Sandford Duncan Inn

Sandford Duncan Inn Southern Gateway to Kentucky History. Bourbon Starts Here! The Sandford Duncan Inn was built in 1819 and began operating as a roadside inn in 1822.

It was a stagecoach stop on the Nashville to Louisville Pike in the early 1800’s. It was the site of a noted dueling ground. Several prominent Tennesseans fought duels here to escape prosecution in their home state.
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The Inn is now a museum and Kentucky's first satellite bourbon tasting room! Come by to experience local history and to try Dueling Ground's Distillery's Linkumpinch Bourbon! They ch

ose their name because of the rich history of the area. The Inn is furnished with items that would have been used in the 1820s, 1830's and later years. The Inn is owned by Simpson County Fiscal Court and operated by Franklin-Simpson Tourism. Tours and special events bring to life the fascinating history of this unique site.
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DID YOU KNOW? Texas legend Sam Houston stayed at the Sandford Duncan Inn in Franklin, KY for 10 days and nights preparing for his famous duel at nearby Linkumpinch Dueling Grounds? If his opponent was a better shot, the history of Texas would have been rewritten!

Today is your last chance to come take a tour of the historical Sandford Duncan Inn for the season! We are open 10am -4p...
10/28/2023

Today is your last chance to come take a tour of the historical Sandford Duncan Inn for the season! We are open 10am -4pm! We have had so much fun giving tours these past few months! We are really going to miss it. Thank you to everyone that has stopped by!

Take a tour of Dueling Grounds Distillerysecond tasting room location at the Sandford Duncan Inn, a historical stagecoac...
06/01/2023

Take a tour of Dueling Grounds Distillery
second tasting room location at the Sandford Duncan Inn, a historical stagecoach stop and once a place for duels on the Kentucky Tennessee border! Guests can explore the inside of the Sandford Duncan Inn, see a traditional dueling pistol up close, walk the short distance to the property cemetery and sample Linkumpinch Bourbon, named after the nearby farm where duels were fought in the 1800s.

The Inn is located 1-mile south of Exit 2 on I-65 at 5083 Nashville Road. Book your tour here: https://www.duelinggroundsdistillery.com/anyroad-tour-booking

Last chance to tour the Sandford Duncan Inn is this Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and that's the end of the seas...
10/28/2022

Last chance to tour the Sandford Duncan Inn is this Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and that's the end of the season for 2022. If you want a tour with innkeeper, stop by between 10AM and 4PM except Sunday 1PM to 4PM.

10/08/2022
Thank you to everyone that came out for our ribbon cutting! We are proud to be the first satellite tasting room in Kentu...
09/29/2022

Thank you to everyone that came out for our ribbon cutting! We are proud to be the first satellite tasting room in Kentucky and to show off our interesting local history! We hope you enjoyed the dueling demonstration by tour guide Nickey Hughes and Simpson County Judge Executive Mason Barnes, a tour of the Inn and the dueling grounds and a tasting of Bourbon from Dueling Grounds Distillery!

Address

5083 Nashville Road
Franklin, KY
42134

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+12707769046

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