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KY Tourist Attractions
Tourist attractions in KY - Theme Parks, Tours, Museums, National Parks, Historic Sites & More!
Below is a list of attractions in KY to help you plan a KY Vacation! Find detailed information on the KY tourist attraction entries by clicking on their links. Narrow your search by selecting from a specific KY attraction category on the left hand menu.
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Explore All Of Kentucky's Regions
You can find Kentucky tourist attractions and activities in all of Kentucky's regions: Ashland, Bowling Green, Florence, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and Other.
Featured Kentucky Tourist Attractions and Activities
Please visit our Kentucky featured listings - Rob Zombie at Broadbent Arena, Bill Maher at Louisville Palace, Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Rupp Arena and Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Rupp Arena.
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Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
National River and Recreation Area
Category: Oneida National Park in Kentucky
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Description of this Kentucky Attraction: The free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries pass through 90 miles of scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide range of natural and historic features. The area offers a broad range of recreational opportunities including camping, whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting and fishing. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with its experience in managing river basins, was charged with land acquisition, planning and development of facilities. Now completed, these lands and facilities are operated and maintained by the National Park Service for the benefit and use of the public.
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historic Park
Category: Middlesboro National Park in Kentucky
Description of this Kentucky Attraction: Throughout the ages, poets, songwriters, novelists, journal writers, historians and artists have captured the grandeur of the Cumberland Gap. James Smith, in his journal of 1792, penned what is perhaps one of the most poignant descriptions of this national and historically significant landmark: "We started just as the sun began to gild the tops of the high mountains. We ascended Cumberland Mountain, from the top of which the bright luminary of day appeared to our view in all his rising glory; the mists dispersed and the floating clouds hasted away at his appearing. This is the famous Cumberland Gap..." Thanks to the vision of Congress, who in 1940 authorized Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, visitors today can still bask in its beauty and immerse themselves in its rich history.
The story of the first doorway to the west is commemorated at the national park, located where the borders of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia meet. Carved by wind and water, Cumberland Gap forms a major break in the formidable Appalachian Mountain chain. First used by large game animals in their migratory journeys, followed by Native Americans, the Cumberland Gap was the first and best avenue for the settlement of the interior of this nation. From 1775 to 1810, the Gap's heyday, between 200,000 and 300,000 men, women, and children from all walks of life, crossed the Gap into "Kentuckee."
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The Coal Miners' Museum of Van Lear, Kentucky
A museum preserving the history and heritage of Van Lear, KY
Category: Van Lear Museum in Kentucky
Description of this Kentucky Attraction: The Coal Miners' Museum is owned and operated by the Van Lear, Kentucky
Historical Society, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The museum is dedicated to the preservation of the history and heritage of the community of Van Lear, Kentucky. Van Lear was a coal town that was
constructed and owned by the Consolidation Coal Company.
Van Lear is perhaps best known for its connections to the story of the
"Coal Miner's Daughter", Loretta Lynn and her younger sister, Crystal
Gayle. Many come to Van Lear to see the childhood home of Loretta Lynn
and visit the Coal Miners' Museum to learn additional facts about the
Van Lear community, as it once was.
The museum operates,"Icky's 1950's Gift and Snack Shop" in the lower level of the Coal Miners' Museum. Icky's offers a complete line of
snacks and soft drinks. You can even listen to your favorite "45's" play
on a real jukebox, as you enjoy your snacks.
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Trail of Tears
National Historic Trail
Category: State of Kentucky National Park in Kentucky
Description of this Kentucky Attraction: In 1838, the United States government forcibly removed more than 16,000 Cherokee Indian people from their homelands in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, and sent them to Indian Territory (today known as Oklahoma). The impact to the Cherokee was devastating. Hundreds of Cherokee died during their trip west, and thousands more perished from the consequences of relocation. This tragic chapter in American and Cherokee history became known as the Trail of Tears, and culminated the implementation of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which mandated the removal of all American Indian tribes east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.
The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates the removal of the Cherokee and the paths that 17 Cherokee detachments followed westward. Today the trail encompasses about 2,200 miles of land and water routes, and traverses portions of nine states.
The National Park Service, in partnership with other federal agencies, state and local agencies, non-profit organizations, and private landowners, administers the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Participating national historic trail sites display the official trail logo.
The Trail of Tears Association is a major partner with the National Park Service. The association is a national organization dedicated to the preservation, public awareness, and appreciation of the Trail of Tears.
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