature Louisville Slugger bat.
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Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
800 W Main StWe've been here quite often. Their tour is ON POINT and you go home with a miniature Louisville Slugger bat.
If you love bourbon, add this to your trip. If you don't love bourbon, you will when you leave the tour.
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Jim Beam American Stillhouse
568 Happy Hollow RdIf you love bourbon, add this to your trip. If you don't love bourbon, you will when you leave the tour.
Churchill Downs
700 Central AveKentucky Derby Track & Museum.
They've got the exhibit for when the sinkhole opened up and destroyed several corvettes.
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Þjóðarsafn Corvette
350 Corvette DrThey've got the exhibit for when the sinkhole opened up and destroyed several corvettes.
Parks & Nature
This is a MUST see stop! It's in Hodgenville about 20 minutes from the apartment.
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
2995 Lincoln Farm RdThis is a MUST see stop! It's in Hodgenville about 20 minutes from the apartment.
We go biking and kayaking here.
Features:
170-acre lake
Fishing include Large Mouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill and Shell Cracker
Boat rentals: paddle, jon and kayak
Handicap accessible kayak dock
Pavilion rentals
Playground
Tennis complex with 10 courts: visit Elizabethtown Tennis Commission for more information
Pickleball
Sand volleyball
18-hole disc golf course
Walking trails
Dog park
Picnic areas
Lincoln Heritage House
One Room Schoolhouse
Sara Bush Johnson Log Cabin
Nature Park with Hardin County Veterans Tribute and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
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Freeman Lake Park
212 Freeman Lake Park RdWe go biking and kayaking here.
Features:
170-acre lake
Fishing include Large Mouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill and Shell Cracker
Boat rentals: paddle, jon and kayak
Handicap accessible kayak dock
Pavilion rentals
Playground
Tennis complex with 10 courts: visit Elizabethtown Tennis Commission for more information
Pickleball
Sand volleyball
18-hole disc golf course
Walking trails
Dog park
Picnic areas
Lincoln Heritage House
One Room Schoolhouse
Sara Bush Johnson Log Cabin
Nature Park with Hardin County Veterans Tribute and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Mammutshola
World's longest known cave.
Have you ever seen a "Moonbow"? Now's your chance...
On a clear night with a full moon above the falls one can see what is known as a “moonbow.” A moonbow is a lunar rainbow, which is almost exactly like a regular rainbow except that they occur at night under the auspices of the moon, not the sun.
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Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
7351 Kentucky 90Have you ever seen a "Moonbow"? Now's your chance...
On a clear night with a full moon above the falls one can see what is known as a “moonbow.” A moonbow is a lunar rainbow, which is almost exactly like a regular rainbow except that they occur at night under the auspices of the moon, not the sun.
Entertainment
This theater just opened up last year and they've got full COMFORTABLE recliners that you can drink beer & wine (purchased in concession area). They've got the best popcorn, and you can add different flavored seasoning. We will actually go buy their popcorn and take it back home to watch a movie.
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Crowne Pointe Theatre
2908 Dolphin DrThis theater just opened up last year and they've got full COMFORTABLE recliners that you can drink beer & wine (purchased in concession area). They've got the best popcorn, and you can add different flavored seasoning. We will actually go buy their popcorn and take it back home to watch a movie.
The Ark Encounter is a combination of a theme park and a Biblical recreation. The main attraction is the replica of Noah’s Ark, which was built using the measurements specified in the Book of Genesis: It is 510 feet long, 51 feet high, and 85 feet wide.
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Ark Encounter
1 Ark Encounter DrThe Ark Encounter is a combination of a theme park and a Biblical recreation. The main attraction is the replica of Noah’s Ark, which was built using the measurements specified in the Book of Genesis: It is 510 feet long, 51 feet high, and 85 feet wide.