This is an awesome mural we came across: has some cool angel wings and a nice fun positive message…read moreacross it. We had to stop pull over and get Somme photos

Absolutely adorable! So glad i stopped by to get a photo with my own wings. A perfect quote for…read moresuch a picture perfect town.

Very cool public art mural located on the side of a eatery off Baxter ave that pays tribute to the…read morelate great Muhammad Ali must famous catch phrase. Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. The mural consist of a pair of boxing gloves with its angel halo (I assume created shortly after ali passing) and the left wing being a butterfly wing and the right wing being a bee wing. Very cool and unique. While the mural never mentions Ali name or the phrase or is obvious what the message is by the creative use of symbolism. Overall a great piece and while it's not very large and kinda hard to spot on the side of a building it may be one of my new favorite pieces because of the creativity.

There's an excellent mural located outside agave restaurant. It's called float like a butterfly…read moresting like a bee. It's relatively new and local legend Muhammad I Lee is represented here once again. With his famous float like a butterfly sting like a bee saying. So this is a beautiful colorful Mural representing him

TikTok really has opened my eyes to hidden treasures everywhere. I'm sure that I'm not the only one…read morethat feels this way. When you doom scroll, you come across many different places that are true hidden gems. Door To Nowhere, or Heigold House, is definitely an oddity and salute to the past. Some housekeeping, you know, things to know about this place. BE CAREFUL. This sits on a roundabout island with steady traffic. Be mindful to the traffic flow and businesses nearby (I parked at a nearby business off the road and walked over here). Be kind to the natural beauty that surrounds this. And most of all, be respectful. As I said, this sits on a roundabout with flowerbeds surrounding it. Whether you are facing front, as in looking at the front of the façade, or looking from the rear, please stay on the sidewalks provided. Take in the informational plaques as well. Built by Christian H Heigold, a successful stonecutter. Majority of the house was completed in 1853. Heigold was a master at stonecutting and completed the home with busts of Presidents George Washington and James Buchanan. Heigold was also a staunch opponent of the 'Know Nothing Party,' and anti-immigration political party and I would like to think that he built his house with all the busts was a big middle finger to those that were anti-immigration. This façade sat in what was known as the The Point neighborhood, which was favored by those that moved to the city from the New Orleans area. Once Louisville diverted the Beargrass Creek away from downtown, this place started to flood annually. Shifting people away from the neighborhood and then the Great Flood of 1937 happened. Slowly the city started buying houses and demolishing them. Ultimately using the land as a dump site. Then this façade was listed on the National Registry of Historical Places. Remained in that area which became Thruston Park. That is until a developer bought the land adjacent to this and build condos. They moved this massive beast, 70,000-pounds, across River Road to where it sits today.

Such amazing history, a must see spot ! Right off a main road but there is parking nearby !read more

Painted on the wall of the Rabbit Hole Distillery that overlooks the parking lot is a brightly…read morecolored mural depicting six scenes from Alice in Wonderland (or if one wants to be technically correct, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland). The six scenes are: the hookah smoking caterpillar; Alice holding her cat, with the Cheshire Cat in the background; the Queen of Hearts' frog servants; the Queen of Hearts; the Mad Hatter; and the White Rabbit. It's a beautiful mural and love the bright colors. It is probably my favourite mural in Louisville. [Yelp collections: Louisville/Indianapolis 2023; Louisville, KY 2023; Public Art]

Alice in wonderland public art mural located on the side of the rabbit hole distillery in the Nulu…read moreneighborhood of Lousiville Kentucky. Nulu is stocked full of awesome and beautiful public art works. Thai Alice and wonderland rendering has added to that. So detailed, specific and well done. Everytime I walk by it I notice a detail that I haven't before. Overall a beautiful and wonderfully done piece of public art. I can see it becoming a favorite of many inside the city.

Such a beautiful, powerful and peaceful part of history. A unique find and very glad we did it.read more

I didn't find the Garden but I did find the historical marker that describes the site and the…read morehistory. It is located at the corner of Bradley and Presidents. The marker reads, "The Grotto (D.X. Murphy & Bros., Architects) was dedicated in 1927 as a place for contemplation on St. Joseph Infirmary grounds. Two-story, half-domed, concrete apse is faced on inside with stones and rubble. Modeled on natural grotto at Lourdes, SW France, where Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858." And on the reverse, "Their statues adorned Louisville Grotto. Masonry walls enclose Grotto's Garden. Fourteen arched niches, since filled in, held mosaics of Stations of the Cross, events from end of Jesus' life. Dwane Beckhart painted modern replacements. Named state landmark by Ky. Heritage Council, 2001." I'll come back and look harder. [Review 20182 overall - 223 in Kentucky - 1159 of 2023.]

Gallopalooza horses are public art statues found spread throughout the louisville are and very…read morenearby surrounding cities. They pay homage to the city and states rich horse racing and stable tradition. Each horse is uniquely painted by individual artist and bell brighten up the areas. This particular one is one of several located at the bluegrass shoppe outlet mall in simpsonville Kentucky. This particular horse is called "play ball" and features a vibrant and fun baseball theme. So a cool mesh up of two of areas most popular claims to fame (Lousiville slugger and the Kentucky derby). Overall a well done gallopalooza and one of them more fun ones I've encountered. Always cool to see these painted horse statues out in the wild.

The knot is a downtown Lousiville public art display just off popular museum row. Located down the…read morestreet from the goant Lousiville slugger bay and next tot he shine bright mural this piece is right under the expressway underpasses. A bunch of twisted piping that at the beginning of it says the words "Louisville". I'm not sure the purpose or what it represents and after the words Lousiville it's kinda a mess and hard to determine what the design is. Overall it's still a unique piece to the city and kinda cool. In a weird spot so I'm not sure how much exposure it gets as the one way street people usually have merged on the expressway before hitting the underpass.

You'd miss this if you're up on South Ninth Street because this striking piece of public art is…read morelocated in the underpass. Intended to draw more visitors to this part of Louisville, this orange colored artwork is a series of tubes and lines. Literally, a knot that stretches about 165 feet. It is apparently interactive, but other than banging on one end of it, I couldn't figure out anything else. There is metered street parking nearby. [Review 13591 overall, 910 of 2020.]

Purple butterfly mural located on the side exterior building in Frankfort ave in Lousiville…read moreKentucky features a massive purple butterfly with the city name and state name sprawled above it making it a perfect photo op or selfie op. Located right next door to the patio lr a popular Mexican food eatery in that portion of town this mural gets lots of photos and serves as a backdrop for fun times and memories for others. Overall pretty basic but very well done and fun public art mural. Murals or art with anything wings (butterfly, angel, bird) always make for fun photo ups of standing in between the wings and pretending they are yours. So that happens a lot with this mural naturally.

I like butterflies and I love the color purple and I love fun in public art displays to see. It's a…read morebeautiful one located on the outside of a local restaurant here on Frankford Avenue area. Definitely will check it out it's definitely worth seen and taking some pictures

The weird is a very colorful and creative public art mural in the very popular and busy highlands…read moreneighborhood just off bardstown road in Lousiville. Massive mural that is a fun photo op. Not sure why it is called the weird as it features a few bites and things. Maybe a play off an old Louisvilel saying that I believe originated form a highlands business that said "keep Louisville weird". Overall a great piece and very fun piece that makes for a great photo op. I was able to pull out a good old fashioned dad joke when I told my oldest daughter to go stand by the words over there and be weird. So score one cringe dad point for this guy.

Music alley gallery is a really cool mural in a downtown Lousiville alley off the theatre square…read moredistrict of the downtown area. The moral itself features musical instruments such as an electric guitar and musical notes with darker shades of black purple and blue. They also have some strong fairy lights at the top of the alley to give it a really nice and relaxing atmosphere. Overall a really cool and somewhat hidden area with a nice mural and a visually pleasing setup.