Local gems worth getting to know.
Tell City sits on a genuine bend of the Ohio River — the kind of curve that made it strategically obvious for industry in the 1800s, and the kind that still defines what the town actually feels like
Tell City sits on a tight bend of the Ohio River where the water moves noticeably—you can see the current from the overlooks, and on humid afternoons the river smell hits you before you even walk down
Tell City sits 90 minutes south of Louisville on the Ohio River—close enough for a Friday-night arrival but far enough to feel genuinely removed from the Louisville rhythm. The town of 7,400 pulls you
Tell City sits on a bend of the Ohio River with a population under 8,000, which means the restaurants here are run by people who've lived here for decades—or grew up eating what their parents cooked.
Tell City sits on a bend of the Ohio River in Perry County, and if you grew up here, you know the furniture industry isn't ancient history—it's the reason the town exists. Between 1880 and the 1960s,
Tell City exists because someone planned it that way. In 1858, Swiss-German businessman August Postlethwaite purchased land along the Ohio River in Perry County and actively recruited families from