Must See Kentucky: Louisville Slugger Museum

   Looking for some indoor entertainment to get you excited for baseball season? Look no further! The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Tour is at your service! If you are chomping at the bit to see some baseball action, a visit to this family-friendly museum will wet your whistle for sure. Located on Museum Row in downtown Louisville, The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Tour is loaded with baseball memorabilia from the greats! So many cool things to see!


   Our family recently visited the Louisville Slugger Museum located on Museum Row in downtown Louisville. You can't miss it with its iconic, HUGE Louisville Slugger Bat right outside. We had visited the museum many years ago, but decided to have a visit with our youngest son, Elijah (who had never been), and our son, Bailey. We got super lucky that day! It was during the month of February and most of the museums had discounted admissions of $5 all month! What a steal! It was informative, entertaining, and we received a free mini bat at the conclusion of the factory tour! Score!

 We began our visit with a 30 minute guided factory tour. We visited on a Saturday so while there was a small of amount of production happening, it wasn't quite as active as it would've been during the week. There are several stations throughout the factory where we would stop, listen to our guide provide information, and watch a short video regarding that particular step of bat creating. It was really neat to watch! We did get to see a gentleman that was doing wood burning of the logo into the wooden bats. We also got to watch as the different finishes and colors were added to the bats. Overall, it was really neat. I'm not a huge baseball fan and I loved it, so I can say it would be a great stop for just about anyone! At the end of the tour, we received our mini-bat...and since it was close to Valentines Day we had our choice of the standard mini-bat OR a Valentine edition! Of course, I chose the Valentine bat! 💓

   The factory tour ends in the gift shop. It is a very nice, well stocked shop...everything from t-shirts to key chains to full-size bats.You can order personalized bats, as well! A little something for everyone! BUT, the cool thing about this tour is that you don't have to buy anything as far as memorabilia if you don't want to...the kids are thrilled because they already received a mini-bat with the tour! It's a built-in souvenir!

   Next up, we visited the museum portion of the visit. We were really impressed---everything from an authentic dugout, to Lego displays of popular ball parks around the country, to wax figures of famous baseball players, to an area where you can hold the actual bats used by different players! My husband got to hold an actual bat that was used by Babe Ruth! So cool!

   All in all, it is a really great place to spend an afternoon. They suggest allow 2 hours for your visit. Factory tours last around 30 minutes and depart every 10-30 minutes depending on the season. They have an excellent website with tons of history. I highly suggest checking it out prior to your visit. Lots of details for your  visit are available!

Louisville Slugger Museum : www.sluggermuseum.com

   Hope you all enjoy your visit! Share your photos below and let me know about your favorite part of this visit!

Until next time,
Melissa Hall,, Realtor
Rector Hayden Realtors