Kentucky Department of Parks

My Old Kentucky Home State Park Federal Hill was the inspiration for Stephen Foster’s famous ballad, My Old Kentucky Home.

Group Field Trips

My Old Kentucky Home State Park offers guided tours of the most famous home in Kentucky -- Federal Hill -- better known around the world as My Old Kentucky Home. A field trip allows students to step back in time to the 1850's when Stephen Foster visited and penned the state song "My Old Kentucky Home Goodnight." Docents dressed in period attire give guided tours of the museum sharing information about the home, the family that lived there and about the famous composer Stephen Collins Foster.

The park also has a gift shop, picnic area and playground. An outdoor drama based on Stephen Foster’s life is performed June-August.

School tours are $3 for students with one free adult for every 10 students. Additional adults are $5 and the bus driver is free. Tour times are seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Please call (502) 348-3502.

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