In Louisville, Kentucky, we are very fortunate to have a wide variety of activities to do, just like lots of other cities. Lights under Louisville is one of my very favorite activities to do with my family! It helps us kick off the season in a festive way.

We have a very unique attraction that is opened year round. It is called the Louisville Mega Cavern. The Louisville Mega Cavern is positioned literally under the zoo and one of the major highways. While you are touring the facility, there are signs that let you know what is right above you. The entire cavern spans of 17 miles; that is a huge territory! The cavern was and still is used for storage for a wide variety of things.

Year round they operate attractions that will appeal to your entire family, like MegaZips (ziplines), MegaQuest (a ropes course), MegaTram ( an educational tour) and a brand new underground mountain biking course!

Around Christmas time, there is an attraction that my family makes a point to visit each and every year! It is called Lights Under Louisville and it is an attraction like nothing in town! Load your family into the car and roll down the windows when you get to the cavern so that you can hear the music they have playing. There are thousands and thousands of lights set up taking you through various areas of cavern. Around each turn there are different depictions of fairy tales, scenes with Santa and his elves to name just a few.

Here is the thing: the people of Louisville and the surrounding areas flock to this attraction. This means you and your kids are stuck waiting in your car in the holding parking lot just before the entrance to the cavern. If your kids are older and more patient than mine, you will likely be just fine sitting and waiting. When my family goes we always pack snacks and pop a bag of popcorn to have with us. Ninety percent of the time, all of our snacks are gone by the time we go into the cavern. We have learned that your wait is not nearly as bad the earlier in the season that you go. Arriving just before opening helps as well.

There are a wide variety of discounts available for this event, making the price per carload even easier on your pocketbook. The Mega Cavern has been known to offer a Groupon as well as selling discounted tickets at the area Wendy’s.