Cave Hill Cemetery
701 Baxter Ave
LEO’s former investigative reporter Josh Wood dubbed this the Best Place to Bring Out-Of-Towners in our staff Best Of list this year, and he knows that that label might be a little surprising –– it is, after all, a cemetery. But he’s got a point: Cave Hill is a historic destination where you can see the final resting places of famous Louisvillians like Muhammad Ali and Colonel Sanders, and the grounds are very pretty. Enjoy a calm walk through the labyrinthine paths before the air gets too cold.
Photo by Kathryn Harrington. Kathryn Harrington
Cave Hill Cemetery “Really, a cemetery?” “I hope you’re not shopping for a plot for us.” “Wait, he was real?” These are just some of the things you can hear out-of-towners groan and exclaim if you drag them to Cave Hill Cemetery as the first stop on your Louisville itinerary for them. Morbid? Sure. But Cave Hill also shows off Louisville’s natural beauty, its architecture, its history. It is a stunning and tranquil green oasis in the heart of the city. And to visitors, it shows off the final resting places of two of the most famous Kentuckians: Muhammad Ali and Colonel Harland Sanders (“Yep, he’s real,” you can quip to your visitors before telling them about how the string tie-wearing fried chicken magnate once shot a guy.) Getting lost on the labyrinth of small roads twisting through the graves is half the fun — up until you realize the gates get locked at 5 p.m. and you see the sun creeping towards the horizon.
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