Oldham County Two Day Experience

Do you like to walk early in the mornings? Head over to The Maples Park (and our Tourism Visitor Center) for a nice walk in one of the prettiest, greenest parks in the county. Then, start the day at your bed and breakfast or at Wilder's Café in Crestwood to prepare for a day filled with fun activities. Be sure to reserve your tour and tasting at Kentucky Artisan Distillery in advance, then you can enjoy a homemade breakfast and a great cup of coffee at Wilder's Café. Kentucky Artisan is located next door to Yew Dell Botanical Gardens - your first stop on the Kentucky Garden Trail. The distillery offers a unique tour experience and was originally an ice cream factory before being converted into a distillery, focusing on Jefferson's and Whiskey Row bourbons. One of the tour's highlights is the story of Jefferson’s and their bourbon aged at sea. KAD is one of the best Craft Distillery Tours & Tastings in Kentucky!

For a Farm Tour experience, plan a tour at Harvest Moon Dairy Farm to learn about life on a working dairy farm and enjoy hands-on experiences such as milking and feeding the baby calves. Suppose you're interested in Kentucky horse farms. In that case, there’s no better place for hands-on racehorse farm tours near Louisville than here in Oldham County: Historic Hermitage Farm visited by Queen Elizabeth, offers Garden & Greenhouse Tours and boxed lunches (ordered in advance), as well as Sanctuary Farm at Chestnut Hall, and Second Stride, both retired racehorse farm tours on farms owned by the CEO of Churchill Downs. All three farm tours can be booked on our website.

Enjoy a relaxing evening at 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens, Kentucky’s largest beer garden – 8 acres! You can have dinner at Backside Grill onsite, enjoy a hand-poured craft beer from 3rd Turn Brewing or a frozen pineapple or peach bourbon slushie, and listen to live music from their ever-changing lineup on the outdoor stage. Open Wednesday through Saturday at 3pm, Oldham Gardens features beautiful, connected greenhouse gardens and outdoor bars where you can enjoy the sunshine. Visit in early spring and the smell of wisteria overhead only adds to your experience!

By now, you’ve probably worked up an appetite for lunch! Drive straight up Highway 42 toward La Grange, our scenic byway of racehorse farms. Just before La Grange, you will make a detour onto Highway 524 to our river town of Westport for lunch at Knock on Wood Country Mercantile & Café, a true Oldham County hidden gem by the Ohio River. Enjoy a delicious lunch, homemade desserts, and ice cream, and browse their gifts and home decor selection. Order lunch and take it up the street to Schamback Park for a picnic and the best views of the Ohio River! Do you love history? Check out one of three Oldham County stops on the popular Kentucky Black Trailblazers AR Experience across the street from Knock on Wood or take a few minutes to do the Westport River Town Historic Walking Tour to learn about the town that once held the county’s original courthouse and is now a church!

If dinner is what you're after at the end of your time on Main Street, be sure to check out the huge menu at One Nineteen West Main, delicious Mexican at Ernestos, or more casual food and drinks with great outdoor seating by the tracks at Main Street Bourbon & Ale House. Looking for a snack, don’t miss the locally owned Spotz Gelato!

If you are looking for a truly unique experience for dinner, Barn8 at Hermitage Farm is a must visit. The only one of its kind in Kentucky and often featured in Garden & Gun magazine, Barn8 is a farm-to-table restaurant located inside of a converted horse barn, complete with stalls and a bourbon bar. Following dinner, grab a bourbon cocktail and head outside for ArtWalk, a laser light show along the farm's creek