46. Whole Foods Market
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 899-5545
Address: 4944 Shelbyville Rd.
Description: The chain that started in 1980 with one store in Austin, Texas, is now the world’s leader in natural and organic foods, with more than 270 stores in North America and the United Kingdom. One of them is in the St. Matthews neighborhood, near Louisville’s two most popular malls. The selection of natural and organic foods runs the gamut from canned and dried goods to fresh produce and hand-cut meats. The dizzying selection of cheeses and gourmet items is enough to make the most jaded of foodies swoon.
47. Edinburgh Premium Outlets
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (812) 526-9764
Address: 11622 North East Executive Dr.
Description: Located 35 minutes south of Indianapolis on I-65, Edinburgh Premium Outlets has 85 stores offering discounts of up to 65 percent off. Brands include Adidas, Anne Klein, Banana Republic, Calvin Klein, Coach, Gap Outlet, Gymboree, J.Crew, Liz Claiborne, Nautica, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger. From Louisville the trip is about 70 miles. Take Interstate 65N to exit 76B. Open daily.
48. Green Tree Mall
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (812) 283-5678
Address: 757 East Lewis and Clark Pkwy.
Description: After the River Falls Mall closed several years ago and converted into a huge Outdoor World, Green Tree Mall on the Lewis and Clark Parkway became the only mall left across the river. Although many businesses have gravitated to the newer Veterans Parkway down the road, the Green Tree Mall remains the biggest shopping attraction in Clarksville. More than 70 stores and restaurants can be found on one floor, including a Dillard’s, Sears, JCPenney, and Burlington Coat Factory. Open daily, but store and restaurant hours vary.
49. Jefferson Mall
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 968-4101
Address: 4801 Outer Loop
Description: Located on Outer Loop just down from Preston Highway in Okolona, Jefferson Mall is easily accessible from I-65, I-265, and I-264. With almost a million square feet of leasing space, Jefferson Mall is the shopping center of choice for most residents of the South End. Jefferson Mall is the home to more than 120 popular stores and restaurants that include JCPenney, Dillard’s, Macy’s, and Old Navy. Open daily, but hours for individual stores and restaurants vary.
50. Mall St. Matthews
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 893-0311
Address: 5000 Shelbyville Rd.
Description: Located on Shelbyville Road just off of the Watterson Expressway in St. Matthews, this mall was the first true indoor mall in Louisville; today, it is still one of the most popular shopping centers in the Louisville area, although traffic in that part of town can get frustrating (by Louisville standards, at least) during peak hours. At over a million square feet, the Mall St. Matthews has more than 130 stores, including Aeropostale, Ann Taylor Loft, Arhaus, Aveda, Brooks Brothers, Brookstone, Harold’s, Pottery Barn, and Williams-Sonoma. Open every day of the week; hours vary for individual stores and restaurants.
51. Oxmoor Center
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 426-3000
Address: 7900 Shelbyville Rd.
Description: Considered by many to be the most prestigious of the local malls, Oxmoor Center is located in St. Matthews, just down Shelbyville Road from the Mall St. Matthews. The drive from downtown Louisville takes about 10 minutes. Oxmoor Center is home to more than 100 specialty shops and eateries, including American Eagle Outfitters, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Gymboree, Banana Republic, California Pizza Kitchen, Old Navy, and Pottery Barn Kids. Open daily, but store and restaurant hours vary.
52. The Summit Louisville
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 425-3441
Address: 4300 Summit Plaza Dr.
Description: The Summit is Louisville’s newest shopping mall. It is located off of Brownsboro Road in the East End, about a 20-minute drive from the city center. With nearly 400,000 square feet of retail space, it is home to more than 50 stores and restaurants, including Pier 1, Gap, Express, Barnes & Noble, and Bath and Body Works. A manicured plaza area offers lovely plantings, unique sculptures, architectural details, and conversational seating areas. Open from 10 a.m to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
53. Book & Music Exchange
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 454-3328
Address: 1616 Bardstown Rd.
Description: Centrally located in the Highlands, this eclectic shop is the place for avid readers who don’t want to spend a fortune on new books. Simply take in your old paperback—you can buy them there for $1—and trade it in for a different one when you’ve finished it. It works the same way for CDs and video games. On-street parking is scarce on that stretch of Bardstown Road, so you may need to drive around for a bit.
54. Doo Wop Shop
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 456-5250
Address: 1587 Bardstown Rd.
Description: For more than 35 years, the Doo Wop Shop has been the store where “we rent everything musical.” Included in the inventory are a wide variety of musical instruments and the latest in karaoke needs. Apart from the Bardstown Road stores, the Doo Wop Shop has locations on South Hurstbourne Parkway in Louisville, as well as in Frankfort and Lexington.
55. Ear X-Tacy
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 452-1799
Address: 1534 Bardstown Rd.
Description: “Louisville’s Neighborhood Record Store since 1985” has two stories and 10,000 square feet of floor space filled with almost every music genre imaginable in CD, cassette, and vinyl formats. They also carry a large stock of VHS tapes and DVDs, including many hard-to-find items, as well as T-shirts and toys. You’ll also find a stage for live performances and a selection of stickers promoting Louisville. In 1995, the ear X-tacy label was formed.
56. Underground Sounds
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 485-0174
Address: 2003 Highland Ave.
Description: A favorite among those in search of used vinyl, Underground Sounds is located near the busy intersection of Bardstown Road and Highland Avenue. According to their MySpace page, they’ve got music “From Dylan to the Stones to the Dead to Prince to the Roots to D’Angelo to 13th Floor Elevators to obscure funk stuff the bands don’t even remember to local greats like Vampire Squid, Slint, Ayin, Crappy Nightmareville, Teneia Sanders, Cabin, AM Sunday, to Coltrane to Miles to Donny Hathaway to Quicksilver Messenger Service to Modest Mouse to TV on the Radio to Tom Waits to Frank Zappa to Floyd to countless others.”
57. Chapman Friedman Gallery
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 584-7954
Address: 624 West Main St.
Description: Housed in a spacious venue in the heart of the historic Main Street business district, this popular gallery hosts exhibits that change every four to six weeks. Regional artists, as well as national and international ones, showcase works of contemporary fine art, and clients come in search of commissioned pieces as well. The large inventory includes furniture pieces, photography, painting, sculpture, and ceramics.
58. Cressman Center Gallery
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 852-0288
Address: 100 East Main St.
Description: Located at the corner of First and Main on the ground floor of a parking garage, the Cressman Center serves as a downtown showcase for the University of Louisville’s Hite Institute of Art. Contemporary art with a strong glass component is on display, and visitors are meant to acquire an understanding of the process behind the products they’re contemplating. Walk in the door and look one way, and you see students at work in the hot shop; look in the other direction and you’ll find the gallery with their finished pieces on display. The building is part of the new wave of green buildings to go up in downtown Louisville, and heat from the glass workshop is recycled to warm the building.
59. Galerie Hertz
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 635-3727
Address: 1253 South Preston St.
Description: Open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Galerie Hertz provides a unique setting for a wealth of realist and surreal paintings, drawings, sculpture, and much more. Approximately half of the works are by local and regional artists, and owner Billy Hertz displays his work as well. Even though they’re only open three days a week, Hertz says, “If you drive by and the gates are open, come on in!”
60. Glassworks
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (502) 584-4510
Address: 815 West Market St.
Description: This multiuse facility located in the heart of downtown Louisville glorifies glass as art, showing it as a magical, mysterious, beautiful medium. Located in the historic Snead Manufacturing Building, there are three working glass studios, two glass galleries, a walk-in workshop, daily tours, and more. Open seven days a week.