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Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, Bardstown, KY

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Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History

Bourbon and whiskey history museum housed in the historic Spalding Hall in downtown Bardstown.

114 N. Fifth St., Bardstown, KY 40004 · Bardstown, KY

About Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History

The museum traces American whiskey and bourbon history across more than two centuries, from early distilling through Prohibition-era stories and Lincoln's liquor license. Its holdings include moonshine stills, historic documents, and a large bottle collection. It sits in Spalding Hall, a landmark building dating to 1826, and also includes the Bardstown Historical Museum, which covers local Kentucky history from Colonial times through the Civil War to the present.

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