BARDSTOWN - NELSON COUNTY

Bardstown, known as the Bourbon Capital of the World, is also the location of My Old Kentucky Home, which was made famous in the ballad written by Stephen Foster and where you can tour the stately, antebellum mansion.

Bardstown is an old-world town that is home to the state’s finest bourbon distilleries. Take a tour of the Heaven Hill Distillery and stop by the Bourbon Heritage Center to learn about its intriguing history.

Explore Federal Hill at My Old Kentucky Home State Park– the plantation that inspired the song ‘My Old Kentucky Home’, which is now the state song.

There are several dining options, but we recommend the uniqueness of the My Old Kentucky Dinner Train – a two-hour excursion through the countryside.