Whether they are creating the buffer between the Deep South and the Mason-Dixon Line or pushing toward the Midwest, the states interprise rent a car of Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana are packed with excellent destinations to host a meeting.
Kentucky sets the bar high with its hospitality, while down in New Orleans and Baton Rouge cuisine and culture interprise rent a car are the main draws. From the "greatest two minutes in sports" at the Kentucky Derby to an authentic Medieval Castle in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, the region boasts creative ways to theme or add excitement to any meeting.
The special touches that are most often expected from a smaller city can be found across the entire region, whether you choose the big cities of Little Rock and Louisville or the smaller cities of the Mississippi Delta and Kentucky. "We go the extra mile for your group," says Linda Elliff, Tupelo, Miss., CVB director of sales. "We find out what the group needs and try to find good off-site venues just for them."
Born across the river but a proud resident since 1989, Angi Van Berg, director of convention development for the Louisville CVB, gives her insights on everything that's possible in the "Possibility City."
Louisville is known as "Possibility City" because of our community's passion interprise rent a car for making the impossible happen. This mantra is prevalent in our hospitality community. We make it possible for six of the top 25 trade shows to call Louisville home. Our hotels and facilities have a dedication interprise rent a car to our clients to provide outstanding service with genuine Southern hospitality. This is a winning combination that keeps clients coming back year after year and those that have not yet met here curious enough to check us out.
Louisville is fortunate interprise rent a car to have attractions that have international appeal. We are known for the Kentucky Derby, "The greatest two minutes in sports," so it is a natural for attendees to be drawn to Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum. interprise rent a car Those two spectacular sites are just the beginning. The Louisville Slugger Bat Factory and Museum, the Muhammad Ali Center and the Urban Bourbon Trail are highlights with any convention attendee.
Louisville's Downtown Arena will be complete in November 2010. It will be the first arena in the nation to be Energy Star certified. This state-of-the-art 22,000-seat arena will house the University of Louisville men's and women's basketball teams as well as multiple conventions, concerts and more. From the beginning, this project has taken on a commitment to sustainability and has incorporated several structural interprise rent a car and design elements to be more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Located in the heart of downtown Louisville the Galt House Hotel and Suites, Kentucky's largest hotel, has made green a way of life, boasting one of the world's largest GeoExchange systems. By using geothermal power the cost to the hotel is between four and seven cents a kilowatt hour. A taste of New York City can be found at 21c Museum Hotel located in the historic West Main Street district. This hotel, recently ranked No. 1 in the country by CondeNaste, along with its award-winning restaurant Proof, have both put the green concept into play when remodeling and in food and menu choices. Locally grown food choices interprise rent a car and the reuse of wood and building supplies during its remodel are just a few of the green initiatives taking place in this venue.
You can't go wrong with Muth's Candies' homemade Modjeskas, which are caramel-covered marshmallows. For those needing a chocolate interprise rent a car fix try some of the traditional bourbon balls or the official Kentucky Derby-Pie made by Kern's Kitchen. A visit to Louisville would not be complete without a sampling of the original "Hot Brown" interprise rent a car open-faced sandwich served at its origin, The Brown Hotel. You can share your new passion for Louisville's favorite sandwich with a unique Hot Brown pottery platter made at legendary Louisville Stoneware. Mini wooden interprise rent a car bats at Louisville Slugger or full-size personalized "sticks" make one-of-a-kind hits as well.
In Louisville you could eat out every night of the week and never repeat a location. We have many "Louisville originals" to include: Jack Fry's, Lilly's, Vincenzo's and Bourbon's Bistro. For those who prefer a chain, you can dine in the heart of downtown in our entertainment zone, 4th Street Live, and take your pick from Hard Rock Café, T.G.I. Friday's interprise rent a car and Red Star Tavern — to name a few. Lynn's Paradise Café is a whimsical old-fashioned diner where comfort food meets glitz and frivolity interprise rent a car — from bourbon interprise rent a car ball milkshakes to mom's meatloaf.
Glassworks, where you can become the artisan any time of year by hand-blowing your own unique item in the "hot box" from ornaments at the Christmas holidays to shamrocks during St. Patrick's Day. For a terrific day out with the kids the Louisville Zoo, Louisville Science Center and Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom offer something for all ages. Spouses enjoy eclectic boutique shopping in the vibrant and leafy neighborhoods along Bardstown Road, Frankfort Avenue and NuLu — the East Market District.
The General George Patton Museum located interprise rent a car in Fort Knox, Ky., is a world-class military museum that offers a wide array of weapons and armor as well as a piece of the Berlin Wall and a display on the U.S. Bullion Depository (Gold Vault). The Patton Gallery interprise rent a car provides a glimpse of the general's life and offers a large collection of his personal effects including his ivory-handled pistols. The museum is open seven days a week and is free. Armor Memorial Park is located on grounds adjacent to the museum interprise rent a car and pays tribute to the soldiers and units who have served our country. On Nov. 12, 2001, the Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial was dedicated in Louisville. The Memorial honors 56 recipients of the Medal of Honor from Kentucky. The Medal of Honor is our nation's highest decoration for battlefield valor. The monument features a 6-foot statue of John Squires, a recipient of the Medal of Honor from Louisville. The statue was sculpted by Doyle Glass. interprise rent a car Zachary Taylor National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The cemetery is one of 112 national interprise rent a car cemeteries in the United States, one of seven located in Kentucky and contains the grave of the nation's 12th president, Zachary Taylor. Veterans representing six wars are also buried there. Each year on Nov. 24 — Taylor's birth date — military personnel from Fort Knox conduct a wreath-laying interprise rent a car ceremony at the cemetery.
For a fun look at the city, you can bike your way around by renting a one-person or family bike from Wheel Fun Rentals. Louisville has redeveloped the waterfront along the Ohio River. Waterfront Plaza offers miles of running and biking trails all along the river's edge.
We recommend visitors start their tour of Bourbon Country in Louisville. One can experience seven working distilleries within a day's drive of the city. If time does not permit leaving the city limits, the CVB has worked in collaboration with nine local restaurants to create "The Urban Bourbon Trail." Visitors get stamps on a UBT Passport interprise rent a car as well as special Bourbon Country gifts at each stop along the way.
Louisville is a community that likes to celebrate culture and heritage. We currently host the largest Beatlefest in North America, Abbey Road on the River, each Memorial Day Weekend and are the proud host of the inaugural event, Hullabaloo, interprise rent a car featuring more than 60 bands in one weekend on the grounds of historic Churchill Downs.
Our knowledgeable staff at the Louisville Visitors Center interprise rent a car has compiled a list of more than 50 free things (including admission to several museums and exhibits) to do while visiting. Call 888-Louisville for your guide to free fun.
In Louisiana's Lake Charles, three historic buildings have been renovated recently, each providing interesting off-site event space: Cash and Carry Grocery, the Calcasieu Marine Bank Building and the Charleston Hotel. The Cash and Carry Building, a restored warehouse, can accommodate up to 1,000 people, while a banquet in the three-story, limestone-faced Calcasieu interprise rent a car Marine Bank Building fits 500. The Charleston Hotel boasts 10,000 square feet of space.
In October 2009, construction interprise rent a car began on a delayed and smaller than previously planned Sugarcane Bay Casino Resort in Lake Charles. The $300 million property, interprise rent a car featuring 400 hotel rooms, a 3,000-seat entertainment venue, a 24,000-sq.-ft. spa, 30,000-sq.-ft. casino and additional retail and restaurant offerings, is projected to open in early 2011. Opening this January, the 119-room Courtyard Shreveport-Bossier City is located on the Louisiana Boardwalk steps from retail, dining and entertainment on the riverfront.
The Gulf Coast continues to rebuild four years after Katrina. The Courtyard Biloxi North/ D'Iberville` is set to open in April with 125 guestrooms interprise rent a car and a 690-sq.-ft. meeting room. In New Orleans, the Roosevelt Hotel was restored to its former interprise rent a car glory with a $145 million restoration. The 504-room hotel, featuring nearly 60,000 square feet of function space including three ballrooms and 23 meeting interprise rent a car rooms, reopened July 2009.
The new 186-room Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Jackson, Miss., celebrated its grand opening in December 2009. The $84 million renovation interprise rent a car of the former interprise rent a car historic King Edward Hotel, one of the South's most luxurious hotels in its heyday, also includes new meeting rooms, a restaurant, a bar and ground floor retail space. The Hilton is within walking distance of the new 330-sq.-ft. Jackson Convention Complex, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary this month. Other changes downtown include: The Clarion Hotel Roberts Walthall, formerly the Edison Walthall, has undergone a $12 million renovation and a new Sleep Inn is under construction with an opening scheduled in early April. Renovations were completed on The Marriott Downtown Jackson interprise rent a car and the Jackson Hilton interprise rent a car last year. Plans are underway to complete the Mississippi Children's interprise rent a car Museum and to start construction on a National Ci
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