You'll be swept away by warmth and beauty when you visit historic Nelson County and Bardstown, Kentucky one of the Commonwealth's oldest towns. Home to more than 7,000 people, this community welcomes you to a city filled with visions of the past that echo into the future.

Today, Bardstown is especially noted for its many old homes steeped in tradition including Kentucky's best known historic icon, "My Old Kentucky Home."

Bardstown is the site of the original Kentucky Court of Appeals and center of the distilling industry in Kentucky because of an abundance of lime in its water supply.

Recently listed in Norman Crampton's book as one of the 100 Best Small Towns in America, Bardstown also boasts a number of museums, covering such subjects as the Civil War, Kentucky railways, and even whiskey.