Historical Sites & Tours

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site and Boyhood Home

Abraham Lincoln’s log cabin birthplace, visitor’s center, exhibits; travel a few miles on Hwy 31 Scenic Byway to Lincoln’s boyhood home. Hodgenville / 270-358-3137 / www.nps.gov/abli/index.htm

Antique Clock Display

Hall of Henry County’s Courthouse – working 1877 E. Howard Tower Clock displayed. New Castle / 502-845-0806

Ashes Creek Schoolhouse and Yates Log Cabin

Historic buildings, trails, breathtaking views of the lake. Taylorsville Lake

Baslica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral

First Catholic Cathedral West of the Allegheny Mountains. Bardstown / 502-348-3126
www.bardstown.com/~stjoe/

Brown Pusey House

This gorgeous 1825 mansion is home to a genealogical library and Sally Cunningham Pusey's garden. www.TourEtown.com

Charles W. Logsdon Historic Costumed Downtown Walking Tour

Hear recollections and witness reenactments from Elizabethtown's most notorious characters. www.TourEtown.com

Clothesline of Quilts

Bight, colorful and decorative quilt blocks can be seen all over this area. Quilt Trail brochures are available at the Extension Office and Visitor Center. www.TourEtown.com

Gen. John Hunt Morgan Tour

See where Morgan’s Raiders delivered a heavy blow to a small town because of its railroad. Includes Myrtledene mansion, Lebanon Civil War Park, Battle of Lebanon site and Sunnyside, where Morgan’s brother was killed. Lebanon / 270-692-0021
http://trailsrus.com/morgan/

Historic Old Louisville

Take a tour of the neighborhood with the largest collection of Victorian mansions in the United States and experience the community called Old Louisville. 502-637-2922 / www.oldlouisville.com

Lebanon National Cemetery

National Register of Historic Places, the final resting place for many of the Union soldiers who were in the Battle of Perryville. Lebanon / 270-692-0021 / http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/lebanon.asp

My Old Kentucky Home

Beautifully preserved antebellum mansion is the inspiration for Stephen Foster’s famous composition (which is also the Kentucky state song). Bardstown / 800-323-7803 or 502-348-3502 /www.myoldkentuckyhome.com

Oldham County History Center

Local history and genealogy in a restored Victorian home. LaGrange / 800-813-9953
www.oldhamcountyhistoricalsociety.org

Self-Guided Historic Downtown Walking Tour

See Elizabethtown's most historic downtown sites. www.TourEtown.com

Self-Guided Historic Driving Tour of Elizabethtown

Download a mapped guide or pick one up at the tourism office to learn about interesting histories and architectural styles of old downtown buildings and homes. www.TourEtown.com

Summit One-Room Schoolhouse

Once described as the "finest school in the county", this 1892 one-room school was later used to store hay. Recently restored by the local Retired Teachers Association. www.TourEtown.com