Bardstown Kentucky Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Abbey of Gethsemani
  3642 Monks Road • New Haven, KY 40051
  Trappist, Kentucky
  502-549-3117
  This Abbey was founded in 1848 by the Order of Trappist Cistercians. Displays and videos tell... more...  map

• Mansion, The
  1003 North Third Street • Bardstown, KY 40004
  502-348-1688
  This beautiful 1851 Greek Revival home is where the first Confederate flag was raised in Kentucky.... more...  map

• Saint Joseph's Proto-Cathedral
  310 West Stephen Foster Avenue • Bardstown, KY 40004
  502-348-3126
  When the cornerstone was laid in 1816, this became the first Catholic cathedral west of the... more...  map

• Wickland
  550 Bloomfield Road • Bardstown, KY 40004
  502-507-0808
  The home of three governors, this Federal-style house, built around 1825 - 1828 features Georgian... more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Old Bardstown Village
  310 East Broadway • Bardstown, KY 40004
  Museum Row
  502-349-0291
  This re-creation of a frontier village is complete with cabins dating from between 1776 and 1820. ... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Civil War Museum at Old Bardstown Village
  310 East Broadway • Bardstown, KY 40004
  downtown
  502-349-0291
  Housed in Bardstown's old water works and icehouse, this museum is the fourth largest Civil War... more...  map

• Kentucky Railway Museum
  136 South Main Street • New Haven, KY 40051
  502-549-5470
  The Kentucky Railway Museum is one of the oldest rail museums in the United States. It has a... more...  map

• Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History
  114 North Fifth Street • Bardstown, KY 40004
  Located in Historic Spalding Hall
  502-348-2999
  Features of this museum include copper stills dating from 1787, Prohibition medicinal whiskies,... more...  map

• Wildlife/Natural History Museum
  310 East Broadway • Bardstown, KY 40004
  Museum Row
  502-349-0291
  A large collection of North American animals in their natural habitat, as well as, fossils and... more...  map

• Women of the Civil War Museum
  302 East Broadway • Bardstown, KY 40004
  Civil War Museum
  502-349-0291
  Located in the historic Wright Talbot House, this museum highlights the many roles that women... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
  State Highway 245 • Bardstown, KY 40110
  Clermont, Kentucky
  502-955-8512
  Established in 1929 by Isaac W. Bernheim, this renowned arboretum and 14,000 acre forest is the... more...  map

Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

• Chapeze House
  107 East Stephen Foster Avenue • Bardstown, KY 40004
  502-349-0127
  Home to the Kentucky Bourbon Society, Kentucky Bourbon Cooking School, and Chapeze Distillery,... more...  map

• Four Roses Distillery
  624 Lotus Road • Bardstown, KY 40013
  Cox's Creek, Kentucky
  502-543-2264
  Come visit this distillery where the bottling is done by hand and the Bourbon ages in white oak... more...  map

• Heaven Hill Distilleries Bourbon Heritage Center
  1311 Gilkey Run Road • Bardstown, KY 40004
  502-337-1000
  Learn how Bourbon is made, and the history of Kentucky's Bourbon industry, at this center, through... more...  map

• Jim Beam American Outpost
  Highway 245 • Bardstown, KY 40110
  Clermont, Kentucky
  502-543-9877
  Learn about the heritage and production of fine Bourbon at this 200 year old distillery. View the... more...  map

• Maker's Mark Distillery
  3350 Burk's Springs Road • Loretto, KY 40037
  270-865-2099
  Tour the only operating distillery in the United States designated as a National Historical... more...

• Springhill Winery
  3205 Springfield Road • Bardstown, KY 40008
  Bloomfield, Kentucky
  502-252-9463
  Learn about Kentucky's Wine Heritage as you view historic displays, tour the winery cellar, and... more...  map