Victorian aficionados are in heaven at the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum, aka, Conrad's Castle, located in the heart of Old Louisville. Ramble through the halls and history of the Victorian structure that has been lovingly restored back to life as the family home in 1908 when the Caldwell family lived there.
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.
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!
Pick up tickets to the Louisville Ballet, the State Ballet of Kentucky, and the only regional company that has hosted performers like Mikhail Baryshnikov in their repertoire productions. The mesmerizing resident dancers bring to life the magical stories of ballet classics Swan Lake and Don Quixote. Come experience a night of mixed emotions, story ballet and exquisite ensemble dances.