An informative and interesting tour. Our guide was fun and had lots of great background on the…read morehomes and local history. Would highly recommended this tour!

This was my favorite part of our trip! Firstly, the tour guide Angelique is the most amazing person…read moreI've met. Her knowledge of the area and the history, her beautiful personality, and her overall passion shine through! The architecture and ambience of the area are breathtaking. The storytelling is detailed and captivating. It is truly worth your visit!!! Hearing thebstories from a local even add more flare! We will definitely be booking with her in the future.

Paranormal treasure [Louisville KY]…read more Hubby wanted to do this tour when he learned that it was located in Louisville. I tried booking online thru Eventbrite but all tours that weekend were fully booked. I decided to give it a shot and called them. They were able to squeeze us in the first tour of the evening which was 9:00p. We arrived 15 mins early as instructed and made our way inside the gothic building. As many other curious visitors of Waverly Hills we were in search of history, architecture and the paranormal. There was a sign posted inside as we were registering: "This establishment is reported to be Haunted. Management is NOT responsible and cannot be held liable for any actions of any Ghosts/Spirits on these premises." www.theRealWaverlyHIlls.com Background: Waverly Hills Sanatorium was a former tuberculosis hospital in Louisville KY. TB was widespread in the area, resulting in a waiting list to stay at the sanatorium. Despite its name, Waverly Hills was not a mental hospital; a sanatorium is any institution that provides treatment and convalescence for chronic illnesses. Our tour guide was a member of the Historical Society. The experience included a guided tour where we were lead, at least partially, across all 5 floors and we also had the chance to look down the body chute. Waverly Hills has a reputation as one of the most haunted places in America and has been featured on ghost hunting shows as "Ghost Hunters," "Ghost Adventures," "Paranormal Lockdown," and "Buzzfeed Unsolved." There were some 30 of us in the tour... the historical stories shared with us were interesting and cool but I did not feel any of the following: full grabs, see shadows, apparitions, or shadow people, feel permanent residents walking up to people, taps, temp changes-cold spots, or hotspots, heard screams, footsteps nor door slamming. Too many people on our tour but I can't complain because we were just lucky to get in as extras. Waverly Hills Sanatorium is on the National Register of Historic Places for both its significance historically, as well as the architectural significance of the building. Review #3911

Visited here recently for the haunted house! I bought the RIP tickets so we received a mini-tour…read morebefore the haunted house portion (as well as a fast pass for the line). Just from my experience alone, I can tell the employees here really love working here as tour guides. They care for the building, it's history, and it's past patients. The staff are very informative on the history and building and love to share what they know when asked! A lovely experience and was a longer tour than expected for being a mini-tour. The haunted house had a decent amount of scare actors and the overall decoration and atmosphere were great. They provide food and drinks for purchase after, as well as a small gift shop. Notice: Bathrooms are accessible AFTER the haunted house. Until you reach the exit, there are port-a-potties available before you enter the building.

Thanks, Adam. Great tour of Louisville. He is very knowledgeable and has a good sense of humor.read more

Our driver/guide really knows the city and provided a terrific overview of the colorful history of…read moreLouisville. She was fabulous!

The Little Loomhouse is a gem in Louisville. It has a ton of history, but you wouldn't know it is…read morewhere it is unless you were looking for it. It's actually three cottages, but the programming The Loomhouse does goes far beyond that. They're an integral part of the local art and history community. Plus it's freaking fun to sit at a loom and make a mug rug! Big fan. Visit if you can.

This place is so cute!!! The historical tour is really informative but the super rad part is…read moredefinitely using the loom machine. You get to loom your own coaster!

We enjoyed the relaxing and informative cruise on the Kentucky River. Daryl, our tour guide, shared…read moreinteresting stories about the River, Kentucky history and bourbon making. He was friendly, engaging and humorous. The round trip ride lasted about 90 minutes. The boat was very nice with bench seating and the ride was smooth. We sat upstairs in the open air to enjoy to scenery. A bar tender will take drink orders and deliver beverages to your seats. Drink prices are reasonable. Drinks can also be ordered and purchased on line. (I think snacks were also available). We booked our cruise several months in advance with tour and tasting tickets at Buffalo Trace Distillery. Two members of our party backed out and we were able to cancel their reservations (thankfully) the week before and get a refund. We started with our visit to Buffalo Trace. We arrived about an hour early so we could shop at the distillery and we were glad we did because we did not have time to shop after the tasting and getting to the boat. The tight timeline between the tasting and the boat departure was the only downside to the trip. I recommend the cruise, but plan on going at least an hour early to the distillery to shop.

The dock was within walking distance of where we stayed and just moments from downtown. Right on…read moretime, easy to find and quick to board. The weather was enjoyable in late September and the shaded top deck had 360° views. The crew were friendly and attentive, the boat clean and in good shape. There is a drink menu available online, the prices were reasonable and the selection extensive. Nathan was our guide and we recommend them. They were knowledgeable and got a few laughs out of us. The sites seen along the way were lovely and some only accessible by boat. Passing under the bridges and by nature was made more fun knowing their history, we also saw the effects of the recent flood. We didn't see the distillery, but that might have been a different tour, different season or a result of the flood, but we got to see the singing bridge, which we were told would be deconstructed in time. We had a great time aboard the Kentucky River Boat and would return. Be sure to tip your tour guide as ours added to the experience!

Our tour today was fantastic! Our tour guide Miranda was outstanding! I would highly recommend her…read morefor your next tour. Such a fun and informative tour!

Laura was an excellent tour guide! She is incredibly knowledgeable and eager to answer questions,…read moreshe is also very funny. I highly recommend the Ultimate Queen City Underground Tour, I learned so much about Over The Rhine!!

"Now I'm walkin' on sunshine, woah-oh And don't it feel…read moregood?" (Katrina and the Waves) We aren't golfers, so when our convention offered a "Private Daytime Food Tour" as an alternate activity for the non-golfers, we couldn't sign up fast enough. That turned out to be a fantastic decision, because we loved our Walking Food Tour with Christina Shipp. It was a mile and a half endeavor with four stops for food and liquid refreshments. Christina guided us through some of Louisville's most iconic neighborhoods and along the way entertained us with true stories about Louisville's history and its culinary scene. She was fantastic. After we signed the obligatory waivers, she handed us a nifty headset so we could hear her narration. She also gifted us with a souvenir Louisville tote bag. Our first stop was at Doc Crow's for a bowl of shrimp and grits and a glass of lager beer. Next stop was The Swan for a Honeyed Julep and messy but delicious hot honey bourbon chicken sliders. We satisfied our collective sweet tooth at Art Eatables with a Modjeskas chocolate truffle and a Bourbon truffle and wrapped up the day at Down One Bourbon for an Old Fashioned Louis melt. Christina called it "a love letter" to Louisville's iconic Hot Brown. One Bourbon's final dish was a Derby Pie Sundae. My favorite foods were the Shrimp and Grits and the Hot Honey Bourbon Chicken. Our experience was fantastic. Christina was funny, engaging and offered a ton of great information. The headsets worked to perfection, and there was plenty of food and drink throughout the tour. She also took a group photo at every stop and e-mailed them to us at the end of the tour. What an excellent experience.

Now THIS is why you should go to Louisville. My top-tier chum who literally went to the school of…read morehospitality and I signed up for a bourbon tour with Greta a few weeks before our trip here. Our expectations were probably middle of the road going in; I'm honestly not sure how much research my chum did on this one (this was all her) but we were both a little apprehensive that this might be overrated and too touristy. But if you legitimately enjoy bourbon, are willing to drink it throughout an afternoon and want to have a few more talking points when the topic comes up - check, check and check - this was fantastic and worth the money. The tour packed a lot in during its roughly three hours. The specific reason we chose this one was because it included a visit to Angel's Envy, our favorite bourbon, but it also had stops at Bourbon Barrel Foods, Whiskey Thief and Chicken Cock. These were all within roughly five or 10 minutes of one another, pretty much on the eastern side of Downtown and around Butchertown. The weather was atrocious (raining pretty much the entire time) but we had a handy dandy trolley with us to save the day. I can't say enough about Angel's Envy and how impressive this distillery was. To me it was the unequivocal star of the show and we probably spent the most time here, at least in terms of really learning about bourbon and doing tour shizzle. It's just a gorgeous facility, and if you've ever driven through SE Kentucky wondering where all the money is, I found it. After the tour, we came back here for two hours and bought a lot of bourbon and swag to bring back home. We had the great fortune of getting Paula on our tour, who knows her bourbon and provided a ton of interesting insights about the creation of bourbon and just some general facts that we didn't know. I liked that the reason bourbon is basically just in KY has a lot to do with their soil/water, which ties in pretty closely with the trip we took the prior day to Mammoth Cave; like those passageways, everything is connected. Bourbon Barrel Foods was probably the weakest part of the tour if there was one, just because they didn't have a lot to bring to the table in terms of specific bourbon. It's pretty much just there as a stop to get a little food in you (not a bad thing AT ALL) while also offering you a $5 Old Fashioned, which we both took advantage of. Cute little bar/boutique store with a lot of bourbon-influenced bougie condiments and food stuffs for purchase, and the Old Fashioned was fine. We then went to pretty much just a wine store nearby (not sure about the name) where our guide Greta got a chance to shine with some more facts about bourbon, obviously drink some more and also gnaw on some artisanal cheese. By the time we got to Whiskey Thief, everyone was pretty rosy-cheeked and having a good time. This was strategically a really wily stop because you basically just hung out for half an hour drinking another cocktail (not sure but I don't think this was exactly an Old Fashioned, but more of a summer/fruity variation perhaps? Who knows. I'd had a few.), sampling some sauces/crackers and meeting Bourbon Tour Canine Chum Betty, who was a true professional and lover of the rump rub. An excellent addition to any distillery. But just an awesome stop, and we were starting to legit hang out with other people on the tour; I had a rousing 20-minute conversation with a fellow from Ohio who also had some real issues with how the Cincinnati Reds have been run over the last few decades. The Big Red Machine is sadly a distant memory. Anyway. The tour ended at Chicken Cock, which had a great vibe to go with its name. I was definitely pretty toasty by this point, as was my chum, and this is probably the best place to remind you that it's REALLY easy to get drunk on this tour. I was very proactive in seizing every food opportunity and keeping very hydrated, which for sure helped, but I also didn't really say no to any of the bourbon samples. So if that's a legitimate concern for you, just pick and choose your moments. One or two more might have been a problem, but the tour and its accompanying drinks were spread out enough not to do too much damage to me. Just know your limits, etc. Really great group too; I'm sure even if they'd been atrocious I would have liked them by Chicken Cock. This tour cost about $200 - your mileage may vary on the price, but we thought it was 100% worth it to get so much perspective on a spirit we've really grown to love over the past few years and of course to set foot in the Mother Ship aka Angel's Envy. And because it's pricier, you're not getting low-class lushes here - everyone was respectful and just cool people to spend time with. We had a bachelor party in our group from Scranton, PA, and they couldn't be nicer - and one of them worked at the arena where I saw Third Eye Blind in 2000! Wild times. Bourbon rocks. This tour rocks.

I always love visiting the Oxmoor Farm! Tonight's event was a bourbon tasting in the library. The…read moreroom is spectacular! I have attended musical performances previously. They are also wonderful! On my bucket list is a tour complete with bourbon tasting. They have delicious looking bourbon balls for sale as well! The home is lovely as are the grounds. It's worth a visit!

Enjoyed a gorgeous evening beneath the huge trees for the annual Filson Historical Society…read morefundraiser. The Crashers concert was absolutely amazing and they provide a helluva show. The property is lovely and the perfect setting for our picnic and mingling. Event sold 1,000 tickets and provided plenty of room to spread out and still see the stage. Entrance was easy to find and lovely long paved roadway lined with mature trees. Parking was a bit precarious on the grass due to some ruts, but we navigated this slow and steady to avoid ripping out the car's oil pan or busting a tie rod (another sad historical tale ...) We plan to return soon to tour more of the property, including the house.

I had an excellent experience with Mint Julep Tours. Ron was very knowledgeable, funny, engaging,…read moreand friendly--he made the entire tour enjoyable from start to finish. Jerry was an awesome driver, keeping the ride smooth, relaxing, and completely stress-free so we could fully enjoy the tastings without worry. We visited Maker's Mark, Heaven Hill, Lux Row Distillers, and Bardstown Bourbon Company--each stop was unique and memorable. I would highly recommend Mint Julep Tours to anyone looking for a fun, well-organized, and informative bourbon trail experience.

We booked a private tour for 5 with Mint Julep for my 50th birthday, and had an absolute blast…read more Cindy was our guide for an all day excursion to 3 distilleries and lunch. She was fantastic and full of knowledge about the area, the distilleries, and the history of bourbon. She even managed to squeeze in a quick trip to a fantastic little candy store to grab some bourbon balls (which were delicious). I highly recommend Mint Julep Tours if you're thinking of taking a trip through the bourbon trail!

I strongly urge anyone considering this company to think twice. My parents had a dream vacation…read moreand they tried to take it with Toby tours. It was a trip from hell without food, restroom breaks or time to see the promised attractions. The entire trip was false advertising. Even after I contacted Karen Toby mid trip and she promised it would be fixed, it did not get better. Karen told me that the situations I described were not up to the Toby standard and she would fix it. Not only did Toby tours not fix it but they are now denying that all the problems happened. Guests were told not to use the bus bathrooms, diabetics were fed donuts for breakfast. Promised attractions were closing as they arrived. Toby Tours should do the right thing, take responsibility and refund the money. Karen Toby, you know these guests did not get the tour you advertised and promised. My parents have filed a complaint with the BBB. Blocking me on Facebook won't keep me from sharing their experiences on other social media.

My mother booked a trip with my cousin, my mother had to cancel her trip because of illness. My…read moremother lost her money paid due to the cancelation, which I completely understand. The issue arises when Toby Tours decides to charge my cousin as a single person traveling now. (A up charge).... They kept my mothers money so her trip is still paid for even though she is not going and still up charged my cousin. There is a group of four ladies going on this trip that will likely never use Toby Tours again. I don't understand the loss of clients over a 300 dollar up charge when you kept all of my mothers money that was paid for trip. There is no need for the up charge as you kept the 800 paid by my mother, as if she is still traveling....Beware of this policy!!!!!!!!!!!