Bell's Tavern was erected by Wm. Bell in 1830 and served as a stage stop for his lines that brought visitors to Mammoth Cave when it was first promoted. It became famed in the U.S. and Europe for its elite patrons, cuisine, and magic peach and honey brandy for “Joy before the journey’s end,” until it burned in 1860. The Civil War doomed completion of a new tavern begun by his grandson, Wm. F. Bell, and his stepfather, George M. Proctor.