Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Pros: Lots of great mountain scenery and hiking trails.
Cons: No central attraction, if that matters to you

Located at the convergence of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a wilderness park that was created to preserve the natural scenery of the area and to commemorate the settling of the wild west in the late 1700’s ...

Pros: Beautiful, colorful, and alive with the ghosts of history.
Cons: Some drivers might be fearful of the curving mountain road.

After we left the Lincoln Museum we soon found the entrance to the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. This was an exciting visit. and I think anyone would be entranced. The colors were at their peak:gold, crimson, all shades of green, and ...

Pros: A Nature's Lover's Paradise
Cons: None

Daniel Boone put Kentucky on the map. Up until 1769, no one really knew what was on the western side of the Allegheny Mountains. Daniel Boone decided to be the adventurous one and find out. When he came through the Kentucky side of the mountains, he...

Pros: A cool park where you could easily spend a week, at least.
Cons: You seem to almost always be able to hear the nearby highway.

Where do I even begin in describing what was my home for twenty plus days this summer? During this past summer I had the experience of participating on an SCA Conservation Crew in the park. Before you do anything however, I would suggest stopping at the ...