Hodgenville is a small town in the Kentucky Derby Region.

Get in

Interstate 65 cuts across LaRue County's western border. KY 61, also known as Lincoln Pkwy, leads to Hodgenville from Elizabethtown and I-65 and serves as a gateway to Kentucky's Cumberland Plateau. US 31E brings traffic from Bardstown and Glasgow and US 31W parallels I-65 in the western part of the county.

See

• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, 2995 Lincoln Farm Rd, ☏ +1 270 358-3137, fax: +1 270 358-3874. Daily 8AM-4:45PM; until 6:45PM Memorial Day to Labor Day. Free. 
• Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek, Approx 10 miles northeast of the Birthplace site (From the Birthplace Unit: Take US 31E (KY 61) northeast for approximately 10 miles; entrance on left), ☏ +1 270 358-3137, fax: +1 270 358-3874. Daily: daylight hours. Free. 
• The Lincoln Museum, 66 Lincoln Square, ☏ +1 270 358-3163, abe@lincolnmuseum-ky.org. M-Sa 8:30AM-4:30PM, Su 12:30PM-4:30PM. The main floor of this museum features dioramas of pivotal points of Abraham Lincoln's life. The second floor has a collection of Lincoln memorabilia including news clippings and campaign posters. 

Do

• Joel Ray's Lincoln Jamboree, 2579 Lincoln Farm Rd, ☏ +1 270 358-3545. Every Saturday Night, 8PM EST. All seats reserved at $8.00 each. Free weekend camp sites (with electricity) are available for customers. The campground opens At 11AM on Fridays. 

Events

• Lincoln Days Celebration Celebrated the first weekend in October, this year's Festival will be October 6 & 7.

Lincolns Loft Bookstore on the square

Eat

• China King, 800 S. Lincoln Blvd, ☏ +1 270 358-8808. 
• H & T Billiards 9 Lincoln Square +1 270 358-9505.
• Hardee's, 101 Lincoln Dr, ☏ +1 270 358-8881. 
• Hometown Pizza, 105 Lincoln Dr, ☏ +1 270 358-8844. 
• Joel Ray's Restaurant, 2579 Lincoln Farm Rd, ☏ +1 270 358-3545. 
• Laha's Red Castle Hamburgers 21 Public Square +1 270 358-9201.
• Lee's Famous Recipe Fried Chicken, 803 S. Lincoln Blvd, ☏ +1 270 358-9288. 
• Magnolia Market and Café, 9357 New Jackson Hwy, Magnolia, ☏ +1 270 324-9932. 
• Mama Sond's Café, 110 N. Lincoln Blvd, ☏ +1 270 358-9783. 
• McDonalds, 932 S. Lincoln Blvd, ☏ +1 270 358-5751. 
• Miguel's Mexican Restaurant, 328 S. Lincoln Blvd, ☏ +1 270 358-0244. 
• Paula's Hot Biscuit, 311 W. Water St, ☏ +1 270 358-2237. 
• Pizza Hut, 715 N. Lincoln Blvd, ☏ +1 270 358-9545. 
• Pizza Zone, 2507 Greensburg Rd, ☏ +1 42716 325-2252. Buffalo. 
• Royal Pizza II, Inc., 804 S. Lincoln Blvd, ☏ +1 270 358-0088. 
• Ruthie's Lincoln Freeze, 700 S. Lincoln Blvd, ☏ +1 270 358-4987. 
• Subway/TCBY, 107 Lincoln Dr, ☏ +1 270 358-5959. 
• Wrolen Pin Cafe, 2533 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, KY 42748 (Take Rt 31E one mile south from town square. 1/4 mile from Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Birth Place entrance on 31E/61), ☏ +1 270-358-DINE (3463). 7:00 - 2:00. Wrolen Pin Cafe offers country style home cooking, freshly made, hot lunch specials and breakfast. Ruth Astor, owner, serves various lunch favorites from smoked bar-b-que, roast beef, fried pork chops, and other favorite recipes for the main entree, along with a choice of 2 sides, for a reasonable price of $6.50 + Tax with drink included. Friendly, comfortable, quaint dining area allows for guests to enjoy a good dinner at an affordable price. $6.50 + Tax for Lunch special. $6.50 + Tax. 

Drink

LaRue County is dry. The nearest wet community is Elizabethtown.

• Wrolen Pin Cafe, 2533 Lincoln Farm Rd (Rt 31E & 61, 1/4 mile before Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site), ☏ +1 270-358-3463. 7AM-2PM. Country home style cooking lunch specials served Tuesday - Saturday. Ruth Astor cooks fresh hot plate lunches at affordable price. Entree + 2 sides + drink for $6.50 + Tax. Breakfast served 7AM and Lunch served at 11:00 - 2:00, Tuesday - Friday, Breakfast 8AM on Saturdays. Daily special posted on restaurant web site daily at www.wrolenpincafe.com. Cafe named after Ruth's grandmother's last name who was a professional cook in the St. Louis area from the 1960-1990s. $6.50 + Tax. 
• Wrolen Pin Cafe, 2533 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, KY 42748 (Located on Rt 31E and Rt 61, 1 mile south of town square, 1/4 mile before Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site), ☏ +1 270-358-DINE (3463). 7AM-2PM. Wrolen Pin Cafe offers country style home cooking, freshly made, hot lunch specials and breakfast. Ruth Astor, owner, serves various lunch favorites from smoked bar-b-que, roast beef, fried pork chops, and other favorite recipes for the main entree, along with a choice of 2 sides, for a reasonable price of $6.50 + Tax with drink included. Friendly, comfortable, quaint dining area allows for guests to enjoy a good dinner at an affordable price. $6.50 + Tax for Lunch special. 

Sleep

• Cabin Fever #2, 3030 Old Elizabethtown Rd, ☏ +1 270 358-4415. $60 + 6% tax, per couple, per night (includes breakfast). Located on KY 210 North, just 3 miles from Hodgenville. No smoking. Not wheelchair accessible. Swimming Pool available. 

• Nancy Lincoln Inn, 96 Nancy Lincoln Ln, ☏ +1 270 358-3845. 

More lodging is available in nearby Elizabethtown and Bardstown.

Connect

• LaRue County Chamber of Commerce

By phone

Most telephone numbers in Hodgenville and LaRue County consist of +1 270 plus a seven-digit number, but a second area code (+1 364) was overlain onto the entire 270 area in February 2014. A local or in-state telephone call now requires all 10 digits of the local number be dialed (omitting just the leading +1 from a local landline call).

Signage on many established businesses may still display the original seven-digit numbers; dial 270 before these if no area code is indicated.

Go next

• Campbellsville
• Cave City
• Bardstown
• Elizabethtown

Routes through Hodgenville

Louisville ← Bardstown ←

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→ Glasgow → Nashville