There are many great apartments for rent in Louisville, KY., and prospective renters should also take some time to familiarize themselves with the area and what it offers to residents.
This is a great place to make your home – there’s more than one reason why they call it the Possibility City. Louisville has a rich history filled with interesting facts. Here’s a few that will make you a more informed local resident.
The city’s first official document, the town charter, was made official in 1780 when Thomas Jefferson, then serving as governor of Virginia, gave it his signature. The city was founded two years earlier. Its first residents recognized that it was going to be an important link between new American towns in the north and south, especially as a shipping port.
You can explore Louisville’s early history with a trip to Old Louisville, the city’s Historic Preservation District and a great way to look back in time. You can also travel back with a sail on the 1914 sternwheeler steamboat, the Belle of Louisville, which is still running on the Ohio River today.
If you’re hungry after those adventures, stop by one of the many restaurants located near apartments in Louisville. Your first stop should be the Louisville restaurant that claims to be the home of the cheeseburger. Kaelin’s Restaurant first put American cheese on a meat patty back in 1934. The town’s signature “hot brown” sandwich – turkey, bacon, covered in cheese sauce – came about 30 years earlier.
Jefferson Memorial Forest, the nation’s largest urban forest, is over 6,100 acres and expected to grow larger with future land acquisition project. You can ride a horse through the forest and experience all of its natural beauty.
Speaking of horses, the Kentucky Derby is what’s made Louisville famous around the world. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be on the back of one of the amazing horses in this storied race, just download a virtual race simulator from the Kentucky Derby website and you’ll get the perspective of some of the world’s best jockeys.
Ready to move to Louisville? Sounds like a fun and vibrant place to live!

