The Gourmet Strip: Dining, Entertainment & Gambling

Before Newport on the Levee, Florence or Crestview Hills developed as centers of dining and entertainment in Northern Kentucky, there was the Gourmet Strip. This mythic stretch of Dixie Highway from Covington through Florence was known for its wonderful dining establishments like the White Horse Tavern and the Greyhound Grill, first-class entertainment presented at the Lookout House and of course illegal gambling. The Behringer-Crawford Museum celebrates this dynamic time in Northern Kentucky’s history in its newest exhibit, The Gourmet Strip: Dining, Entertainment & Gambling. The exhibit opens to the public Saturday, October 17, 2009.

This exhibit explores the famous and not-so-famous eateries and clubs that ran along Dixie Highway and will display the famous White Horse from the White Horse Tavern, one of the only objects rescued from the ruins of the restaurant’s original location, gambling paraphernalia from the Lookout House and other locations as well as a display dedicated to the various breweries and beers sold at Gourmet Strip establishments.

The Gourmet Strip: Dining, Entertainment & Gambling is free for members and is included in the cost of admission to the museum all visitors. For more information on this exhibit or any other activity, please contact the museum at (859) 491-4003 or info@bcmuseum.org.