Bite Into the Best Kid-Friendly Restaurants in Louisville

Wild Eggs

Wild Eggs is a breakfast place with quite a few locations around Louisville including downtown. My nieces love this place so much that it’s our #1. They have coloring sheets for kids and a solid kid’s menu. The regular menu is even better. Get a massive cinnamon roll for the table to share. 

Dave and Busters

Dave and Busters is always a great place to dine with kids. We order, then go play games while waiting for the food. Then eat and play some more! With the variety of games available, kids will stay happy and entertained for hours. I ordered a plate full of veggies and it was phenomenal. Located at 5000 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, KY 40207. 

Mirage Mediterranean

Kids love bread and kids love hummus which means they will actually eat well. The portions are large and easily sharable. Not sure what to get your kids? Get the kabobs. Located at 4100 Preston Hwy, Louisville, KY 40213. 

Big Bad Breakfast

I personally felt that this was the best breakfast in Louisville. I liked it so much that I bought their cookbook! They let you get on the waitlist before you arrive and I highly recommend doing this. This place is so popular you will still have to wait, but it will lessen the wait. Eden and I split the huevos rancheros grit bowl and it was so freaking good. Located at 984 Barret Ave, Louisville, KY 40204. 

Bearno’s By the Bridge

Bearno’s pizza is a fantastic pizza place downtown and they have coloring sheets for kids. We only ordered one pizza for three adults and two kids and it was more than enough food for us. Their large pizzas are absolutely massive. Located at 131 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202 within walking distance from the children’s museum. 

The Eagle

That dip…..the blue cheese dip alone is worth venturing over to The Eagle. Our server was absolutely awful but the food was so good I am still going to recommend it. Just know that you may get crap service. Located at 1314 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY 40204. 

The Comfy Cow

This popular ice cream parlor serves up some of the best homemade ice cream around. With over 40 flavors always available, including vegan options and seasonal specialties, The Comfy Cow is sure to have something that everyone in your family will love. Kids will love watching their custom creations come together right before their eyes—plus there’s nothing quite like getting a scoop of yummy ice cream on a hot day! They have three locations in Louisville. 

Just across the river in Indiana are two restaurants worth venturing over to Union Restaurant and GameYard and Upland Brewing if you happen to be staying downtown.

Whether you’re looking for something savory or sweet (or both), these restaurants are sure to make your next family outing a success! From pizza pies and ice cream scoops to New Orleans inspired breakfasts, there really is something for everyone at these kid-friendly spots in Louisville! So next time you are wondering where to take the family out for dinner (or dessert!), head over to one of our top picks above—you won’t be disappointed!

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Family Vacation To Bowling Green, Kentucky With Kids

Families will have a great time together when they visit Bowling Green, Kentucky.  Around Bowling Green, discover caves everywhere that kids will love exploring. Visit farms for a unique educational activity or the kids head to the local amusement park to ride the rides. Families won’t run out of things to do when visiting Bowling Green, Kentucky with kids.

13 Things to do in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Chaney’s Dairy Farm

Chaney’s Dairy Farm is one of the most fun things to do in Bowling Green with kids. On-site is a cafe with great food, including ice cream made from the cows that call this farm home. Families can take an educational tour where they show off the Laley Astronaut robotic milking system. Chances are high no one in your family has seen a cow milked robotically, right?

The farm has a massive jumping pillow, kids can bounce on for an extra fee. The playground is free and they show free movies every other Friday on the side of their barn.

Mammoth Cave

Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest cave and it has yet to be fully explored.  It covers 405 miles and is so large that some of the cave is not included in the national park. There are people currently searching for more parts of the cave! But it isn’t just people down there,  160 species of animals go into the cave.

In 1816, visitors started touring the limestone cave making it one of the oldest attractions in the United States. By 1920, George Morrison discovered that there were more caves, so he created a new entrance in 1921, ultimately selling it to the park service in 1932.

The “Frozen Niagara” is the most photographed part of the cave and this tour is kid-friendly.

Lost River Cave

Lost River Cave offers underground cave tours by boat. (Unfortunately, be aware if it has been raining a lot the water levels get too high and the boats can not operate in the cave.) The walk down to the cave is extremely scenic, crossing over a gorgeous wooden bridge and passing by natural blue holes.

Near the gift shop and the parking lot is a natural playground for kids. There is a trading post for children as well every other Saturday from April to October. Here children can trade items like a leaf, acorn, or snakeskin for a new item. Kids have to tell the worker about their item before they trade it in. Participating in the trading post is completely free.

Year-Round Activities At Lost River Cave

Lost River Cave offers all kinds of year-round family activities. In the summer they participate in the Great American Camp Out and families can join in for just $25. They also offer camps throughout the summer on Saturdays including a stem camp. Compete in their 5K, the Snow Flurry Scurry in January each year.  While during the fall, local businesses decorate scarecrows for the Scarecrow Trail. December features kid-fun activities including a reindeer encounter, meeting with Sant and Mrs. Clause, and sipping hot chocolate.

Lost River Cave has plans to add zip lining by the end of 2017 with three segments and kiddie zips.

Fun Fact: Reportedly, Jesse James and his gang hid out in this cave in 1868 after robbing a bank!

Beech Bend Amusement Park

Bowling Green has its own small amusement park and water park — Beech Bend and Splash Lagoon, and both include rides for all ages. One ticket gets you into both sections of the park. The amusement park has a wooden roller coaster called the Kentucky Rumbler that gets going really fast! Be sure to check out the Sea Dragon, a ride that came from Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. The water park has a lazy river, a wave pool, and lots of slides.

National Corvette Museum

Did you know that Corvettes have been made in Bowling Green, Kentucky since 1981? Across from the Corvette plant, is the National Corvette Museum with 80 or more different Corvettes from the first Corvette made in 1953 through present day. If you appreciate cars you will love this museum. 

Visit Old Planes

Aviation Heritage Park is home to a Phantom 550, a Grumman Panther F9F, a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, an F-111 Aardvark, and a NASA T-38 Talon.

Basil Griffin Park

Basil Griffin Park is a 111-acre park next to a lake with multiple sports fields & courts, 5 playgrounds, disc golf & a hockey rink. Kids will love having so many playgrounds to choose from and feeding the ducks.

General Motors Corvette Assembly Plant 

You can take a tour of the General Motors Corvette Assembly Plant and see in person how America’s favorite sports car is built. 

Visit a Bourbon Distillery

Kentucky is famous for its bourbon and Bowling Green has its own, the Corsair Artisan Distillery. Visitors can tour the distillery and see first-hand how they create their “hand-crafted small-batch ultra-premium booze”.

Indoor Trampoline Park

Jump Air Zone has 15,000 Sq. feet of jumping surfaces which include a trampoline dodge ball court, foam pits, basketball hoops, open jump Arena lined with wall trampolines, and a snack bar.

Escape Room

At Red Door Puzzle Rooms families can compete against the clock to solve mysteries through riddles, puzzles, and more to escape the room.

Go Swimming

Russell Sims Aquatic Center is a pool and water park featuring zero-depth entry, palm trees, water buckets, lemon drops, a splash playground, and a beautiful beach area. It also has a 50-meter pool, two water slides, and two diving boards.

Be Happy Yoga And Salt Cave

One somewhat unusual activity you can do is visit a salt cave. This local salt cave features six tons of Himalayan Salt. According to some, salt caves may help alleviate symptoms of asthma, allergies, respiratory issues, anxiety, depression, and many other ailments. Guests can drop in for a 45-minute session in the cave where they sit in a recliner and rest. I however could not calm down enough to sit through a session. I almost had an anxiety attack and I don’t have anxiety issues. Go figure.

Things to do During the Holidays

Reindeer Farm

Twinkle at the Track

Wonderful Restaurants In Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green, Kentucky has some seriously good restaurants and you will want to make sure you plan time for leisurely meals.

• Lost River Pizza – Head here for some interesting food like fried pickles doused in Buffalo sauce, Brisket, BBQ, apple pizza, or baked potato pizza! For adults, there are 30 beers on tap. The kid’s menu has lots of options kids will like, all for $6 or less.
• Wild Eggs – All of the food here is fantastic, from the granola to the muffins to the crepes! I highly recommend the Kalamity Katie’s Border Benedict, because it is one of the best breakfast items I’ve ever had.
• Montana Grill – For a slightly more upscale dining experience, visit Montana Grill. This restaurant is still casual, but the food is higher-end. Their filet mignon is superb as is all of their steaks and seafood.

Where to Stay In Bowling Green, Kentucky With Kids

In Bowling Green, I stayed at the Fairfield Inn and Suites. A family of four could easily stay in one of their rooms with its king-size bed and sofa / hide-a-bed. Kids will love its indoor pool, but sadly there is no hot tub. Complimentary breakfast is served each day, which is essential when traveling with kids who always wake up hungry aka teens!

Have you been to Bowling Green, Kentucky? We would love to hear about your trip and your suggestions in the comments below!

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Did you know that Corvettes are made in Bowling Green, Kentucky? Near the Corvette plant, is a large corvette museum, the National Corvette Museum. Here you will find over 80 Corvettes on display. I had the opportunity to visit during a media tour of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Corvettes have been produced since 1953 and the museum has Corvettes representing every generation.

National Corvette Museum Storage Room

During the tour, they took us behind the scenes and into the storage room and of course we found more Corvettes! Here are some photos of what we saw!

The Corvette Sinkhole

They also took us into the room where they are restoring one of the cars that fell in the sinkhole. It is so sad to see all of those cars destroyed. I am glad they have been able to fix a few of them. This will be the third one they have restored. 

This is the room that had the sinkhole the Corvettes fell into. The remains of them are on display. Many of them are not salvageable. Notice on the floor, they have outlined where the sinkhole was. To see even more of the sinkhole check out the Facebook Live video I took while touring the room.

The Zora Corvette

Zora Arkus-Duntov General Motors Chief Engineer aka “the Father of Corvette” drove hundreds of corvettes, but only owned one. He bought his company fully loaded 1974 Stingray Corvette from GM, a dark green 454ci automatic. Zora had the car custom-painted silver and blue, with pin-striping and stripes across the roof and hood and down the sides.

1955 Corvettes

Engines – Choice of 195-hp “Turbo-Fire V8” with 4-barrel carburetor; or 155-hp “Blue Flame” Six with 3 side-draft carburetors. Valve-in-head design, 8:1 compression ratio, high-lift camshaft, dual exhaust system, shielded ignition.

Transmission – Powerglide or Synchro-Mesh 3-speed. Floor-mounted selector lever.

Drive Line – Hotchkiss drive. Hypoid axle: 3.55:1 with Powerglide; 3.70:1 with Synchro-Mesh.

Tires – Five 6.70-15 tubeless tires.

Steering – Anti-friction gear, 16 to 1 ratio; balanced linkage. Nearly vertical, 17-1/4″ two-spoke steering wheel.

Brakes – Hydraulic, 11″ self-energizing brakes; bonded linings. Pull-handle parking brake.

Suspension – Independent front suspension, ride stabilizer. Four-leaf rear springs, outrigger mounted. Direct double-acting shock absorbers.

Frame – Extra-rigid X-member-braced box girder frame.

Fuel Tank – Capacity: 17 gal. Concealed side filler.

LIGHTWEIGHT BODY

Body – 2-passenger, open-cockpit body of glass-fiber-reinforced plastic; light, strong, durable, quiet, rustproof, and easy to repair. Wide doors with inside release.

Compartments – Front-hinged hood with automatically latching support. Large luggage locker with spare-wheel well under floor, and lockable counterbalanced lid. Concealed well for top in rear deck behind seats. Saddle-covered door pockets.

Windows and Top – Chrome-bound, one-piece, curved safety plate glass windshield; 53-degree slant. Removable chrome-bound plastic side windows with ventipanes. Manually adjusted fabric top with plastic rear window.

Colors – Exterior: Polo White or Pennant Blue. Cockpit: Sportsman Red or Beige seat and side wall upholstery; red- or blue-crowned white instrument panel; red or beige carpet. Luggage Locker: Sportsman Red or Beige. Top: Tan.

Car Dimensions – Wheelbase, 102″. Length, 167″. Height, 33″ at door top. Road Clearance, 6″. Width, 70″.

National Corvette Museum Admission and Hours

Admission: $10 Adults, $8 Seniors, $5 Youth (6-16), Under 6 Free, Active Military Free. (There is no discount for military family members.)

Hours: Open everyday from 8 AM – 5 PM.

Here is an audio tour of the museum you can download for your visit.

Vettecademy

Vettecademy is an education program for children. Children everywhere can explore various generations of Corvettes, virtually experience the infamous 2014 sinkhole, and learn the basics of automobile maintenance like designing cars and fixing tires.

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