KENTUCKY COAL MINING MUSEUM
The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum is located deep in the heart of the Appalachian coal fields in a former coal camp town, Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky. Through the vast displays within and around the museum, tourists will be immersed in the life of a coal miner and his family as they struggled to make a life for themselves not knowing how valuable their contributions were to the industrialization of the 20th century. Nonprofit MEMBER of Cumberland Gap Region Tourism Association
231 Main St
Cumberland, KY 40823 606-848-1530
http://kentucky.coal.museum/
KNOX HISTORICAL MUSEUM
The Knox Historical Museum was established in 1987 in order to preserve pieces of southeastern Kentucky’s past. Knox County was established in 1799, and Barbourville was selected as the county seat during court sessions in 1800 and 1801. The museum is a non-profit, volunteer organization which publishes the award-winning magazine, The Knox Countian, and also offers an extensive genealogy collection that can be searched by the public in the museum’s new genealogy center.MEMBER of Cumberland Gap Region Tourism Association
196 Daniel Boone Dr, Barbourville, KY 40906
606-546-7581
ABRAHAM LINCOLN MUSEUM & LIBRARY
Located on the beautiful campus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee, the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum houses one of the most diverse Lincoln and Civil War collections in the country. Nonprofit MEMBER of Cumberland Gap Region Tourism Association
120 Mars/DeBusk Pkwy
Harrogate, TN 37752
http://museum.lmunet.edu/
423-869-6235
LITTLE CONGRESS BICYCLE MUSEUM
Bicycles function as reminders of the way things were and harbingers of things to come. Our mission is to represent the past with carefully selected bicycles which combine styling that is principally based upon market, theory and engineering with historical and cultural significance.
The museum was established June 18th 2003 and is located in famous Cumberland Gap, TN, where the borders of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia come together. Nonprofit MEMBER of Cumberland Gap Region Tourism Association
Little Congress Bicycle Museum
807 Llewellyn St
Cumberland Gap, TN 37724
P:423-869-9993
bicyclemuseum.net
MIDDLESBORO ARTHUR MUSEUM
Recognizing that our past profoundly influences our future the Bell County Museum collects, preserves and interprets the historic and prehistoric cultural heritage of the Bell County region, for all citizens, and provides quality traveling exhibitions for their enjoyment and education. Established in 1991, the Bell County Museum serves the community as a vital resource for the collection, interpretation and preservation of the historical heritage of the Bell County area.
Bell County Museum
207 N 20th St
Middlesboro, KY 40965
606-242-0005
MEMBER Cumberland Gap Region Tourism Association
house made of coal
BELL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM
Located in the heart of Historic Middlesborough, the museum is housed in Carnegie Library building dating back to 1912. It is within easy walking distance of other historical sites including the Coal House and Coal Museum, the Arthur Museum with its Victorian Garden, the Canal Walk and the Centennial Park. Nonprofit MEMBER.
207 N. 20th St
Middlesboro, KY 40965
606-242-0005
bellcountyhistorical.com
Colonel Sanders Cafe' and Museum
In 1926 over 42 tons of coal were used to build a house now occupied by the Middlesboro Chamber of Commerce. In 1988 a tornado blew away the back of the house; it was replaced with vinyl siding, so perhaps this is only three-quarters of a coal house. If people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, then the Chamber of Commerce probably shouldn't light matches. Next to the Coal House is a nice little outdoor coal mining exhibit. Non profit MEMBER of the Cumberland Gap Region Tourism Association
189 N 20th St, Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 248-1075
Museum of Appalacia
The Harland Sanders Café is a historic restaurant located inCorbin, Kentucky. Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, operated the restaurant from 1940-1956. Sanders also developed the famous KFC secret recipe at the café during the 1940s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 1990.
688 US Hwy 25 W
Corbin, KY 40701
606-528-40701
LENOIR MUSEUM CULTURAL COMPLEX
Museum of Appalacia Serving all of the Cumberland Gap Region
The Museum of Appalachia, founded in 1969 by John Rice Irwin, portrays an authentic mountain farm and pioneer village, with some three dozen historic log structures, several exhibit buildings filled with thousands of authentic Appalachian artifacts, multiple gardens and free range farm animals, all set in a picturesque venue and surrounded by split-rail fences.
2819 Andersonville Hwy, Clinton Tn 37716
865-494-7680
The Lenoir Museum Cultural Complex, located within the City limits of Norris, is a must-see for park visitors. The complex includes the Lenoir Pioneer Museum, an 18th Century Rice Grist Mill and Crosby Threshing Barn. Exhibits also include Appalachian artifacts, a pre-dam pictorial account of the area submerged by the lake. The Museum has at times been referred to as a 'mini-Smithsonian.' Nonprofit MEMBER Cumberland Gap Region Tourism Association
Norris Dam State Park
General Longstreet Museum
5915 East Andrew Johnson Highway (Hwy US 11-E)
Russellville, TN
East Tennessee and the Lakeway Area are blessed with both natural beauty and a great
number of tourist opportunities. For history lovers, the area serves as an important geographic
location for early settlers heading out West, and a strategic location for both the Union and
Confederate Armies during the Civil War. Unfortunately, only a small amount of our historical sights
and relevance to the war have been preserved. The General Longstreet Museum in Russellville,
Tennessee is one great exception.