DOWNTOWN BARBOURVILLE , Barbourville Brick-paved streets and beautiful murals — historical downtown Barbourville is a charmer, cozied up by Court Square’s shops, The Ugly Mug Coffee House and Redbud Quilters’ Garden, a quiet corner blossoming with a colorful display of framed quilt blocks. LILLEY CORNETT WOODS , Letcher County Hikers are ushered into Lilley Cornett Woods, an old-growth forest with extra-ordinary biodiversity, by guided tour only. Arrange a two-or four-hour tour to see this wildland sheltering hundreds of species of flowering plants and breeding pairs of birds. SNUG HOLLOW FARM BED & BREAKFAST , Irvine Walking trails, wildflowers, breathtaking scenery and unspoiled beauty, with an ever-changing landscape that always lets Mother Nature shine, Snug Hollow Farm Bed & Breakfast is an Appalachian Moun-tain getaway with gourmet dinner delivered to your cabin door. KENTUCKY COAL MUSEUM , Benham Mining tools, a coal-camp hospital and school, a look into the lives of coal miners, their families and even the Coal Miner’s Daughter, Loretta Lynn — the Kentucky Coal Museum, located in a former coal-camp town, has four levels of exhibits. Four musts Official Kentucky Food Truck Championship, Mt. Vernon Turtle Farm Pottery, Campton, and Gallery at The Brick, Pine Ridge Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook, Middlesboro Pilot Knob Nature Preserve, Clay City Grab a Bite: Stop & Shop: Magical Moments: Local Heritage & Culture: Photos from top: Kentucky Coal Mining Museum, Benham; Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park, Buckhorn Kentuckytourism.com/DanielBooneCountry 49
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