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2005 Travel Guide Links & Info
(as referred to in the
2005 Blue Ridge Country Almanac)
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>>Best Ways to Find Out More: Kentucky
State Travel Information: 1-800-225-8747.
What They Send You: Official Vacation Guide, including calendar of events and state road map.
State Parks: 1-800-255-7275. Visit Website
National Forests:
Daniel Boone National Forest. 859/745-3100, 1-877-444-6777. Visit Website
National Parks:
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. 606/248-2817. Visit Website
State Tourism Page: Visit Website
State B&B Association: 1-888-281-8188. Visit Website
Mountain Weather: 606/666-8000.
>>Key Travel Numbers: Kentucky
Ashland. 1-800-377-6249, 606/329-1007. Visit Website.
Breaks Interstate Park. 1-800-982-5122. Visit Website
Harlan County. 606/573-4717.
Hazard/Perry County. 606/439-2659.
Kentucky. 1-800-225-TRIP.
Kentucky Scenic Byways. 1-800-225-8747.
Knox County. 606/546-4300.
Laurel County Tourism. 606/878-6900, 1-800-348-0095. Visit Website.
Letcher County/Whitesburg. 606/633-0310.
Lynch. 606/848-2873. Visit Website
McCreary County. 606/376-3008.
Middlesboro -- Bell County Chamber of Commerce. 606/248-1075.
Morehead. 606/784-6221, 1-800-654-1944.
Paintsville. 1-800-542-5790.
Pike County. 1-800-844-7453 or 606/432-5063. Visit Website.
Powell County. 606/663-1161.
Prestonsburg. 606/886-1341, 1-800-844-4704. Visit Website.
Williamsburg Tourist Commission & Convention Center. 606/549-0530 or 1-800-552-0530.
>>Best Historic Sites and Sights: Kentucky
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Near Middlesboro. Natural gap kept early colonists from entering Kentucky for 150 years. Second-largest National Historical Park in the country. 606/248-2817. Visit Website.
The Lost Squadron Museum. 606/248-1149. Visit Website
Middle Creek Battlefield. Near Prestonsburg. Union Commander James A. Garfield fought a Civil War battle here.
Oven Fork Mercantile. 606/424-4074
>>Best Mountain Culture Museums: Kentucky
Cumberland Museum. Williamsburg. Features include Appalachian exhibits and crafts. 606/539-3100, 1-800-315-0286. Visit Website.
Elkhorn City Railroad Museum. Elkhorn City. Recounts the town's railroad heritage, featuring a caboose and velocipede. 606/754-8300.
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum. Benham. Coal mine exhibits focusing on the miners' lifestyle and equipment. 606/848-1530.
Visit Website.
>>Best Scenic Roadways: Kentucky
Pine Mountain Road (U.S. 119). Eight-mile route begins in Whitesburg and passes over Pine Mountain near Pineville and the Little Shepherd Trail.
Country Music Highway. 606/677-6096.
Red River Gorge 30-Mile Loop. Scenic route overlooking the Wild and Scenic River portion of the Red River. See Nada Tunnel, cut by hand in 1877. Gladie Creek Cabin features a blacksmith shop, moonshine still and small buffalo herd.
Zilpo Road National Forest Scenic Byway. Near Morehead. See Clear Creek Iron Furnace and Tater Knob Fire Tower, the last fire tower in Daniel Boone National Forest, along the nine-mile road.
>>Best Mountain Rivers: Kentucky
Cumberland River. Originates in the eastern Kentucky mountains and flows over Cumberland Falls to Lake Cumberland. Canoeing, whitewater rafting opportunities. 1-800-541-RAFT. Visit Website.
Red River. Near Slade in the Daniel Boone National Forest.
>>Best Natural Wonders: Kentucky
Cumberland Gap Historic National Park. 606/248-2817. Visit Website
Pine Mountain State Resort Park. 606/337-3066.
Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve. Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission. 502/573-2886. Visit Website
Kingdom Come State Park. 606/589-2479. Visit Website
Bad Branch State Nature Preserve. Kentucky State
Nature Preserves Commission. 502/573-2886.
Visit Website
Fishtrap Lake. 606/437-7496. Visit Website
Breaks Interstate Park. 276/865-4413. Visit Website
Big Sandy Heritage Center. 606/218-6050. Visit Website
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