he U.S. 23 Country Music Highway unspools through key sites connected to these legends and the U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum shows off their personal memorabilia, including musical instruments and stage costumes. There’s more to Ashland’s Paramount Arts Center than an “Achy Breaky Heart” (although Billy Ray Cyrus did film his hit music video here) like concerts, comedy acts and theater productions. Head south to visit Butcher Hollow , birthplace of the late legend Loretta Lynn and inspiration for her song, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Name your wilderness pleasure: camping, hiking and fishing in Daniel Boone National Forest; playing on the swimming beaches of Morehead’s Cave Run Lake ; or backpacking and boating at Louisa’s Yatesville Lake . Follow your whims to the Kentucky Folk Art Center , tucked into the historic Union Grocery near Morehead State University, and The App – that is, the Appalachian Center for the Arts – in Pikeville, which elevates the theater experience with professional and critically acclaimed productions. A fight to the bitter end? Find out on Pikeville’s Hatfields & McCoys Historic Feud Driving Tour , where winding mountain roads cross the battle lines of this world-famous vendetta featuring the McCoy Homeplace, Devil Anse Hatfield Statue, “Cotton Top” Hanging Sites and more. Loretta Lynn birthplace , Butcher Hollow Port of Ashland , Ashland 82 #TravelKY
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