Guides in Victorian hoop skirts and gentlemen in tailcoats sing the song "My Old Kentucky Home," on your tour of Kentucky's most famous historic landmark mansion decorated for Christmas, My Old Kentucky Home during our "Merry & Bright Victorian Christmas Tour," running from November 12th to December 31st! The mansion is adorned and decorated with beautiful 12' tall Christmas trees, each with a unique Kentucky theme in every room, including the Commonwealth Tree, Meadows in the Bloom, Birds Make Music All the Day, & more! Garlands, mistletoe, stockings full of toys, the annual gingerbread model of the historic mansion made by our pastry chef, and nutcrackers stand guard over the mansion’s many rooms! Experience the traditional, and sometimes odd, Christmas customs of the Victorian era at My Old Kentucky Home! Learn the origins of the Christmas tree, how mistletoe became famous for exchanging kisses, the tradition of the yule log, the history of the Christmas pickle, the legends of Father Christmas and Santa Claus, and the bizarre Victorian traditions including Krampus who punished bad children, the legend of a spirit horse named Mari Lwyd that challenges people to a game of rhymes, and learn why Victorians sent Christmas cards featuring sword fighting frogs & frozen birds to each another during the holidays. As you move forward to each room, experience a different era of Christmas, starting from colonial times, the early and late Victorian periods, all the way to the roaring 20's when the mansion was last owned by the Rowan family. This highly interesting tour isn't one you want to miss and it's great for the whole family! November 12th - December 31st (Closed Dec.24-29) Regular Admission: $12 and various discounts for children, military, seniors, groups, and more! Visit www.visitmyoldkyhome.com for more information.

At "Shadows of Federal Hill," you'll hear true stories of death and demise from My Old Kentucky Home's past! This spooky event is great for the whole family, and tame enough for children, too! Your tour starts in the cemetery with the grim reaper who will guide you to the mansion's doors. Walk through the darkened halls into a Victorian seance where floating tables and a talking crystal ball calls spirits from history. Ghosts played by actors from the The Stephen Foster Story will tell their tales from each room, while also singing popular songs from the past! Halloween treats, including cider, cookies, and candies await in the mansion's carriage house, where you can have your fortune told by the Appalachian witches. For a truly Kentucky halloween experience, there's no better destination than My Old Kentucky Home! The event starts at 7pm and a new tour begins every 15 minutes. Tours are 45 minutes each. Shadows of Federal Hill is held October 15, 20, 22, 27, and 29. TICKETS AVAILABLE! Call 502-348-3502 or purchase online at www.mokhshop.com My Old Kentucky Home is located at 501 E. Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky 40004. The first floor of the mansion and carriage house is handicap accessible.

This stunning photograph (of our mansion guide Lynelle) depicts a lady in mourning. Victorian mourning was the outward displaying of grief for the loss of a loved one through wardrobe, how you decorated your home, and in various other ways. This example shows wardrobe that is all black, from head-to-toe. Other examples of mourning include creating jewelry or art pieces from the hair of lost loved ones, covering mirrors and shiny objects in crepe, or stopping clocks at the time of death until the burial of the loved one. Explore more about the world of mourning all October at My Old Kentucky Home! The mansion will be transformed into deep mourning with many original family artifacts on display! The mourning tours take place everyday with the first tour of the day starting at 9am and the last tour starting at 4pm. My Old Kentucky Home is located at 501 E. Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky. Visit www.visitmyoldkyhome.com for more information, or call 502-348-3502.

Are you the kind of person that enjoys a DARKER side of history!? Every night at "Shadows of Federal Hill", ghosts will be roaming the halls of the nearly 200 year old mansion, telling their stories of death and demise by lantern-light to all those who dare to enter the darker side of My Old Kentucky Home. Your tour begins near the family cemetery, as "death" leads you to the mansion. The undertaker will greet you at the door near his hearse to take you into the darkened halls to join a Victorian seance with floating tables and possesses crystal balls! You'll meet ghosts in every room who will share with you their macabre tales and sing Victorian tunes of death and passing. Outside, you'll meet Appalachian witches who will read fortunes, and share with you delicious halloween treats from our 19th century carriage house. "Shadows of Federal Hill" tours will be held October 13th, 15th, 23rd, 25th, 27th & 29th. Tours last 45 minutes. Tours start at 7:00PM. Arrive 15 minutes in advance. Buy tickets in advance at www.mokhshop.com or by calling: 502-348-3502 (Recommended! Tickets sell fast!) Find out more by visiting www.visitmyoldkyhome.com and www.mokhshop.com Great for couples, the whole family, and children too! Adults: $16 Children: $14 My Old Kentucky Home is located at 501 East Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky. The first floor of the mansion is handi-cap accessible. Watch more of the video here: https://vimeo.com/237316725

We're always careful to tell our tour guides to use caution when locking up the mansion at the end of the day at My Old Kentucky Home! Experience the GHASTLY SPIRITS of My Old Kentucky Home's past when they band together to communicate their stories to the living this month! "Shadows of Federal Hill" tours will be held October 13th, 15th, 23rd, 25th, 27th & 29th. Tours last 45 minutes. Tours start at 7:00PM. Arrive 15 minutes in advance. Buy tickets in advance at www.mokhshop.com or by calling: 502-348-3502 (Recommended! Tickets sell fast!) Every night, ghosts will be roaming the halls of the nearly 200 year old mansion, telling their stories of death and demise by lantern-light to all those who dare to enter the darker side of My Old Kentucky Home. Your tour begins near the family cemetery, as "death" leads you to the mansion. The undertaker will greet you at the door near his hearse to take you into the darkened halls to join a Victorian seance. You'll meet ghosts in every room who will share with you their macabre tales and sing Victorian tunes of death and passing. Outside, you'll meet Appalachian witches who will read fortunes, and share with you delicious halloween treats from our 19th century kitchen. Find out more by visiting www.visitmyoldkyhome.com and www.mokhshop.com Great for couples, the whole family, and children too! Adults: $16 Children: $14 My Old Kentucky Home is located at 501 East Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky. The first floor of the mansion is handi-cap accessible.

Our VERY popular “Shadows of Federal Hill” tour is back! "Ghosts" from the mansion's past are roaming the halls of My Old Kentucky Home! Are you the kind of person that likes the more adventurous and darker side of history? We have just the evening for you! Explore My Old Kentucky Home, all by candle and laternlight this October 13, 15, 20, 22, & 27 at “Shadows of Federal Hill." Your tour will begin near the Cemetery. You’ll be led by the undertaker into the mansion where you’ll be greeted by the "ghosts" of Federal Hill, who will sing as they lead you through the home, sharing true stories of hard times and demise. At the end of your tour, our ghosts will take you to the gardens where a traveling band of Appalachian witches will read your fortune. Victorian style candies and foods will be available in the mansion’s 19th century kitchen. You won’t find this unique experience anywhere else! Reserve your tickets in advance by visiting www.mokhshop.com. Tours are 45 minutes long. Tickets are $16 for adults (13+yrs), and $14 for children (2-12 yrs.)My Old Kentucky Home is located in Bardstown, Kentucky at 501 East Stephen Foster Avenue. Great for couples, the whole family, and children too!

My Old Kentucky Home has had many famous visitors over the years! Follow in the footsteps of the famous vocalist Rufus Wainwright who also has made the "pilgrimage" to the historic mansion!

My Old Kentucky Home will be transformed into the bizarre Victorian world of funerals and mourning all of October! Enter the mansion, draped in black swag and feather plumes, and wander the darkened halls to hear the stories of the mansion’s storied past as it relates to death and demise. “Weep No More,” an exhibit on Victorian mourning customs, is coming to My Old Kentucky Home in the heart of bourbon country, Visit Bardstown, starting Oct. 1! During the Victorian era, social customs related to the death of a family member encouraged practices that publicly demonstrated the grief of the remaining family members. Original artifacts including death masks, jewelry and art made of the hair of deceased friends and family, tear vials, black mourning clothing, in addition to entry doors and door knobs draped in black, mirrors turned backwards, clocks stopped at the time of death, and a wake held in the mansion's parlor all set the stage for an otherworldly experience! The Weep No More tour is part of our regular 40-minute guided tour of My Old Kentucky Home. Tours start at 9am with the last tour held at 4pm, everyday. Hear the song, "My Old Kentucky Home" performed by our talented tour guides on every tour! Visit www.visitmyoldkyhome.com for more information! Tickets are $12 per-person with various discounts for seniors, children, youths, military, groups, and more. My Old Kentucky Home is located at 501 E. Stephen Foster Avenue Bardstown, KY 40004.

Visit Kentucky's most famous historic site, My Old Kentucky Home, to explore its connection to the American Civil War! In our new exhibit, “Freedom and the Homefront,” tour guests will discover and encounter the realities of the Civil War Era in and around the historic mansion. Hear our talented tour guides sing the abolitionist inspired song “My Old Kentucky Home" on every tour. As armies marched through the Bluegrass State, many local communities rationed supplies and provided food and clothing to soldiers, all while awaiting news of the war and family. See rooms of the mansion transformed for the war-era, including an outstanding collection of weaponry, uniforms, rationing methods, and more! 45 Minute Tour $12 per-person (discounts available) Tours begin at 9:15am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm. Last tour begins at 4:00pm My Old Kentucky Home is located at 501 E. Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky. Learn more by visiting us online at www.visitmyoldkyhome.com

Nothing like a refreshing mint julep made at My Old Kentucky Home! We served these beautiful juleps, and more like them, to a group of 30, today! Come get your very own mint julep during one of our julep tours, where you'll learn how to make Kentucky's official mint julep! Schedule your tour in advance by calling 502-348-3502 ext:23 Visit us online for more information! http://visitmyoldkyhome.com/julep-tour/

Your FASHION FACT of the day! Famous personality, fashion icon & interior designer, Iris Apfel once oversaw a restoration of My Old Kentucky Home. Iris also did renovations for the The White House, & the United States Senate. Learn more about the illustrious life of Iris in the documentary "Iris." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP3YKJGu6ag

"We will sing one song!" And we do, everyday on every tour! Our talented guides sing the song My Old Kentucky Home for our mansion tour guests. Wander the historic halls of Kentucky's favorite historic site from 9am-5pm daily. Learn more at www.visitmyoldkyhome.com