In many ways, the train built America. Despite our nation’s deep fascination with the automobile—promising personal freedom and assembled with our mass-production might—it was the locomotive that drove our country to greatness. Opening up westward expansion, slashing shipping costs and travel times…
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Top 10 Historic Sites and Museums in Bardstown, KY Bardstown’s history runs deep. Treasured as one of Kentucky’s oldest towns, its story is told through historic homes, centuries-old churches, walkable streets, and a strong bourbon legacy. Visitors are drawn to Bardstown for its architecture and…
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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, with one notable addition unique…
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My Old Kentucky Dinner Train – A Trip Back in Time After finishing a welcome bourbon cocktail, guests exit Bardstown’s Limestone Train Depot to be greeted by a tuxedoed server who shows them to a table in one of three sumptuously decorated dining cars on board My Old Kentucky Dinner Train. With…
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The Seven Wonders of Bardstown We all know about the Seven Wonders of the World — the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and beyond. But Bardstown is no slouch when it comes to dazzling sights, unusual attractions and magical experiences. Here, we’ve…
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