Louisville International Airport, (SDF)
Car Rentals: Agencies serving the airport include: Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Roadway and Thrifty. SDF airport is only 7-10 minutes south of Downtown.
Taxis: Ready Cab Company (502-417-4406), Transit Authority of River City (502-585-1234), Waterway River Transit (812-981-7060) and Yellow Cab (502-637-6511) greet you outside the terminal.
TRANSIT
A Trolley for tourists circulates to a number of downtown and riverfront attractions. The best place to catch it is at Fourth Street Live, where you can take in a beverage while waiting.
Driving Tour of Louisville
The following is a list of historical markers in traditionally African American communities, as well as other sites of historical significance to African Americans in Louisville and surrounding Jefferson County:
• Arterburn Brothers Slave Pens at First and Main Streets
• Louisville Cemetery on Poplar Level Road
• Garrison Slave Pens at First and Jefferson Streets
• Parkland Historic Community at 28th St., and Virginia Ave
• Smoketown Historic Community at Hancock and Broadway
• William Walker Memorial at Louisville Cemetery, 1339 Poplar Level Road
• Walnut Street Retrospective at Sixth Street and Muhammad Ali Blvd
Executive Transportation System
Airport shuttle, limousine and charter buses, and tours; 4012 Dupont Circle, Suite 406, 502-897-2835
Shockey Tours
11117 Decimal Drive, 800-633-4147 or 502-267-4007
Visitours
Specialize in general tours of Louisville; 1939 Goldsmith Lane, Suite 100, Louisville; 502-456-2774
Belle of Louisville Steamboat
A National Historic Landmark and still transporting passengers along the beautiful Ohio River since 1915,she continues to beckon all who visit this fair city. For those who forgot their Civics lessons, the Ohio River is the major link between East Coast cities and the mighty Mississippi River. Before airplanes, commerce on the river shaped Louisville and to this day provides one the nicest welcomes to the city for every visitor; Fourth Street Wharf, Downtown; 504-574-2992; http://www.belleoflouisville.org
DRIVING
Louisville Freeway System is perfectly matched to the modest amount of traffic it serves. Situated at the intersection of Interstates 64, 65, and 71, Louisville is only 90 minutes from Cincinnati, a 2-hours from Indianapolis, 2.5 hours from Nashville and less than 5 hours from St. Louis. An efficient freeway network for its metro area size gets you quickly to Downtown, the airport and the suburbs. Freeway names are:
64 Interstate from St. Louis to Louisville to Lexington, KY
65 Interstate from Indianapolis to Louisville to Nashville
71 Interstate from Cincinnati to Louisville
264 Interstate inner beltway around Louisville
265 Interstate (partial) beltway around Louisville
BLACK CULTURAL TRAVEL MADE EASY