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The sun will shine bright on your new Kentucky home here in the Bardstown Nelson County area. Happiness awaits you in this small town atmosphere that is large on southern hospitality & charm. Bardstown has been named one of the best small towns in America for several years. A wonderful place to start & raise a family or retire with an abundant selection of recreation to choose from. Bardstown is famous not only as the "Bourbon capital of the world", but also for its culture and historical heritage.
A stroll down the downtown will reveal to you quaint antique as well as specialty shops, fine restaurants, museums and even a fully functional drug store fountain where you can stop for a snack or icecream. A great place to stop by for a cup of coffee and a chat with the locals. Southern hospitality is ever abundant in this small town atmosphere.
Bardstown is famous the whole world over for being the "Bourbon Capital of the World". Bourbon has been made here in Bardstown since 1776. More than 90% of all bourbon is made in Central Kentucky. Many of the local distilleries offer tours. You can even hop aboard a vintage style trolley and take a narrated tour of local attractions around historic Bardstown. Some of the bourbon attractions include the Kentucky Bourbon Festival which is a weekend celebration consisting of entertainment, delicious food and smooth bourbon. People come from afar to take part in this yearly celebration that is sure to have something for everyone in the family. Another wonderful bourbon attraction is the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, a 50 year collection of rare whiskey artifacts.
Bardstown is the home to My Old Kentucky Home and Stephen Foster. Take a step back in time to when life was much simpler and tour the Federal Hill mansion. Guided tours of the home & grounds are available on most days. The Stephen Foster Story, an outdoor musical runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day each year and is a show that can't be missed. This exquisite musical is performed at the outdoor ampatheatre on the grounds of My Old Kentucky Home.
Many additional area attractions include the Old Kentucky Home Dinner train which is a scenic train ride along the countryside while enjoying a wonderful fine dining experience. Horse and buggy rides through the historic downtown. A religious spirit is prevelent here which is appropriate for the first diocese of the West, St. Joseph Cathedral also located here in Historic Bardstown, Kentucky.
Happiness awaits you in this small town atmosphere with such large personality. Bardstown lies tucked away in the countryside in Central Kentucky. A wonderful tourist spot but an even better place to call home. Many annual festivals add to its appeal. From the Arts & Crafts Festival in the fall to the Bourbon Festival to Christmas Round Bardstown festivities including a historic home tour, musical productions, parade, carriage rides, & fine dining there are always plenty of fun & festive things to do in the Bardstown, Nelson County area. A great place to plan & raise a family or wonderful retiree spot. You will find a small piece of heaven here with the southern hospitality and accomodations that will make you feel right at home. You'll soon come to love it as much as we do.
The following general information on Kentucky is provided:
Kentucky, one of the so-called border states of the S central United States. It is bordered by West Virginia and Virginia (E); Tennessee (S); the Mississippi R., across which lies Missouri (SW); and Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, all across the Ohio R. (W, N).
Area, 40,395 sq mi (104,623 sq km).
Pop. (2000) 4,041,769, a 9.7% increase since the 1990 census.
Capital, Frankfort.
Largest city, Louisville.
Motto, United We Stand, Divided We Fall.
State bird, cardinal.
State flower, goldenrod.
State tree, Kentucky coffee tree. 
Kentucky's climate is generally mild, with few extremes of heat and cold. Frankfort is the capital, Louisville and Lexington the largest cities. Little remains of Kentucky's great forests that once spread over three quarters of the state and were renowned for their size and density. Tourist attractions include the famous Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville and the celebrated horse farms surrounding Lexington in the heart of the bluegrass region. The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site and Cumberland Gap National Historic Park are historic landmarks. At Fort Knox is the U.S. Depository.
 Kentucky is noted for the distilling of Bourbon whiskey and for the breeding of thoroughbred racehorses. Tobacco, in which Kentucky is second only to North Carolina among U.S. producers, has long been the state's chief crop, and it is also its chief farm product, followed by horses and mules, cattle, and corn. Dairy goods, hay, and soybeans are also important.
Kentucky derives the greatest share of its income, however, from industry. Even Lexington, one of the world's largest loose-leaf tobacco markets, is industrialized. The state's chief manufactures include electrical equipment, food products, automobiles, nonelectrical machinery, chemicals, and apparel. Printing and publishing as well as tourism have become important industries. Kentucky is also one of the major U.S. producers of coal, the state's most valuable mineral; stone, petroleum, and natural gas are also extracted.
*Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Copyright (c) 2003. |