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Louisville has been recognized as one of the best places to live thanks to low costs combined with a high standard of living. Located within 1 day of travel from over half of the major US cities, dozens of manufacturing and service corporations choose to operate here. It is also a major center for the health care and science industry Taxicabs247.com member companies offer professional, courteous and reliable transportation with late model, well maintained vehicles.
Founded in 1778 on the banks of the Ohio River, the major link between major East Coast cities and the Mississippi River, this city has much to offer. It is perhaps most famous for Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, where you can tour the grounds and a museum. Other famous landmarks include Ft. Knox and the Louisville Slugger baseball bat factory. Also here is a fantastic museum dedicated to home-town boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
Don't miss old Louisville covering 48 blocks, the largest preservation district in the nation featuring Victorian homes and tall buildings, or the 1850's home of Thomas Edison. Fourth Street Live! downtown, hosts many restaurants, pubs and nightclubs as well as great shopping. You can tour various distilleries and wineries as well.
Outdoors you will enjoy over 14,000 acres of parks and dozens of golf courses as well as a renowned zoo. The Belle of Louisville, the oldest river steamboat in America, still offers cruises up and down the river after 90 years! Camping, boating and fishing are just a few of the recreational activities you can undertake on the river, and visitors can explore fossil rich Devonian limestone rocks. Louisville will captivate you!
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