Discover Louisville

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The Highlands

Restaurant Row, local shops, and nightlife

The Highlands is Louisville's original Restaurant Row, with restaurants, bars, boutiques, galleries, independent coffee and tea shops, and Victorian-era streets. Bardstown Road brings much of that mix together for visitors planning a meal, shopping stop, or evening out.

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The Highlands city thread

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Shop The Highlands

Carmichael's Bardstown Road

Independent bookstore on Bardstown Road with books, staff picks, gifts, and a calendar of author and community events.

1295 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY

  • books
  • staff picks
  • events
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Park The Highlands

Cherokee Park

Louisville Metro park with a 2.3-mile Scenic Loop, rolling hills, open meadows and woods, plus walking, hiking, road and mountain biking, fishing, a playground, and a dog run.

745 Cochran Hill Rd, Louisville, KY

  • outdoors
  • walking
  • hiking
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Restaurant The Highlands

Ramsi's Cafe on the World

Bardstown Road restaurant serving global comfort food, with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options.

1293 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY

  • global flavors
  • vegetarian
  • vegan
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