Churchill Downs Tour: Historic Racing Experience

Experience the thrill of Churchill Downs Racetrack at the Kentucky Derby Museum. Take a historic tour, enjoy interactive exhibits, and immerse yourself in the excitement of the races.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kentucky Derby Museum - At the Kentucky Derby Museum, every day feels like Derby Day!
    Explore two floors filled with exhibits that celebrate the rich history and grandeur of the Kentucky Derby. Discover everything from exquisite fashions and hats to legendary figures like Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and the Triple Crown Winner, Secretariat….
What's Included
  • 30-Minute Guided Track Visit of Churchill Downs with Tour Guide
  • Museum General Admission Access
  • 18-Minute 360 degree film, “The Greatest Race”
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Tickets to Racing at Churchill Downs
Additional Information

Prepare to check this off your bucket list! Visit Churchill Downs Racetrack, the world’s most famous racing venue. The Kentucky Derby Museum offers daily historic walking tours, two levels of family-friendly interactive permanent and temporary exhibits, “The Greatest Race,” a 360-degree immersive sound and visual experience that will make your heart…

Location
Kentucky Derby Museum
704 Central Ave,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Noneneede
Sep 27, 2025
You can't miss Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum - We added the Barn and Backside tour to our visit and it was the highlight of our recent trip to Kentucky. The museum itself is extremely interesting, but getting to actually watch the horses doing their morning workouts and learning about their care and training really made the experience special. Diane was our tour guide for that part of our visit to Churchill Downs and she was great.
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Fredra7642zw
Sep 26, 2025
A must see - What a wonderful day we had at the Churchill Downs. We took several tours, and toured the museum on a non-race day. The front desk was very helpful in selecting tours and keeping us on task. Certainly worth a visit, even if not on race day.! All of the staff was extremely kind, from the tour guides to the staff at the front.
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Diane_s
Sep 26, 2025
We all had a great time!... - We all had a great time! Best activity of our day! Learned so much! Would love to have seen more of the race track.
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Andrew_a
Sep 23, 2025
Great if you want to know... - Great if you want to know the history of the track and how the derby traditions started. The movie really makes you feel all the work that goes into preparing the horses for race day.
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Traveler525371
Sep 18, 2025
great - Fergie was an excellent tour guide. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. A great experience if you are anywhere near Louisville...
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Barbara_o
Sep 17, 2025
Recommend - We enjoyed everything from the mint juleps to spending time near the track. There happened to be a race while we were on the tour so that was a bonus. Fun tour that taught us a lot about both current racing and the history of it. Enjoyed being in a place we had only seen on TV before. We would also highly recommend traveling to Lexington to attend the farm tour, and a stop at the Keeneland track. Those two tours gave us a more complete picture of horse racing in Kentucky.
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Dan_g
Sep 24, 2025
Don’t Miss It - Well worth the trip. Movie and track tour were informative. A special place and a must see in Louisville.
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Lori
Sep 22, 2025
Interesting visit - It was interesting to see all the history of the derby. Lots of fun stuff to look at. The movie at the beginning of tour is great. We went to Churchill Downs after, so was great to be able to do both
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Andrea_w
Sep 14, 2025
It was a good experience.... - It was a good experience. Wished for a little more in depth of showing where horses are housed and such.
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Alan_r
Sep 17, 2025
Churchill Downs - Tour was adequate ,but should have had a more historical perspective . Could have been a bit longer .
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).