South of Louisville is the town famed for the birth of both Abraham Lincoln and Bourbon: Elizabethtown. Also called “E-town” by the locals, this is the perfect area for history buffs and nature lovers to relax in their vacation rentals. Your vacation will put you in the middle of all of Kentucky’s greatest attractions as well!
History in Elizabethtown
If you want to see where Abraham Lincoln was born, then head to the nearby Hodgenville. Here you’ll be able to honor the humble beginnings of our 16th president and what shaped him to lead America through the Civil War. E-town is also home to many museums such as The Swope Cars of Yesteryear, The Brown-Pusey House, the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Harden County History Museum. These museums hold all types of exhibits like early settlers, minerals, medicine, civil war, and so much more! Those interested in learning more of Catholicism will find the Abbey of Gethsemani open to a few visitors in New Haven.
Activities in Elizabethtown
If you want to go explore nature, then you should start with the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. Here you can go hiking, biking, or fishing if you have your fishing license. And after you are done playing, you can have a picnic here! If you’re fascinated by caves, you should check out the American Cave Museum and Hidden River Cave! A tour here will take you through one of Kentucky’s largest and most scenic cave entrances where two rivers flow about 100 feet below the surface! If you want to stay within the city limits, there is Freeman Lake Park where you can hang out, play some games, or try your hand at fishing. For an area dedicated to sports, in southern E-town is the Elizabethtown Sports Park! Here there are 12 baseball parks, 12 soccer fields, and so much more that you will always find something to do here!
For more civil activities, you should investigate Boundary Oak Distillery. At the foot of a 100 foot tree springs is where you’ll find small-batch bourbon, amber, and moonshine all distilled for your pleasure! There are also plenty of diners and high class restaurants that can make you feel like the king or queen that you are! If you’re interested in a little fun like no other, you should try out Axe Play. Here you throw axes and drink beer! What more could a lumberjack want from an establishment?!?! Elizabethtown has nearly everything you could want from a vacation rental, the only thing you need to do to experience the best Kentucky has to offer is plan your trip today!!!