Bardstown
www.bardstowntourism.com
One Court Square, Bardstown, KY 40004
800-638-4877 x 1 | info@bardstowntourism.com
Set the stage for your own spirited memories when you sample our spirit in Bardstown, the Bourbon Capital of the World®.
Explore our bourbon heritage with tours at Heaven Hill’s Bourbon Heritage Center and Tom Moore, a visit to the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, and the Kentucky Bourbon Cooking School and tastings at the Chapeze House. They all come together each fall at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival®. You’re sure to find your spirit in Bardstown.
Music fills the air at My Old Kentucky Home State Park each summer when The Stephen Foster Story takes the stage. The lively production, with a cast of more than 50, brings the music of Stephen Foster to life.
Take a trip back to a time when trains ruled the countryside. You can relive the elegance of railcar dining on My Old Kentucky Dinner Train’s restored 1940’s dining cars or enjoy the countryside with an excursion through the Rolling Fork River Valley at the Kentucky Railway Museum.
As one of Kentucky’s oldest communities Bardstown offers many heritage sites that will take you back to days of old. Learn about our nation’s darkest hour at the renowned Civil War Museum and the role that women played in that war. These are just two of the offerings on Museum Row at Old Bardstown Village.
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The Bardstown area is steeped in religious history. Nestled in our scenic countryside you will find living testaments to our spirited beginnings. The Abbey of Gethsemani, Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and Bishop Flaget Log House a just a few places where you can explore our religious heritage.
Amid the charm and history of our downtown streets, find the perfect treasures in our eclectic shops, satisfy any craving in our fine restaurants such as the Old Talbott Tavern and Hurst’s soda fountain, and rest a spell at one of our charming bed and breakfasts such as the Jailer’s Inn.
