Overview
Elizabethtown is a small town in the Kentucky Derby Region. Abraham Lincoln's parents Thomas and Nancy had their daughter Sarah here in 1807 and then Abraham nearby at Sinking Spring Farm in 1809.
1 sights · 3 things to do · 1 places to eat · 2 places to stay
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Best things about Elizabethtown
Freeman Lake Park
City park with fishing lake, ducks, disc golf, tennis and Lincoln heritage house, one room schoolhouse, and Sarah Bush Johnston (Abraham Lincoln's stepmother) log cabin .
Brown-Pusey House
A historic house where George Armstrong Custer stayed with his military detachment to suppress KKK activity and bootleggers.
Conder's Paintball
On 80 acres near the I65. A variety of fields: Ultimate air speedball, plastic ball wall speedball, urban city with over 50 buildings & towers in all four corners. 2 wood ball courses complete with forts, towers and …
Paintball in Kentucky
Paintball games.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 89°F; winter lows dip to about 28°F. Wettest: May and Apr. (climate data from nearby Louisville)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- SDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, Louisville — 33 mi away (major hub). Directions
- OWB Owensboro Daviess County Airport, Owensboro — 71 mi away. Directions
Elizabethtown, often called "E-town" by locals, is a hub city located in Hardin County, Kentucky. It is served by Interstate 65, linking Louisville and points north with Nashville and points south. The Blue Grass Parkway links Elizabethtown with points east, including Lexington. Heading west is the Western Kentucky Parkway, which brings traffic from the Land Between the Lakes and Paducah.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Freeman Lake Park, Paintball in Kentucky
- Lunch The Whistle Stop
- Afternoon Brown-Pusey House, Conder's Paintball
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
Penn Station is amazing.
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Understand
In 1862, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan assailed the town in a hail of cannon balls, one of which lodged in the Joey Lee Building on the downtown square and can be seen to this day.
George Armstrong Custer also spent time here working to quell anti-freedmen violence and illegal distilleries.
Get in
Elizabethtown, often called "E-town" by locals, is a hub city located in Hardin County, Kentucky. It is served by Interstate 65, linking Louisville and points north with Nashville and points south. The Blue Grass Parkway links Elizabethtown with points east, including Lexington. Heading west is the Western Kentucky Parkway, which brings traffic from the Land Between the Lakes and Paducah.
See
Do
Do Conder's Paintball
On 80 acres near the I65. A variety of fields: Ultimate air speedball, plastic ball wall speedball, urban city with over 50 buildings & towers in all four corners. 2 wood ball courses complete with forts, towers and an indoor arena course with ultimate air bunkers. Compressed air fills of 3000, 4500 psi & CO2 are offered.
Buy
There is a mini mall called "Towne Mall".
Eat
Penn Station is amazing.
Eat The Whistle Stop
Authentic small-town Southern food.
Drink
City voters approved full retail alcohol sales on October 4, 2011, making "E-town" fully "wet". Previously, alcohol sales had been allowed only by the drink in certain restaurants (determined by seating capacity). Its neighbor of Radcliff and near-neighbor of Vine Grove also voted wet on the same day. The rest of Hardin County is dry, with two exceptions:
- One private golf course (Pine Valley Golf Course) received approval from local voters to sell alcohol by the drink.
- The city of West Point, in the far north of the county, has voted to allow sales by the drink in restaurants that seat at least 50.
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