Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, Bardstown

Name: Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History
Address: 114 N 5th St, Bardstown, 40004-1449, United States
Telephone: +1 502-348-2999

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The Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History is a museum in Bardstown, Kentucky, that chronicles the history of American whiskey from Colonial days through the 1960s. Abraham Lincoln's liquor license, advertising posters, prescriptions for the medicinal use of alcohol during National Prohibition, whiskey bottles, and other artifacts, including several moonshine stills, are on display. ()

Coordinates: 37°48'41"N, 85°28'16"W

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114 N 5th StBardstown 40004-1449 United States

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+1 502-348-2999

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Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown Civil War Museum, Wickland, Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral.

0.9 miE
Museum, History museum
My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown
22 min walk • My Old Kentucky Home State Park is a state park located in Bardstown, Kentucky, United States. The park's centerpiece is Federal Hill, a former plantation home owned by United States Senator John Rowan in 1795.
0.5 miE
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Bardstown Civil War Museum, Bardstown
13 min walk • The Civil War Museum in Bardstown, Kentucky, is a collection of five attractions along what is called "Museum Row". It was established in 1996 by Dr. Henry Spalding. The leading attraction is the Civil War Museum, which is the fourth largest American Civil War Museum and is dedicated to the Western Theater of the war.
1 miE
Museum, Walking tours, Tours
Wickland, Bardstown
27 min walk • Wickland is a historic mansion in eastern Bardstown, Kentucky. It has been the home of three state governors: two for Kentucky, and one in Louisiana.
~380 ftSW
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, Bardstown
2 min walk • The Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral is a Catholic parish church at 310 West Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky.
1 miNE
Monuments and statues
Confederate Monument of Bardstown, Bardstown
26 min walk • The Confederate Monument of Bardstown, in Bardstown, Kentucky was erected in 1903 in the Bardstown St. Joseph's Cemetery to honor the sacrifice of 67 Confederate States Army soldiers, who died during the American Civil War.
~270 ftS
Historical place
Spalding Hall, Bardstown
2 min walk • Spalding Hall is a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Bardstown, Kentucky. It was built in conjunction with the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral. The hall was originally built in 1826 and named for Bishop Martin John Spalding. It was the main building of St.
~1380 ftSE
Restaurant
Old Talbott Tavern, Bardstown
7 min walk • The Old Talbott Tavern, also known as the Old Stone Tavern, a historic tavern built in 1779, is located in the Bardstown Historic District of Bardstown, Kentucky, across from the historic Nelson County Courthouse. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 1973.
~1280 ftE
37°48'39"N • 85°28'0"W
Artists Barrel, Bardstown
7 min walk • Museum, Shopping
~1320 ftSE
37°48'34"N • 85°28'2"W
Fine Arts Bardstown Society, Bardstown
7 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
~1180 ftS
Greek Revival architecture
Anatok, Bardstown
6 min walk • Anatok was a historic mansion in central Bardstown, Kentucky. The two-story, double-pile, brick Greek Revival home was built in 1847 for Charles and Matilda Haydon. The home had a limestone foundation, four brick interior end chimneys, and a standing seam hipped roof. It was named Anatok in the 1890s by then-owner James L. Druien.
~0 ftN
Museum, History museum
Bardstown Historical Museum, Bardstown
1 min walk • The Bardstown Historical Museum is a museum of local history in Bardstown, Kentucky, USA, that is located in Spalding Hall, along with the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History.

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Nearby attractions include Bardstown Historical Museum, Bardstown (1 min walk), Spalding Hall, Bardstown (2 min walk), Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, Bardstown (2 min walk), Anatok, Bardstown (6 min walk).