The Basics

Opened: 2006
Neighborhood: Downtown
Self-description: “The world’s first museum hotel.” 
Website: 21c

Best of Louisville Stats

Total nominations: 32 (including wins for its restaurant Proof on Main)
Total wins: 13
First nomination: 2006, Best Building Architecture
First win: 2006, Best Restaurant Decor
Also won: 2009, Best Hotel; 2014, Best Tourist Attraction

The Voting Academy Says

“Gotta take visitors to see the art.”

“And to see the devil statue at the end of the bar.”

“Sometimes, you have to just drive to the top of 21c’s parking garage and stare out at the city. I’ve had some of my clearest thoughts up on that roof. It’s a reminder that we’re a tiny speck in the grand scheme of Louisville’s future, but we’d better start to learn from out past.”