![Photo of A giant baseball bat outside the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory in Louisville, Kentuckyís largest city, along the winding Ohio River. Louisville Slugger is a brand of baseball bat produced by the Hillerich & Bradsby Company.](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/louisville-slugger-museum-factory-AMHP-Spring-2023.jpg)
A Splendid Twig. The world’s “largest baseball bat”—120 feet tall and 68,000 pounds—helps make the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory a can’t-miss destination in downtown Louisville. Opened in July 1996, this is more than a museum. Legendary Hillerich & Bradsby Co. baseball bats are still manufactured here. (Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory)
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory