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A Bardstown Legend Turns 65 With a New Season of "The Stephen Foster Story" In the summer of 1959, a dazzling musical production focusing on one year in the life of songwriter Stephen Collins Foster debuted in an outdoor amphitheater on the grounds of My Old Kentucky…

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How A Small Kentucky Town Became The Bourbon Capital Of The World Since the 1950s, Bardstown has been known as the Bourbon Capital of the World. How did this small Kentucky town in Nelson County (pop. 13,739) become synonymous with America’s native spirit? It’s a…

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Bardstown loves its history, which is not surprising for a town that is 237 years old (although the first stirrings of settlement began eight years prior to that) - making it one of the oldest communities in Kentucky. Bardstown’s history parallels much of America’s…

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It’s official – Bardstown is beautiful……again! For the second time in a decade, the city has been spotlighted in a national publication for its good looks. First, it was USA Today newspaper and Rand McNally Publishing Company which, in 2012 following a…

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Bardstown has long been known as the Bourbon Capitol of Kentucky (and the World). But could it now be aiming for the title of Kentucky’s Capital of Christmas? It could, according to Stacey Phelps, President of Visit Bardstown, who says, “there’s a special…

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The Latest & Greatest from the Bourbon Capital of the World BOURBON NEWS The World’s First Bourbon-Infused Luxury Hotel Opens Its Doors Located in the heart of Bardstown, The Trail Hotel is the world’s first bourbon-infused luxury hotel. Housed in a thoughtfully…

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It’s that time of year when travelers turn their thoughts to places with supernatural stories and spooky sites - places whose history is both fascinating and bloody. Think Salem, Massachusetts with its witch trials; New Orleans, Louisiana with its voodoo connections…