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elry, kooky gifts, exquisite chocolates, craftsman metal fixtures, bath and body products
or baby clothes, someone is selling it here.
Cellar Door Chocolates CHOCOLATIER
( www.thebutchertownmarket.com ; 1201 Story Ave, Butchertown Market; 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, to
5pm Sat) The choclates are as creative as they are delectable, and it has the awards to
prove it. Green chili? Check. Coconut milk chocolate? Indeed. Wasabi truffles, white-
chocolate bark, sea-salt caramel? Yes please. It hasespresso too.
Flea Off Market FLEA MARKET
( www.facebook.com/thefleaoffmarket ; 1007 E Jefferson St; 2nd weekend of month) A monthly,
weekend-long bazaar of 1980s-era Adidas, rockabilly vinyl, artful terrariums, local
craftsman preserves and jerky, and jewelry. Not to mention plenty of vintage threads. The
whole thing is catered by food trucks. Somewhere in Portlandia, Fred Armisted is smil-
ing.
Taste WINE
( 502-409-4646; www.tastefinewinesandbourbons.com ; 634 E Market Street; tastings $4-8;
11am-8pm Tue-Wed, noon-late Thu & Fri, 10:30am-late Sat) A high-end wine shop that sells
small-batch wines and bourbons, and offers sips of either (or both) to help you decide (or
perhaps it muddles the whole process). The point is, come, sip, buy.
Information
Public Library (301 York St) Surf the web free, downtown.
Visitor Center ( 888-568-4784, 502-582-3732; www.gotolouisville.com ; 301 S 4th St;
10am-6pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm Sun)
Getting There & Around
Louisville's International Airport (SDF; 502-367-4636; www.flylouisville.com ) is 5 miles
south of town on I-65. Get there by cab for a flat rate of $20 or by local bus 2. The Grey-
hound station ( www.greyhound.com ; 720 W Muhammad Ali Blvd) is just west of downtown.
TARC ( www.ridetarc.org ; 1000 W Broadway) runs local buses ($1.75) from the Union Station
depot.
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