La Grange

What a pretty town! La Grange is one of my favorite places in Kentucky because of how interesting it is with the train tracks. I know another reviewer mentioned this, but the train tracks are quite something. I remember taking my girls to La Grange when they were little, and they were so surprised by the train tracks running right down the street! What a cool town.

I don't get here a whole lot, as La Grange is a bit far away for me, but everytime I've visited I've been happy with it. The people are very friendly, and it's quite safe. You could definitely raise a family here. You have plenty of schools to choose from, like Immaculate Conception and the Oldham County Schools, which are above average. The welcoming nature of the town in general makes it quite a lot of fun to visit, and I'm sure to live in.

The close proximity to Louisville no doubt makes La Grange more successful, though I don't know that anyone would be commuting. I still think it helps give residents more to do. La Grange might even be considered a suburb of Louisville, but it would be an outlier.

When I've taken my girls, we've always gone to Q&A Sweet Treats, which makes a lot of great little cookies and rolls. My girls are a bit grown up now, but I still bring them treats and I know they love them because they are really good!

Clearly, I'm a fan of La Grange. It's a wonderful little town with plenty to do and a very unique feature with the train tracks. The schools are nice and the people are friendly. What more could you ask for?

La Grange is a nice, remarkably busy town about half an hour from Louisville. I say remarkably busy because there's more going on here than you might expect from a town this size. The population is a little under 10,000, and there are quite a few local businesses and restaurants to keep people occupied.

But the most interesting part of the town is the train tracks. La Grange is the only town I've ever been in that has train tracks that run down the length of the street. Not across the street perpendicular. Not parallel with the street. DOWN the street. Cars park on either side of the tracks. Pretty much everything stops, at least traffic-wise, when a train comes through. In my experience the trains don't come through all that regularly, and they have to move fairly slowly, only about 10 mph, to keep them safe. The trains definitely give La Grange an interesting feel. It's not like every other town in sight, and the train tracks are a big part of that.

But outside of that, there's a lot going on in La Grange. Of course for anyone moving here your ability to eat out regularly is going to be important. La Grange has quite a few restaurants. Start with One Nineteen West Main. The name of the joint is also its address, but just because they have a simple name doesn't mean their food isn't good! One Nineteen West Main has some excellent Southern cooking, with a decent selection of dishes and plenty of friendly service. Highly recommended.

Of course, there's a Waffle House in La Grange, but Big R's is fantastic for ribs and BBQ and The Irish Rover is exceptional for some simple food made well.

There are also a fair number of places to shop in La Grange. I wouldn't call it a shopping destination, but you can get your basics at Walmart, TVs at HHGregg and plenty of wonderful old-fashioned toys at The Treasured Child. Not a huge number of options, but enough to keep you satisfied.

If you want to get outdoors there are a handful of parks and Eagle Creek Golf Course. Eagle Creek isn't the prettiest course in the world, but it's more than adequate for a day in the sunshine whacking at that evil little golf ball!

Falling Rock Park is just a bit North of La Grange and it's also a nice place to get outdoors. There's a nice quarry there, so enjoy!

I'm a fan of La Grange, though I don't get over here as much as I'd like. It's pretty far West, but I'm sure residents love all there is to do, the safety, low cost of living and how close it is to Louisville.