Wilderness Road Heritage Highway
Places to Visit
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18-hole Golf Course at Pine Mountain State Resort Park (KY)
This golf course is the result of a statewide program to create golf courses in state parks. Pine Mountain's recently opened championship course is top quality.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located in Pine Mountain State Resort Park, KY
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Barbourville is home to Union College.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Barbourville, KY just east of US25E at the junction of KY6 and KY11
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Enjoy some culture through the many options in Berea.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: North end of byway.
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Over 120 artisans work in Berea's many workshops and galleries.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Berea, KY
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Berea College continues a tradition of requiring all students to work their way through college and to learn a traditional craft.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Berea, KY
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Camp Wildcat is the site of the first Civil War engagement in Kentucky.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: On US25 near Livingston, KY
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (KY)
Cumberland Gap is the second largest historical park in the nation and features the Gap, the Hensley Settlement, Cudjoe Cave, and numerous other historical and natural sites of interest. Cumberland Gap offers the actual paths and recreated road that Native Americans and settlers used to cross the mountains. There is a visitors center and numerous interpretive installations. Visitors can drive to the top of Pinnacle Mountain and view Tennessee, Kentucky and Virgina and distant views of North Carolina. Trails and interpretation are in place along the drive and at the vista. The Hensley Settlement is a preserved rustic mountain site with tours.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Near Middlesboro, KY
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Daniel Boone National Forest (KY)
Located in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, the Daniel Boone National Forest encompasses over 700,000 acres of land. This land is generally rugged and characterized by steep forested ridges, narrow valleys, and over 3,400 miles of cliffline.
Location: Jackson County
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Dr. Thomas Walker State Historical Site (KY)
Cabin and site of Dr. Walker's early homestead in Kentucky. Dr. Walker was the first pioneer to find the Gap and then explore Kentucky.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Just east of Barbourville on KY6, KY
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Kentucky Community Crafts (KY)
This is one of the major crafts cooperatives in the state.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: KY
