Red River Gorge, 25 mi from Booneville
Around 2.5M people visit Daniel Boone National Forest each year. There is no place to visit inside Booneville; there are 4 within 40 miles. The mix takes in a canyon & gorge, a national forest and a state park. Set 59 mi out, Kroger Field makes a day trip.
Red River Gorge
Canyon system in Kentucky, National Natural Landmark.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the north.
Orange: Booneville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
All 21 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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7Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
8Fort Boonesborough State Park
State park and historic site in Kentucky, United States.
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10Camp Nelson National Monument
525-acre (2.12 km2) national monument, historical museum and park located in southern Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Lexington, Kentucky.
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13U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
14University of Kentucky Arboretum
State Botanical Garden of Kentucky located at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum
Open-air museum in Salyersville, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Booneville →
Photo credits
Kroger Field: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rupp Arena: The original uploader was Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Red River Gorge: Robert G. Davis, NWSRS, 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 · Fort Boonesborough State Park: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natural Bridge State Resort Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Camp Nelson National Monument: C. Bedford Crenshaw, aka Bedford at English Wikipedia, Attribution · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain · Mountain Homeplace: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Kentucky Arboretum: Daderot, CC0 · Bluegrass Heritage Museum: Steve Farmer, Public domain · Kentucky Folk Art Center: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lexington History Center: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nannine Clay Wallis Arboretum: ChristopherM, CC BY-SA 3.0
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