Enjoying the luxury of the area's verdant greenery and its pastoral atmosphere, Shepherdsville is a town of nearly 10,000 sheltered in the heart of Kentucky's Derby Region. Once famous for its natural mineral springs, reputed to have healing properties, Shepherdsville's small-town charm affords the perfect escape from big-city life. Whether strolling through the rolling hills and towering trees of the Bernheim Arboretum or enjoying local music at the Shepherdsville Country Music Show, visitors and residents alike revel in the county seat's everyday luxuries. Despite this rustic atmosphere, Shepherdsville is far from isolated; it is just a half hour's drive north to Louisville, where all the benefits of a Southern city can be enjoyed.