Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History

Kentucky


Tells the bourbon story with old moonshine stills, an impressive bottle collection and other artifacts. Donations appreciated.

There's a small Bardstown Historical Museum on-site as well.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kentucky attractions

1. Barton 1792

0.41 MILES

While Barton has some cool old buildings, it’s more of a straightforward, working distillery than a scenic, museum-y one. The hour-long traditional tour…

2. Heaven Hill

1.21 MILES

The largest producer in Kentucky, Heaven Hill makes Evan Williams, Elijah Craig and Larceny. There are two ways to immerse in the scene. The Mashbill Tour…

3. Willett

1.9 MILES

Micro-distiller Willett offers a terrific tour of its vintage 120-acre property, including a prolonged look into the refurbished chalet distillery where…

4. Lux Row Distillers

2.34 MILES

The entrance to Lux Row via a long, tree-shaded driveway sets the idyllic scene. The distillery sprawls across a 90-acre farm where peacocks roam and the…

5. Jim Beam American Stillhouse

12.93 MILES

Beam is the country's best-selling bourbon. Watch a film about the Beam family, take the 90-minute tour through the factory and warehouses, and then…

6. Maker's Mark

13.07 MILES

Touring Maker's is like visiting a historic theme park, in a good way. You'll see the old gristmill, the 1840s master distiller's house and the old…

7. Limestone Branch

19.26 MILES

Members of the Beam family – as in the folks who make mega selling Jim Beam – own Limestone Branch. The micro-distillery looks like a western lodge, all…

8. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace

24.23 MILES

Lincoln's birthplace has a replica of the single-room log cabin where he was born, enshrined in a neoclassical building that mimics his famed memorial in…