36 mi from Payne Gap, United States Penitentiary leads the list
There is no place to visit inside Payne Gap; there are 4 within 40 miles. The mix takes in an ancient site, a mountain and a state park. Beyond the town, the best known is Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, 53 mi off.
Black Mountain
Mountain in Kentucky, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
Head to the southwest for most of the 4 on the list.
Orange: Payne Gap. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
13 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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3Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
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10U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
12Magoffin 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 Payne Gap → · Payne Gap’s history →
Photo credits
United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · 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 · Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0
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