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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site - Hodgenville, KY | |
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Visitors can view the exterior of the first memorial built to honor Abraham Lincoln. This memorial, with its formal landscape, protects the birth site of our 16th president. Visit the unique Sinking Spring which was the family's water source and namesake of the farm. The Visitor Center offers an information desk, exhibits, a 15-minute video Abraham Lincoln: The Kentucky Years, and a bookstore. |
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Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area - Oneida, KY,TN | |
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Encompassing 125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area protects the free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries. The area boasts miles of scenic gorges and sandstone bluffs, is rich with natural and historic features and has been developed to provide visitors with a wide range of outdoor recreational activities. |
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park - Middlesboro, KY | |
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At Cumberland Gap, the first great gateway to the west, follow the buffalo, the Native American, the longhunter, the pioneer... all traveled this route through the mountains into the wilderness of Kentucky. Modern day explorers and travelers stand in awe at this great gateway and the many miles of trails and scenic features found in the park. |
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Mammoth Cave National Park - Mammoth Cave, KY | |
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Mammoth Cave National Park preserves the cave system and a part of the Green River valley and hilly country of south central Kentucky. This is the world's longest known cave system, with more than 367 miles explored. Early guide Stephen Bishop called the cave a "grand, gloomy and peculiar place," but its vast chambers and complex labyrinths have earned its name—Mammoth. |
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Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail - AL,AR,GA,IL,KY,MO,NC,OK,TN | |
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Come on a journey to remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people despite their forced removal from their homelands in the Southeastern United States in the 1830s. |