Bardstown, KY

Population: 14,000

Must-Do Outdoor Activities:

Hiking/outdoor exploring/take a class/see the forest giants at the 16,000+ acre Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest.
See the historic Stephen Foster Story drama in the recently renovated outdoor amphitheater. View the grounds of historic My Old Kentucky Home next door beforehand.
Take a Bourbon Air Tour in a single-engine Cessna with certified pilot Terry Welshans. View all of our historic and unique distilleries from the air while getting an in-flight history lesson.

The 2019 Top Adventure Towns Contest has come to a close! Thank you all for rallying for your towns! Results will be published in the November 2019 Issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine.

All 80 contender towns are divided into four population size categories of Under 3,000 | 3001-16,000 | 16,001-75,000 | 75K+

Readers are allowed to vote once per size category every 24 hours. You can vote on desktop, mobile, and/or tablet. Return to vote every 24 hours!

Round 1 | August 19 - September 2
Round 2 | September 2 - September 9
Round 3 | September 9 - September 16
Round 4 | September 16 - September 23

Each round ends at 12 noon on its respective end date and the next round will resume at 5:00 pm that same day.

Winners will be announced and featured in the November 2019 issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine in our annual Top Adventure Towns issue!