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76 places in Nelson County, KY

Wickland, Home of Three Governors

Wickland, Home of Three Governors

Bardstown, Kentucky

My Old Kentucky Home State Park

My Old Kentucky Home State Park

Bardstown, Kentucky

Federal-style, 19th-century mansion with tours, musicals at an amphitheater & a golf course.

Bardstown Community Park

Bardstown Community Park

Bardstown, Kentucky

Park offering a playground, picnic facilities, sand volleyball & basketball courts & wooded trails.

Old Bardstown Village & Civil

Old Bardstown Village & Civil

Bardstown, Kentucky

Site with an American civil war museum, dedicated women's museum & 10 colonial era log cabins.

Dean Watts Park

Dean Watts Park

Bardstown, Kentucky

Park featuring baseball, soccer, and other sports fields, plus playgrounds.

Oscar Getz Museum of Bourbon History

Oscar Getz Museum of Bourbon History

Bardstown, Kentucky

50-year collection of rare American whiskey artifacts from pre-colonial days till after Prohibition.

Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral

Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral

Bardstown, Kentucky

Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience

Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience

Bardstown, Kentucky

Family-run distillery's tasting center & museum telling the story of bourbon in the area.

Classic Biplane Tours

Classic Biplane Tours

Bardstown, Kentucky

Biplane tours with friendly pilots offering scenic flights, including over downtown Louisville.

McIntyre & Family Winery

McIntyre & Family Winery

Bardstown, Kentucky

Donkey Tree

Donkey Tree

Springfield, Kentucky

Abbey of Gethsemani

Abbey of Gethsemani

Trappist, Kentucky

Visitors say this abbey offers a peaceful and beautiful environment for spiritual retreats and contemplation. They also highlight the welcoming monks and staff, who provide a hosp…

Bernheim Forest and Arboretum

Bernheim Forest and Arboretum

Clermont, Kentucky

Natural woodland habitat featuring native trees & wildlife plus groomed trails, gardens & fields.

Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve

Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Recreational area featuring kid-friendly hiking trails.

Kentucky Cooperage Visitors Center

Kentucky Cooperage Visitors Center

Lebanon, Kentucky

Tour of the plant where bourbon whiskey barrels are constructed.

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Hodgenville, Kentucky

Sites of Abraham Lincoln's birthplace & childhood home, with a memorial & symbolic log cabins.

Sky's the Limit

Sky's the Limit

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Trampoline park for all ages features a foam pit and dodgeball area, plus arcade games.

Buffalo Lake Trail

Buffalo Lake Trail

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Park featuring trails for mountain biking and hiking, plus a creek.

Elizabethtown Tourism & Convention Bureau

Elizabethtown Tourism & Convention Bureau

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Elizabethtown Nature Park

Elizabethtown Nature Park

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

104-acre public pastureland nature preserve featuring a creek & a gravel walking trail.

Brown-Pusey House

Brown-Pusey House

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Stately 1825 Georgian mansion, now home to a museum of history artifacts & a genealogy library.

Hardin County History Museum

Hardin County History Museum

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Regional history, from the 1700s to the present, is showcased through artifacts, exhibits & events.

Swope's Cars of Yesteryear Museum

Swope's Cars of Yesteryear Museum

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Contemporary museum featuring collections of old automobiles built from the 1900s to the 1960s.

Malibu Jack's Elizabethtown

Malibu Jack's Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

People say this entertainment center offers a wide variety of attractions, including go-karts, laser tag, mini golf, and a large indoor playground for toddlers. Visitors also high…

Blackacre State Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead

Blackacre State Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead

Louisville, Kentucky

Jefferson Memorial Forest

Jefferson Memorial Forest

Kentucky

Nature preserve comprised of 6,500 acres of forest for hiking, camping & fishing in a stocked lake.

Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

Radcliff, Kentucky

Wooded nature preserve with 3 rustic cabins from the 1800s, hiking trails & picnic/BBQ pavilions.

Beckley Creek Park

Beckley Creek Park

Louisville, Kentucky

Placid, sprawling park featuring various trails, picnic areas, a sprayground & other options.

Iroquois Park

Iroquois Park

Louisville, Kentucky

Wooded park offering an amphitheater, sports courts, trails, disc golf, a spray pad & scenic vistas.

Farmington Historic Home

Farmington Historic Home

Louisville, Kentucky

Famed early-19th-century plantation with an Abe Lincoln connection now hosting tours & programs.

Louisville Mega Cavern

Louisville Mega Cavern

Louisville, Kentucky

Former limestone quarry now housing a zip line & tram, ropes course, underground bike park & events.

Louisville Zoo

Louisville Zoo

Louisville, Kentucky

Modest-size zoo with habitats for gorillas, tigers & other animals, plus a splash park.

The Waverly Hills Sanatorium

The Waverly Hills Sanatorium

Louisville, Kentucky

Ghost hunts, historical tours & haunted-house events in a Gothic-style, circa-1926 former hospital.

Louisville Nature Center

Louisville Nature Center

Louisville, Kentucky

Wildflower garden, pond & trails offering locals a place to relax as well as learn about nature.

Brown Park

Brown Park

Saint Matthews, Kentucky

Dog-friendly grass-covered park featuring a creek and playground with picnic shelters.

Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing

Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing

Louisville, Kentucky

Historic 300-acre farm & 1837 house open for educational garden & archaeological tours.

Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs

Louisville, Kentucky

Iconic thoroughbred horse-racing track (it hosts the Kentucky Derby), with a museum & tours.

Kentucky Derby Museum

Kentucky Derby Museum

Louisville, Kentucky

Films, interactive exhibits & more tell the famed horse race's story at this Churchill Downs venue.

Whitehall

Whitehall

Louisville, Kentucky

Historic home and garden hosting classes and events, including weddings.

Speed Art Museum

Speed Art Museum

Louisville, Kentucky

Spacious art museum featuring classic & modern works, plus special exhibitions in contemporary digs.

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