29 mi from Barbourville, Daniel Boone National Forest leads the list
Some 2.5M visitors a year come to Daniel Boone National Forest. Look within 40 miles for the 7 places to visit; none is inside Barbourville. There are 3 museums, a national forest and a waterfall to choose from. The trip to United States Penitentiary is 50 mi.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
The 7 outside town cluster to the west.
Orange: Barbourville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
All 13 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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4Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
6Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
In northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky, USA.
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8Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National monument in Kentucky, United States of America.
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13Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Barbourville → · Barbourville’s history →
Photo credits
United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Daniel Boone National Forest: Schwaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumberland Falls: ChrisKuehl, Public domain · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Museum of Appalachia: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument: C. Bedford Crenshaw, Attribution · Blue Heron: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain · Green McAdoo School: Brian Stansberry; modified by Orlady, CC BY 3.0 us · Muse Knoxville: TomasVial, CC0
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