Museum showcases the story of Louisville Slugger baseball bats in baseball and in American history

How to Get There

From Louisville, KY (0 mi): Head west on Main Street; Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is located at 800 W Main St near the corner of 8th Street—just look for the giant bat!

Overview

The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, is a museum and factory tour attraction located in Louisville's "Museum Row", part of the West Main District of downtown. The museum showcases the story of Louisville Slugger baseball bats in baseball and in American history. The museum also creates temporary exhibits with more of a pop culture focus.

Attractions

• The Signature Wall at Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. Honus Wagner was the first player to sign a promotional contract with Hillerich & Bradsby in 1905, becoming the first athlete to endorse a product in history
• World's Largest Baseball Bat - Guinness World Records for largest baseball bat is 120 ft. tall. and weighs 68,000 pounds
• Signature Wall - Giant wooden wall in foyer displaying signatures of every Louisville Slugger contract player
• Museum Gallery - Variety of interpretive and interactive exhibits
• Factory Tour - Tour of the world-famous Louisville Slugger bat factory
• Bat Vault - Guest look into room where all Louisville Slugger bat models are kept and hold select replica models
• Batting Cages - Guests can use historic bat models or the latest Louisville Slugger composite models to swing for the fences
• Museum Store - Gift store featuring Louisville Slugger items, historic memorabilia from Hunt Auctions and personalized bats

Museum exhibits

• History of the Bat - Guests learn about the making of the first Louisville Slugger by 17-year-old Bud Hillerich for Louisville Eclipse star Pete Browning
• Hold a Piece of History - Hold a game-used bat from Hall of Fame players like Babe Ruth, Johnny Bench and Ken Griffey Jr. as well as representatives of all 30 MLB teams
• Player's Choice - Current models of bats used by to MLB Players as well as the latest composite bats
• Statue Gallery - Lifelike statues of Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Ken Griffey, Jr., Derek Jeter, Jackie Robinson, and Roberto Clemente
• Feel the Heat - Guests see what it's like to face a 90 MPH fastball
• Old-Time Bat Making Demonstrations - See hand-turners use a lathe to demonstrate how bats used to be made
• Burn-Brander - Docents demonstrate the process of "burn branding" bats

Factory tour

The tour of the Louisville Slugger bat factory consists of five stops showing how the famous bats are made. Tours typically last around 30 minutes. Though full production may not be in place on evenings, weekends and holidays, bat making still occurs on every tour and all guests receive a complimentary mini-bat at the end.

In 2015, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory was named one of the most beautiful factories in the world.

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