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Step into the winner's circle at the Kentucky Derby Museum, honoring the event for which Louisville, Kentucky is known worldwide. Join four million visitors a year at the front steps of historic Churchill Downs to enter the museum for an insider's look into thoroughbred racing and one of the city's main attractions, "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports."

The "fastest two minutes in sports" has turned into two weeks of festive celebration. Race over to the Kentucky Derby Festival for a two-week event commemorating the historic derby. The festival is loaded with more than seventy special events, including the nation's largest firework extravaganza.

Pay homage to bright ideas at the Thomas Edison House located in Louisville, where a teenage Thomas Edison rented a room while he worked for Western Union in 1866. Marvel at the numerous exhibits highlighting some of his most famous inventions, including incandescent lamps, phonographs and early motion picture equipment. A visit here offers a look into history that you won't want to miss.

Louisville Slugger Field is home to the Louisville Bats, a Triple-A baseball franchise and affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds; their name is synonymous with the famous wooden bats that many a star batter has used to smack home runs out of the park. Join Buddy the Bat and 13,000 fans, and cheer the team on as they put on a show of some serious sports action. Go bats at the next Louisville Bats baseball game!