Old Talbott Tavern
Located on Court Square in historic Bardstown, Kentucky, the Old Talbott Tavern has been offering food, spirits, and warm lodging to weary travelers continuously since 1779. Widely recognized as the oldest western stagecoach stop in America, this heavy stone landmark served as a vital gateway to the western frontier during the nation's earliest expansion. Over its two-century history, celebrated historical figures including Daniel Boone, Abraham Lincoln, General George Rogers Clark, exiled French King Louis-Philippe, and infamous outlaw Jesse James passed through its heavy doors. Today, the tavern is renowned as one of Kentucky's most active paranormal spots, famous for Jesse James's bullet holes in an upstairs room, unexplained footsteps, flickering lights, moving glassware, and apparitions of a mystery woman in white.