Attractions within 1 Hour of The Hill House
Bourbon Distilleries- Please refer to our “Kentucky Bourbon Trail” page!
Kentucky Cooperage Tours
Independent Stave Company offers daily tours at Kentucky Cooperage to showcase the crafting of new American white oak barrels, responsible for aging renowned Kentucky bourbon. Tours will be offered Monday-Friday at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Book tours online at www.iscbarrels.com/tours
Restaurants
- The Rickhouse
- Bottle & Bond Kitchen & Bar
- My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train
- Old Talbott Tavern
- Mammy’s Kitchen & Bar
- Alexander Bullitt’s Brewery & BBQ
- Bullitt’s Winery & Bistro
- Cafe Primo, Third Street, Bardstown
- Rosewood Bar & Grill, 520 Fairway Dr, Lebanon
- Chaser’s Restaurant, 110 Proctor Knott Ave, Lebanon
- Ragatti’s Italian Food
- Cozy Corner Restaurant & Bar, Loretto
Entertainment
- My Old Kentucky Home
- The Stephen Foster Story
- My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train
- www.visitlebanonky.com
- www.visitbardstown.com
Historic Sites
- Historic Bardstown
- Maker’s Mark Distillery
- Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace
- Shaker Village (Pleasant Hill)
- Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey
- Kentucky Railway Museum
Religious
- Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse
- Gethsemane Monastery (Home of Thomas Merton)
- Holy Cross Church
- St. Rose Priory Church
Parks/Battlefields
- Perryville Battlefield State Park
- Old Bardstown Civil War Museum
- Mill Springs Battlefield
- Lebanon Civil War Park
- Lincoln Homestead State Park
- Green River Lake State Park
- Fort Harrod
- Patton Museum – Fort Knox
- Bernheim Forest & Arboretum
Thoroughbred Race Tracks
- Churchill Downs (Louisville)
- Keeneland (Lexington)
Golfing
Courses within 30 minutes of The Hill House
- Lebanon Country Club, Old Calvary Rd, Lebanon, KY (270) 692-3541
- Rosewood Golf Club, 520 Fairway Drive, Lebanon, KY (270) 692-0506
- Maywood Golf Course, 130 Maywood Ave, Bardstown, KY (502) 348-7400
- Old Ky Home Golf Course, 529 East Stephan Foster Ave, Bardstown, KY (502) 348-3528
- Cedar Fil Golf Course, 2330 New Shepardsville Road, Bardstown, KY (502) 348-8981
Fishing
- Marion County Sportsman’s Lake and Fagan Branch Reservoir, (270) 692-9368
Cycling
We are located on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail (Oregon – Virginia). We offer secure bicycle storage on our private back patio. Dining establishments are available within walking distance and have no dress code. Special breakfast requests can be made when booking you room.
Festivals
- Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisville (First Saturday in May)
- Marion County Ham Days, Lebanon (Last weekend in September)
- Kentucky Crossroads Harvest Festival Springfield (October)
- KY Railway Museum’s Halloween Trail, New Haven (October 30th)
- Bardstown Ghost Trek, Bardstown (October)
- My Old KY Home Candlelight Tours, Bardstown (Nov & Dec )
- Maker’s Mark Candlelight Tours, Loretto (First 2 weekends in December)
- Ruley Family Holiday Light Show, Loretto (Nov 26- Dec 31)
