Country Music Highway
Places to Visit

  • Appalshop (KY)

    This arts and education center in the heart of Appalachia provides a center for creating video, music, art, books, crafts, theater, and multimedia. This center strives to promote and preserve the arts and appreciation for expression.

    Location:

    91 Madison Ave, Whitesburg, KY

  • Battle of Middle Creek Historic Site (KY)

    The Battle of Middle Creek Historic Site is a foundation-owned Civil War site.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Near Prestonburg, KY

  • Breaks Interstate Park (KY)

    Breaks Interstate Park, the Grand Canyon of the South, is a short distance from the byway and features some of the most dramatic landscapes in the South.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    On the Kentucky/Virginia border
  • Butcher Hollow, Van Lear

    Butcher Hollow, Van Lear (KY)

    Butcher Hollow is the home of Loretta Lynn and is where Crystal Gayle's family resided.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    In Van Lear, KY along Hwy 302.
  • The Coal Miners' Museum

    The Coal Miners' Museum (KY)

    This coal museum is located in the town where country musician Loretta Lynn grew up. Once the headquarters of the Consolidation Coal Company's Miller's Creek Division, this building is also home to the Van Lear Historical Society.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    In Van Lear, KY

  • East Kentucky Science Center (KY)

    The East Kentucky Science Center contains Kentucky's newest and most technically advanced planetarium.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    207 West Court Street, Suite 201 Prestonsburg, KY 41653

  • Elkhorn City Railroad Museum (KY)

    This railroad museum is located in the hometown of Patty Loveless.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    In Elkhorn City, KY

  • Fishtrap Lakes (KY)

    Fishtrap Lakes is a locally developed ecosystem that provides an interpretive walking or driving tour around the lake.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    KY
  • Highlands Museum and Discovery Center

    Highlands Museum and Discovery Center (KY)

    The Highlands Museum & Discovery Center boasts a Country Music Heritage Hall that highlights the lives and music of the twelve country stars who had their beginnings along Highway 23.

    Location:

    Located at 1620 Winchester Avenue in downtown Ashland, Kentucky.
  • Jenkins Coal Museum

    Jenkins Coal Museum (KY)

    Jenkins coal museum is located in an active coal mining town.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    In Jenkins, KY