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from April through to November, you can get a $3 seat at the Downs for exciting warm-
up races leading up to the big event.
Kentucky Derby Museum
MUSEUM
(
www.derbymuseum.org
;
Gate 1, Central Ave; adult/child $14/6; 8am-5pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm
Sun)
On the racetrack grounds, the museum has exhibits on derby history, including a
peek into the life of jockeys and a roundup of the most illustrious horses. There is a
360-degree audiovisual about the race, and admission includes a 30-minute walking tour
of the horse staging area and the track, which includes some engaging yarns.
The 90-minute Inside the Gates Tour ($11) leads you through the jockey's quarters and
posh VIP seating areas known as Millionaire's Row.
Muhammad Ali Center
MUSEUM
(
www.alicenter.org
;
144 N 6th St; adult/senior & student/child 4-12 yr $9/8/5; 9:30am-5pm
Tue-Sat, noon-5pm Sun)
A love offering to the city from its most famous native, and an ab-
solute must-see. Start on the 5th level where there is a wonderful orientation film. The
video archives on the 4th floor enable you to watch every Ali fight!
'Confidence' is a wonderful exhibit about how Ali's supposed swaggering braggado-
cio more accurately signified rare self love and confidence. For a black man from the
South during his era, to rejoice in his own greatness and beauty, was revolutionary and
inspiring to behold.
Louisville Slugger Museum
MUSEUM
(
www.sluggermuseum.org
; 800 W Main St; adult/senior/child $11/10/6; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat,
11am-5pm Sun; )
Look for the 120ft baseball bat leaning against the museum. Hillerich
& Bradsby Co have been making the famous Louisville Slugger here since 1884. Admis-
sion includes a plant tour, a hall of baseball memorabilia including Babe Ruth's bat, a
batting cage and a free mini slugger.
Frazier International History Museum
MUSEUM
(
www.fraziermuseum.org
;
829 W Main St; adult/student/child $10.50/7.50/6; 9am-5pm Mon-
Sat, noon-5pm Sun)
Surprisingly ambitious for a midsized city, this state-of-the-art mu-
seum covers 1000 years of history with grisly battle dioramas and costumed interpreters
demonstrating swordplay and staging mock debates.
State Science Center of Kentucky
MUSEUM
