Louisville's West Main Street Attractions Many attractions are located along historic West Main Street. You won't find more cast-iron storefronts outside of New York City's SoHo district. Be sure to visit the Hillerich & Bradsby Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory at the corner of Eighth and Main, where the world's tallest baseball bat (120 feet high) stands at the entrance. The history of our national pastime goes hand in glove with Louisville, where the first Slugger was made in 1884. Exhibits and displays feature a replica of the workshop where the original bat was made to a high tech mockup of Wrigley Field. There is also a film and a plant tour with a souvenir miniature bat ($5; M-Sat 9-5; museum/factory tours M-Sat every 20 minutes from 9-4pm; 502/588-7228; handicapped accessible). The Louisville Science Center, 727 W Main, is located in an 1878 building. Experience the fun of a hands-on science center with the Space Science Gallery, the Mummy's Tomb, the Permanent Tooth, and the Natural Selections exhibit. The incredible new $5.5 million exhibits, "The World We Create" and "A Show of Hands," puts science and technology at your fingertips with dozens of hands-on activities and programs creatively arranged on the entire second floor of the center. There is also a four-story IMAX Theatre ($7, M-Th 10-5, F-Sat 10-9, Sun 12-5, 502/561-6100, handicapped accessible). You'll see the best examples of Kentucky's rich artistic tradition at the Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, 609 W Main. Gift shop (free, M-Sat 10-4, 502/589-0102, no handicapped accessible restrooms). From Broadway to Bach, from bluegrass to bagpipes, the Kentucky Center for the Arts is alive with entertainment virtually every night of the year. There is also a distinguished collection of 20th century sculpture, a gift shop, restaurant, and an incredible glass-arched lobby with a great view of the Ohio River and the Falls Fountain (5 Riverfront Plaza, between Fifth & Sixth streets, 502/562-0100, box office 502/584-7777, audio interpretation, tour tapes & Braille books). Actors Theatre, in a circa 1837 building at 316 W Main, features a Tony Award-winning company recognized internationally for the Humana Festival of New American Plays, late Feb-early April. The regular season runs from September through June (T-Sun evenings, W, Sat & Sun matinees, 502/584-1205, handicapped accessible).     Back to Top