Bardstown, KY

United States

Bardstown, Kentucky's self-proclaimed "Bourbon Capital of the World," sits 40 miles southeast of Louisville via the Bluegrass Parkway. This historic town of 14,000 anchors Nelson County with numerous distilleries and a charming courthouse square. Major routes include US 31E running north-south and US 62 east-west, with easy interstate access through the Bluegrass Parkway. The 1892 Nelson County Courthouse dominates downtown with its Second Empire clock tower.

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The closest airport to Bardstown, KY is Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, 60 km (about 49 min by car).

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Bardstown, KY is in United States, at 37.818, -85.455 - about 20 km south-west of Fairfield, KY.

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