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| From Most Beautiful Small Town in America to Most Beautiful Town Square | Bardstown � the Bourbon Capital of the World � Earns More Nods as Superlative Destination From Most Beautiful Small Town in America to Most Beautiful Town Square |  A
crown jewel
Describing Bardstown�s town square as �one of the nation�s prettiest with a gingerbread-trimmed brick courthouse,� writer April Orcutt called the courthouse the crown jewel of Court Square. �You know you�ve arrived when the stately 1892 courthouse comes into view, complete with a bell tower and flourishes like rounded arches, dormers, gables, and gingerbread,� Orcutt wrote in her article, �America�s Most Beautiful Small Towns,� which may be read here. Bardstown was one of 13 town squares included on Orcutt�s list. Stay,
play, meet, eat � it�s �best� in Bardstown
The Bourbon Capital of the World was selected as a best for �Bed and Breakfast/Inn,� with the Jailer�s Inn, formerly the Old Nelson County Jail property and now a unique bed and breakfast replete with furnished jail cell room; �Non-Franchise Restaurant,� with Mammy�s Kitchen, known for its down-home-style cooking; and �Walking/Running/Bicycling Trail,� with Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest with its nature center, picnic areas, hiking trails and lakes. Bardstown was also selected as a best in the �Weekend Getaway� category. With a variety of dining and shopping options located in its historic Court Square district; a half dozen distilleries with tours and tastings; Federal Hill, aka, My Old Kentucky Home in My Old Kentucky Home State Park; The �Stephen Foster Story,� a Broadway-style musical and Kentucky�s official outdoor drama; My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, which takes passengers by vintage rail cars through Bernheim Forest; the Civil War Museum of the Western Theatre and other museums � not to mention 16 bed and breakfast inns, religious attractions, ghost tours, golf and more � Bardstown was made for weekend getaways. Also acknowledged as a best by Kentucky Living readers was Maker�s Mark in the category �Kentucky Product� � not surprising for this highly regarded distillery on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail right in the heart of Bourbon Country � and, topping out the list, Chuckleberry Farm & Winery, declared by magazine readers to be the best in Kentucky in the category, �Winery.� Experience the best on the �Most Beautiful Town Square� in the �Most Beautiful Small Town in America� in Bardstown, Ky. Visit www.SampleOurSpirit.com for information on attractions, events and accommodations and plan your visit. Media
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