How did it get its name? [Louisville KY]…read more We drove to this location on the corner of Sixth Street and Park Avenue in Louisville where there is a famous landmark called the Witches' Tree. It's in front of an apartment house, did not see anyone around. I took my photos of the tree. It actually just looks like an ugly tree, so knotted, tortured, and misshapen, but there were odd things that hung on the tree, mostly trinkets, baubles and bead necklaces of different colors. The story goes that in the late 19th century this tree was the gathering place for a coven of witches. The witches cast a curse on the town when the city cut the tree down ahead of the annual May Day celebration. Exactly 11 months to the day after the tree was cut down, a historic deadly tornado hit Louisville. During the storm, lightning struck the stump of the old witches tree and a new tree began growing there... not a pretty tree but this ugly tree that stands there now. So now locals of the community leave small tributes on and around the tree to keep on the witches' good side and to bring good luck. This is a stop included on the Old Louisville historic ghost tour. Please be respectful of private property when visiting. Review #3912

Before I learnt the history of this tree. I have been drawn to it for some reason. Which requires…read moreme to visit it often. Which I have become to understand the nature of it all. This tree's roots and history is interesting. Therefore learning about its history and roots has been an interesting experience for a solitary soul like mine.

A bit small for my taste. But really good for what it is. It brings positive attention to the…read moreinternational community here in Louisville. Specifically, the refugee community. And that's never a bad thing. They have live music, food, games... Kids love it. And it's at Iroquois Park. Hang out in the park and then hit up the festival. That's what my friend and I did. 'Twas dope. And get out to support the local refugee community. Many of these people have had difficult lives, and locals have a tendency to marginalize these people rather than make them feel welcome. They need to know that they are welcome. So make the effort!

Interesting little festival going on here. Didn't even know the Americana community had a fair…read moregoing on for years now. I like that it's in Iroquois park the heart of the community pretty much, besides valumarket. I live in right in this community but I did not know this fair was held annually. There were plenty of booths lined next to the amphitheater on both sides and food trucks as well. In the amphitheater they had performances from local bands and awards given out to americana community members that have contributed to its success. This is a small festival yet very interesting. There were activities, things to check out (perhaps buy) and people to see... And learn a few things about the community. I'll be checking it out next year for sure.

This is such a fun, unusual way to see Christmas lights. Driving through the cavern is an…read moreexperience most cities don't offer. Be prepared on the weekends as lines can get long. It's widely suggested to not go on a weekend if you want to get in quickly. Once inside, the drive takes about 30 minutes. They have new, creative shows every year that appeal to all ages. The kids especially loved the Disney sections, and there is a very nice tribute to local first responders and police officers. Highly recommended for a climate-controlled holiday outing, who doesn't love to have their windows down to listen to Christmas music in the winter and not be cold.

Amazing!!!! Definitely a must-do for the holidays. I have seen the billboards and ads but was like…read moreit can't be that good and it's like $50 a car...hmm well I am so glad we booked and went. Not only is it insane that you literally are driving into a huge cavern in your own vehicle but the size of it is is ridiculous. Then add in the light shows and it's breathtaking! It's about 12-15 minutes drive at a slow pace and you have light displays from all sorts of known Disney and other companies as well as a laser light show (so be careful if that causes you any medical issues). The price is well worth it!!! Come on out and check it out!

So much fun! Such cool local artists and neat art!…read moreWalked around the mag bar area after going to the st james court one. Made new friends, ran into some old friends and got some amazing art!!

The UnFair might be tiny compared to the St. James Court Art Fair, but it is still mighty…read more And this year, especially, it was so packed with people that it was hard to easily make your way through it. I would say that the UnFair needs to find a bigger location, but the location -- Mag Bar's backyard -- is such a big part of the event. But to take a step back, for those who are unaware, the UnFair is the smaller cousin to the St. James Court Art Fair. It's a rebel, a renegade, and seeks to showcase local artists who maybe don't have the hundreds of bucks to fork over to be a part of the big show. Plus, there's something so damn-the-man about thumbing your nose at St. James by holding an art show just outside its boundaries, like it's saying it doesn't need to be declared "art" by the St. James organizers to be shown in Old Louisville during the first weekend in May. That spirit is a bit of what makes Louisville so "weird," and while I very much appreciate and enjoy St. James, there is a definite place for the UnFair as well. And as for the items at the UnFair, they run the gamut -- everything from paintings to tchotkes to prints to scarves to artistically mutilated Barbie dolls to Star Wars-inspired and KFC-themed art. I'm still sad I didn't get the painting of Colonel Sanders' likeness on the side of a fried chicken wing. It's an experience to take in all that this small area includes, and you can find some great deals if something tickles your fancy. There are also some picnic tables in the middle of the space, and if you're lucky, you can find a great place to sit out for a few minutes. Plus there's always Mag Bar, just a few steps away, ready with a cold brew. The UnFair is not to be missed!

None mural is a large and brightly colorful public art mural just outside the Shelby park…read moreneighborhood of Louisville Kentucky on the side of a old ran down looking liquor store. Created by the awesome local artist group called art cartel. The group continues giving the city an artistic and colorful face lift with pieces like this. On Thai piece they use a wide range of bright popping colors and surround it by person in sunglasses giving the shush finger. Very fun piece that is a cool and nice photo op. My daughters love This piece as well. I think it's the bright trippy colors that draws in the kids and and adults a like. Either way a grey piece of local public art.

Is None the official name of this mural? Feels like it SHOULD be named "No Evil" as it is looks…read morelike an interpretation of "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil." Anyway, I happened upon this mural during a walk with my sister this last weekend. Murals from the Art Cartel seem to feature this sort of trippy style and subject matter. Not as immediately recognizable as The Art of Kacy or Damon Thompson, but always clearly marked. This mural is on the East side of the Oak St Market building where the road is one way from the other direction. That makes this a more pedestrian friendly find, than one you spy when driving. Seeing murals like this and where they are located makes me wish I could request a mural on my neighbor's fence so I can see it every time I look out my window.

Statue of the king of rock and roll that sits on the patio of a popular Iroquois neighborhood of…read moreLousiville bar/restaurant scene called colonial gardens. Colonial gardens is a small area with about 4 business that fit in a bar/restaurant theme that shares an outside patio. That patio has some interesting decor ranging from some zoo animals (area use to be a zoo), and this Elvis statue. So why Elvis? Elvis wrote in a book about one of his favorite child hood memories with his grandma was visiting a small little zoo in Lousiville. That zoo was in fact colonial gardens. So overall a very cool and unique honor to a music icon that actually has a small bit of unknown louisvilel history attached to it. The statue itself makes for a fun photo op to all people And fans of the king. I mean who isn't familiar with Elvis? 50 plus years past his hey day and even my 7 year old likes and is familiar with his music.

This is an Elvis statue that is in colonial Gardens. Tonio Gardens is a place of your cord and West…read moreKenwood Street that you can visit and they have a wide variety of restaurants and novelty items. I have no idea why they have an Elvis statue but they do and it's cool to see and take pictures with

Surprised my husband with a visit here. This year they had people walk through instead of driving…read more I much prefer to walk the trail. Apparently there is a hidden pumpkin but we weren't told until near the end. It was interesting to see how they repurposed items from the Halloween event. We were disappointed they didn't have any merch to buy at the end. We had hoped to buy an ornament. Overall it is cute for a date night but definitely not as spectacular as the Halloween event.

The winter woods spectacular is a annual holiday lights event held in Iroquois park in Lousiville…read moreKentucky. You enter in at the new cut road and southern parkway entrance. When you hit the fork you take a left down the "one way". There is suppose to be a guy flagging or waving you on but on our visit he just sat there so we thought he was telling us to not go that way and we ended up taking a 3 mile detour through the park and and circling around. You can buy tickets at the main entrance booth once you go the right way or you can purchase online. The online pre purchase is recommended because evidently they can sell out. Pricing is pretty high. It is $35 a car load. I will say this. It's is very pretty and cool but extremely repetitive. You drive very slowly through a wooded trail for a mile or so. The woods is decorated with ginger bread house facades and other holiday type buildings. They have a lot of fake stained glass Christmas's decor of popular Christmas figures, movie/tv stars and cartoons. They have Christmas music playing in different sections throughout. At the very end they do have a cool Ferris wheel penguin decoration that leads you into a beautiful tunnel of lights you drive under. Which is the highlight of the visit. Overall I can say me and the kids finally experienced this. The workers here all kinda had a bad attitude and seemed lazy. Which I get it. It's cold and nobody likes working during the holidays. But if you are charging $35 a carload for Christmas fun then maybe act like you want to be there. As mentioned the decorations were very lovely and pretty. But we all was disappointed in how repetitive it was. They could of really broke it off in sections and each section having a different theme or decor style and it would be immensely better. I'm not sure we will come back unless major changes are made. I'm glad we finally did and seen this yearly attraction. However, if every year is exactly the same it just isn't worth seeing twice. There is all kinds of cool free light shows in Lousiville that offers more variety.

I graduated from UofL in 2006 and other than heading to PJCS for football games or swing by the SAC…read moreto pick up tickets, I don't have many reasons to be on campus or pay attention to what's new around campus. But, the Confederate Statue was just removed so when I walked from Cardinal Boulevard to the Speed Museum (which recently opened re-opened and gives me another reason to be on campus) I paid attention to what seemed to stand in it's place. I was surprised to read that the memorial park has stood here since 2012. From UofL's website -- "Charles H. Parrish, Jr. Freedom Park tells the story of African Americans in Louisville and the Commonwealth through a series of 10 information obelisks, each focusing on an era or topic specific to Louisville, and 10 glass panels detailing the contributions of some of the giants of Louisville's civil rights struggle." The "park" is well done -- but it's not so much a park. No swing sets or basketball hoops. The park sits in the triangular land between 2nd and 3rd Streets. (Where the Playhouse is). It's mostly a fancy place with to kill time while waiting on the bus, waiting for a table at Griff's or to catch your breath if you can't find a parking spot on campus and parked a mile away. There are benches to sit upon and cool bios about the 10 honored African American Louisvillians. If you enjoy history, admiring bravery and are in the area -- it's clean, it's safe and it's free.

Mural located on the outside of popular eatery complex colonial gardens brag pats tribute tot he…read morecurrent gardens and past history located in the Iroquois Neighborhood of Louisville Kentucky. Over the years colonial gardens has been several things. At one point it was a small zoo that got a special shout-out from rock king Elvis Presley, it was a tan down apartment complex for years and most recently it has been regentrified into a cool food scene that has about 4-5 bars/restaurants that share a patio creating the colonial gardens. The mural itself features the name and the original iconic white building that has been standing on the property through all of its different face lifts. Overall solid and cool tribute to the colonial gardens and a nice piece to the fun and new atmosphere that exists here.

The Gardens Mural is on the front entrance of colonial Gardens. Colonial Gardens is a updated…read moreversion of an abandoned part of Louisville that has not been updated in many years. But now they have come through and made it look really nice add a lot of businesses in public art and different things for people to see in the community. So this is just the welcoming to colonial Gardens Mural that I thought was pretty cool.

Beautiful walk with extremely well-maintained paved walkway. Helpful incremental mile markers…read morealong the way to track your distance and orientation along the route. A mowed swath on either side and then masses of natural wildflowers and pollinators. We were on the portion of the path accessed via a walkway behind Mike Linnig's and could have also chosen to take a side path all of the way down to the Ohio River if we had been so inclined. Maybe another day on another walk! We were walking on a portion that parallels train tracks, which ultimately crossed over the path, so it is possible to perhaps occasionally be waiting on the train to pass. We were also perched atop the bermed earthen flood wall, so the views were at a great vantage point to take in plenty of land and sky views. Occasional bikers, walkers, joggers, and runners but definitely not crowded and likely very underutilized!

Great time biking and places to stop for the restroom along the trail. We carry our toddlers in a…read morebuggy so it's wide enough for that which is great too. So many parks located off the trail. My kids enjoyed the waterfront park so much which is right off the loop. Great scenery with the boats and I can't wait to go further. We will be riding again!