Bringing your teammates to Equip Exposition is one of the best ways to get the most out of Louisville. You expand your ability to cover more than 1.2 million square feet of exhibits, and you get a chance to bond away from the shop. The team at Louisville Tourism has picked top spots for your crew, whether you want green space to recharge, friendly competition, or a new side of the city.

Get outside

• Waterfront Park. Downtown's award-winning park is known for its expansive green spaces and has been recognized among the best riverwalks and urban parks by USA Today's 10 Best Reader's Choice and Fodor's Travel. It's also home to the TurfMutt Great Lawn and the Big Four Pedestrian Bridge.
• Belle of Louisville. The last authentic Mississippi River-style steamboat (or its sister ship, the Mary M. Miller) offers unique views of Louisville and the Ohio River with themed cruises like Sunset and Moonlight, Sunday FunDay, and Throwback Thursday.

Friendly competition

• Speed Art Museum. Plenty to explore, and Sundays are free.
• Flame Run Glassblowing. An interactive experience: create a piece of your own alongside an artist.
• Climb NuLu. Mixed-age indoor rock climbing.
• Five Iron Golf. A PGA Tour venue with ten TrackMan golf simulators and a sports bar in the heart of NuLu.
• Top Golf. An inclusive, high-tech golf game paired with an outstanding food and beverage menu.
• Puttshack. Billed as the world's first super-tech mini golf experience, with world-class food and a full bar.
• Louisville Mega Cavern and Mega Zips. The world's only fully underground zipline course: six zip lines at speeds up to 40 miles per hour with the cavern floor 70 feet below, plus a dual racing zip and two challenge bridges.
• Full Throttle Adrenaline Park. High-speed go-karting, axe throwing, and a rage room.
• Derby City Gaming Downtown. Gaming, dining, and live entertainment: 500 state-of-the-art historical racing machines, the First Turn Sports Bar and Stage, Trophy Bar Bourbon and Cigar Lounge, and Fascinator Wine Bar.

Eat, drink, and unwind

The Last Refuge, 600 E Market St.

• Paristown Point. Sits between Germantown, Smoketown, Phoenix Hill, and the Highlands. The Cafe offers great meals, and nearby CLAY provides an urban industrial space with full catering for offsite events.
• Logan Street Market. Louisville's first public market, in the Shelby Park neighborhood, houses over 30 locally owned food, beverage, and artisan shops. Wild Hops offers more than 60 retro pinball machines.
• Clayton & Crume. Inside their flagship leather-goods store you'll find the bar Stitch, named for celebrated boxer Rudell Stitch.
• The Last Refuge. Located in a newly renovated 145-year-old church, Bob Dylan's Heaven's Door Bourbon brand venue offers live music, a bar, and a restaurant.
• NoraeBar. A Korean-inspired karaoke bar with a main stage and private karaoke rooms.
• Gertie's. For an intimate speakeasy experience, try Gertie's Whiskey Bar, or catch the game at Gertie's Sports Bar.
• Seven Cocktails + Bourbon. Recognized as one of America's Best Bourbon Bars by The Bourbon Review.
• Bar Nada Nada. Natural wines, Mediterranean-inspired cocktails, and small bites.
• Butchertown. Award-winning food spots, including Decade, named one of USA Today's 2025 Restaurants of the Year.

Distilleries and breweries

Louisville's bourbon credentials speak for themselves. Downtown and nearby you'll find Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Michter's Fort Nelson Distillery, Barrels & Billets, Old Forester Distilling Co, Rabbit Hole, Copper & Kings American Brandy, and Angel's Envy Distillery.

Prefer beer? The city's craft lineup includes Falls City Brewing Company, Ten20 Craft Brewery, Goodwood Brewing, Akasha Brewing Co, West Sixth Brewing, Hi-Wire Brewing, Bluegrass Brewing Company, Gravely Brewing Co, Noble Funk Brewery, Hop Atomica, Awry Brewing, and Atrium Brewing.