The Civil War Museum of the Western Theatre is part of Bardstown's Museum Row and focuses on the war beyond the more familiar eastern battlefields. Its collections cover uniforms, weapons, medical gear, photographs, flags, and the campaigns that shaped Kentucky and the wider western theatre.
It is a serious regional museum rather than a quick roadside display. Pair it with the old village exhibits nearby if you want Bardstown's bourbon-and-brick image balanced by harder Kentucky history.