Things to do in Nelson County

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The front of the historic Nelson County Courthouse in Bardstown, Kentucky, viewed from Main Street.
The front of the historic Nelson County Courthouse in Bardstown, Kentucky, viewed from Main Street.
One of the newer distilleries in the Bourbon Capitol Of the World .... also known as Bardstown. Willetts is family owned and operated.
The distillation tanks inside the cook house.
One last distillery stop today. We have discovered that bourbon is a booming business as every Distillery we have visited is expanding and updating their equipment.

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Popular day trips from Nelson County

The Nelson County Justice Center in Bardstown, Kentucky, during a winter night.

Bardstown

A beautiful stream runs along a scenic drive that leads to the Canopy Tree Walk, an bridge.

Shepherdsville

Lincoln pilgrimage in Springfield Il president Lincolns old village

Springfield

Hodgenville, Kentucky: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park. Memorial building built on the centennial of Lincoln's birth at the site of Lincoln family Sinking Spring Farm.

Hodgenville

Muhammad Ali Center featuring modern architecture and night scenes

Louisville

Aerial view of waterfront vacation houses on the shore of Taylorsville lake in Central Kentucky

Taylorsville

The distillation tanks inside the cook house.

Loretto

County clerk office building in downtown Hopkinsville, KY

Elizabethtown