3 Weekend Getaways Near Cincinnati
Head to Kentucky for bourbon fun in Bardstown, or check out the aviation sights in Dayton or the hippie vibe in Yellow Springs.
Bardstown: Trip guide
WHAT TO DO
Chapeze House Home of the Kentucky Bourbon Cooking School. (800) 704-4917; kentuckyshomeforbourbon.com
Kentucky Bourbon Trail Three of the trail's distilleries are clustered around Bardstown; the others are closer to Lexington. The trail website is outstanding, with maps, directions and links to area restaurants and lodgings. All distillery tours are free except Woodford Reserve. Pictured at left: The wares at Woodford Reserve. (502) 875-9351; kybourbontrail.com
My Old Kentucky Home State Park In addition to the namesake plantation home, an outdoor summer stock theater company performs Stephen Foster: The Musical. (502) 348-3502; parks.ky.gov
Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History This little museum includes a surprisingly pretty collection of antique bottles. (502) 348-2999; whiskeymuseum.com
WHERE TO EAT
Kurtz Restaurant Owner Marilyn "Toogie" Kurtz learned to fry chicken here when her mother opened the restaurant in 1937. (502) 348-8964; bardstownparkview.com
Xavier's Restaurant Entrees at this elegantly casual spot include a fabulous crab-and-brie stuffed salmon. (502) 349-9464
WHERE TO STAY
Rosemark Haven Bed and Breakfast This lovely B&B has an upscale restaurant in a renovated tobacco barn. From $109. (502) 348-8218; rosemarkhaven.com
For information: Bardstown-Nelson County Tourist and Convention Commission (800) 638-4877; visitbardstown.com
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