This contemporary art museum–hotel features edgy design details: video screens project your distorted image and falling language on the wall as you wait for the elevator; water-blurred, see-through glass urinal walls line the men's rooms. Rooms, though not as interesting as the five contemporary art galleries that double as common areas, have high ceilings and lots of natural light.
21c has hotels in several US cities, but the Louisville property is where it all started. An enormous gold replica of Michelangelo's David stands out front to mark the spot.
