Visiting Louisville museums is a fun and educational activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages throughout the year in any type of weather. The following top 10 Louisville museums feature exhibits that embody local, national, and international history.
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Louisville Slugger Museum
Michael Maupin
800 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(877) 775-8443
The Louisville Slugger Museum is a museum and factory where Louisville Slugger baseball bats are created and baseball's history is preserved ( Write a Review of the Louisville Slugger Museum). -
Kentucky Derby Museum
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704 Central Avenue
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 637-1111
Located at Churchill Downs, the Kentucky Derby Museum is an institution that preserves the history of the Kentucky Derby in order to present that history to museum visitors through a variety of exhibits. -
Frazier International History Museum
© 2008 Michael Maupin
829 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 753-5663
The Frazier International History Museum is a 100,000 square foot facility that features a collection covering 1,000 years of history. -
Muhammad Ali Center
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144 North Sixth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 584-9254
The Muhammad Ali Center is focused on presenting the life and values of Louisville-born Muhammad Ali in order to show visitors how these values can be used to develop compassion.Continue to 5 of 10 below. -
Speed Art Museum
Greater Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau
2035 South Third Street
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 634-2700
Located on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus, the Speed Art Museum houses collections of historical and contemporary art exhibits that feature works from local, national, and international artists ( Write a Review of the Speed Art Museum). -
Museum at the American Printing House for the Blind
Flickr / CC / HelloLouisville.com 1839 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 895-2405
The Museum at the American Printing House for the Blind houses items that help visitors explore the history of education for the blind in America. -
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
1701 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 583-4100
Exhibits at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage celebrate the heritage, history, and cultural contributions of African Americans in Kentucky. -
Filson Historical Society
1310 South Third Street
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 635-5086
For more than 100 years, the Filson Historical Society has been collecting artifacts that tell the history of the Ohio Valley.Continue to 9 of 10 below. -
Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center
Kenneth Keith Stigler 201 West Riverside Drive
Clarksville, IN 47129
(812) 280-9970
The Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center is a nature center, museum, and educational facility with more than 78 exhibits, coral reef aquariums, and more located at the Falls of the Ohio State Park. -
Carnegie Center for Art and History
201 East Spring Street
New Albany, IN 47150
(812) 944-7336
The Carnegie Center for Art and History is an art gallery and history museum located in New Albany, Indiana, featuring two permanent exhibits in addition to revolving exhibits and interactive workshops.