Louisville Slugger Museum is a very interesting venue. It is a museum and as well as a factory known for being the center where Louisville Slugger baseball bats are manufactured. Needless to say this makes it a fun destination for the young crowd sinve visitors can actually watch these baseball bats getting made and also tour around the museum.

It also must be mentioned that Louisville Slugger museum houses the world's largest baseball bat that is attached at the side of the building. It is indeed a stunner. It is a fun trip to be in this place since the visitors are gifted a small Louisville Slugger baseball bat as a memory.

Slugger Museum Official Site

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Also the place hosts fun events in this venues which gets the visitors hooked and involved. The musum has thus not only become a source of information and education and is also a sourse of entertainment for thousands. The Walk of Fame across the river in this venue is again a amjor attractino for and all which adds to the thrill quotient for the youth.

There are art work exhibitions, lot of fun activities, and 'negro league' exhibits that make the entire a venue an upbeat destination for the visitors. The museum is eventful and fun-filled.

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Thus, Louisville Slugger Museum is a stunning combination of fun, education and information about the city's features that define the land the best. If you plan a trip in Loiusville, you must drop in to Louisville Slugger Museum and experience the ultimate fun in this venue.

Even if you are not interested in baseball, you must have heard of Louisville Slugger, a leading brand for baseball bats. Since its debut in the hand of the greatest players in 1884, Louisville Slugger has accumulated an abundant experience in making bats and still sticks to the commitment to offering quality bats for each game.

In 1996, Louisville Slugger Museum was opened in downtown Louisville, to showcase the retrospective of the products as well as of baseball in general. In 2006, the name was changed to Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory to better display the overall experience of this venue.

Baseball-loving visitors can never miss this attraction. To get you fully-prepared, we will offer a detailed travel guide for this place, covering hours, tickets, directions and many more. There is no need to search around, just follow our steps and secure a hassle-free tour.

Hours

Throughout the year of 2011, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is opened from 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday, 12 am to 5 pm on Sunday, and closed on New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Please note that July 1 through August 14, the museum is operated until 6 pm!

The guided Bat Production Tour starts at 9 am daily and the last tour of the day sets out one hour before the closing. Each factory tour lasts nearly 25 minutes and visitors have the chance to see how the bats are made. And every guest can receive a miniature souvenir bat at the end of the tour.

As Louisville city is located in the Eastern Time Zone and observes Daylight Saving Time, the hours listed above may be subject to change. In addition, the museum doesn't guarantee your opportunity to join Bat Production during your visit. So you are advised to check "What's New" part on SluggerMuseum.org. Or call 1-877-7-Slugger option 0 for up-to-date hours information for both the museum and Bat Production Tour.

Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Homepage

http://www.sluggermuseum.org/

Tickets

The regular admission to the museum is $10 for adults aged 13 to 59 years, $9 for seniors of 60 and more, $5 for kids aged 6 to 12 years old, and free for kids of 5 years old and under.

Of course, special rates are available for any group of at least 15 members with advance reservation. Group rates are $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $6 for students, and $4 for children under 12 to 6. Free admission is valid for kids of 5 and less, as well as driver and escort.

To make group reservation, call 1-877-7-Slugger option 3 or email to group.sales@slugger.com.

Group Tours and Rentals Info

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Directions

The physical location of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is 800 West Main Street, set in the heart of downtown Louisville. You can hardly miss it - just look high for the six-story bat which seems to be leaning. Across the street is nestled Frazier International History Museum, and Louisville Science Center is just several steps away. Your fun is never ultimate in this area.

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If you are heading west on I-64:

Exit on 3rd Street and turn right onto River Road

- Take a left onto 6th Street then right onto Main Street

- Choose left on 8th Street and the parking garage is on your right.

If you are heading east on I-64:

- Drive across Sherman Minton Bridge

- Exit at Roy Wilkins Blvd and take a left on Market Street

- Turn left onto 8th Street and the garage is just on your left.

If you are coming from I-71 and 1-65, choose I-64 West ramp and then follow the instructions above for heading west on 1-64.

Parking garage managed by the city is situated directly behind the museum building and additional on-street parking spaces are also available.

Full information for contacting the museum, please click:

http://www.sluggermuseum.org/contact.aspx

As the name clearly states the Louisville Slugger Museum is situated in the "Museum's row" in Louisville. This museum/ factory is known for showcasing one of the finest brands of baseball bats Slugger manufactured by Hillerich and Bradsby. The museum also has other baseball accessories for show and is one of the important tourists' attractions of the city. The highlight is a six-storied baseball bat that seems to lean on the museum and it weighs around 6800 pounds.

Know more about Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory

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Louisville Slugger is associated with some of the popular names in the history of baseball and some of those who used this bat include Baby Ruth and Lou Gehrig. The admission ticket for the museum cum factory has to be bought at the museum and it can also booked online.

It's better to get it there at the museum after you had taken the picture of the world famous six-storied bat. After getting the admission ticket you can explore the history behind the slugger bats. The museum also features a movie on baseball named "The Heart of the Game". The movie is only for 12 min and it is narrated in a nice tone by James Jones and this is also included in the ticket you purchase.

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