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AttractionDescriptionCountyNearest City
Ashes Creek Schoolhouse Completely restored one room school. Saved from destruction when Taylorsville Lake was flooded. Available for meetings by reservation.SpencerTaylorsville
Basilica of St Joseph's Proto-CathedralFirst Catholic Cathedral west of the Allegheny Mountains, the church was built in 1816-1819. This historic edifice contains fine paintings, gifts of Francis (King of the two Siciles) and Pope Leo XII. NelsonBardstown
BrandenburgIf you want to travel the backroads of Kentucky and get the flavor of the Commonwealth, there is no better place to start than historic Brandenburg! MeadeBrandenburg
Bridges to the Past Walking TrailThe 150-year-old-stone bridges predating the Civil War along a stretch of the historic "L&N" Turnpike are located on Fort Knox, and are part of a heritage walking tour. The three bridges can be viewed from atop the roadway, as well as from under-neath. The self-paced walking tour provides a unique glimpse of the area exactly as it was 150 years ago, with no "invasion" of twentieth century advances. The visitor will enjoy a leisurely walk through a pristine, natural 19th-century valley.HardinRadcliff
Brown-Pusey HouseFREE, Tues.-Sat., 10-4. Built in 1825, by John Y. Hill, this building is one of Elizabethtown's finest examples of rural Federal architecture. Known for many years as "The Hill House," a boarding house and Inn conducted by Aunt Beck Hill, it once housed General George Custer and his wife in the 1870's. HardinElizabethtown
Cherokee Triangle DistrictThis residential neighborhood developed between 1870 and 1930. With its principal boom following creation of Cherokee Park after 1890. Residences are Victorian era and Revival styles representing works of local architects. One of the area's most interesting features is the bronze statue of Gen. John B. Castleman and his horse Carolina created in 1912 by New York sculptor R.Hinton Perry. JeffersonLouisville
Conrad/Caldwell House MuseumTues.-Thurs. 1-5. Individual and group rates. Built in 1895 in Louisville's first suburb, the home is completely renovated with Victorian period furnishings. JeffersonLouisville
Downtown Historical District - Taylorsville37 historic homes and buildings are located between Main Cross, Point Streets and south side of Garrard Street listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Structures built from founding of town in 1799 through the middle 1930s. Gourmet cafe, antique shops, antique lamp repair shop and crafts cooperative offer pleasant visiting and shopping.SpencerTaylorsville
Downtown Historical District ShelbyvilleThe district has many buildings on The National Register of Historic Places. The antique malls, quaint cafes and specialty shops offer browsers hours of unlimited shopping. ShelbyShelbyville
Downtown Lebanon Historic DistrictLebanon's downtown historic district is on the National Historic Register and is on Kentucky's Scenic Highway and Byway 68. There are antique shops and an arts & craft cooperative featuring the works of local and other Kentucky artisans.MarionLebanon
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