To spice up your journey, let's take a look at some of the fun facts of Louisville Downtown Arena. The structural steel which is placed in the arena weighs about 5,975,000 pounds. The weight is equal to the weight of Asian elephants. The catwalk length of the arena covers a total area of 1/2 mile.

The escalators in the arena are about 556 linear ft. This is equal to the length of a line created by 733 basketballs. Weight of the center-hung scoreboard is about 40,000 pounds which is equal to 11 Ford Explorers. Twin Spires fits from court floor to the roof base. Belle of Louisville can be conveniently parked within Arena Lobby.

Electrical conduit of 130 miles is found within the Louisville Downtown Arena. It is long enough which can be stretched from Louisville to Lexington and can be stretched back to Louisville again. A total electrical wiring of 322 miles are installed in the entire arena. It can be stretched from Louisville to Chicago.

There are a total of 17,000 lamps along with 9,000 light fixtures. Total area which the Louisville Downtown Arena covers is about 721,762sq.ft and this is equal to about thirteen football grounds.

The outdoor Bat of Louisville Slugger Museum can be easily laid down in the practice court. Concrete of about 60,000 cubic yards were placed in Louisville Downtown Arena. This equals to 6000 trucks of concrete which are represented by about twenty five miles of trucks that are parked bumper to bumper.

Downtown Louisville is the largest business arena in Louisville, Kentucky. It is surrounded by the Ohio River and most of its development work was done along with the work on Ohio River. There are a five districts present within the business district of Louisville which are, West Main District, East Main District, Medical Centre, Fourth Street district and Civic centre.

Downtown Louisville Wikipedia Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Louisville

The downtown district is filled with more than hundred year old buildings which contain a number of business establishments, a museum and a public library.

The AEGON centre, PNC Plaza and Humana buildings, the tallest in Kentucky are situated in downtown Kentucky.

A great place to start with on your tour is the "Museum Row" where Museums like Frazier International History Museum which holds US and UK's medieval fire-arms, The Kentucky Museum for Art and Craft, The Muhammad Ali Boulevard as a tribute to athletic champions and The Science Center are located.

Frazier International History Museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazier_International_History_Museum

Kentucky Museum for Art and Craft

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Museum_of_Art_and_Craft

Fourth Street Live! Is an enormous retail and entertainment complex on the 4th Street District in downtown Louisville, located between Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Liberty. Here you can enjoy dining and entertainment options like TGIF, Hard Rock Cafe and retail shops like Borders Books and Music.

Fourth Street Live!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Street_Live!

Fort Nelson, between the Main Street and the Ohio River is one of the two on-shore forts built to protect against the threats of Native Indians and the British. The other on-shore fort is Fort-on-shore proved insufficient compared to Fort Nelson.

Fort Nelson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Nelson_%28Kentucky%29

Other famous attractions include Louisville Waterfront Park, The Kentucky Center for Performing arts and the Riverfront Plaza.

Most of the downtown areas are open six days a week. It is advised to check individual timings of the attractions you want to visit.