Phone: (740)-423-7233
Email: rivertrails@earthlink.net
Distance: 13.07 miles
Enjoy majestic views of the Ohio River along the entirety of this scenic route. Native Americans and early European settlers used the Ohio heavily. It marked the boundary between the North and South during the slavery era and was the gate to freedom for many.
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Phone: 18004894474
Distance: 45.66 miles
Traversing the lush hills and farmlands of southern Indiana, and paralleling the mighty Ohio River, this route marks a timeworn and history-rich corridor linking historic villages and farms through a picturesque landscape. Rock outcroppings, forested hills, caves, scenic waterways, and limestone bluffs will provide beautiful pictures for you to cherish.
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Phone: (618)-833-9928
Email: sheryld@ajinternet.net
Distance: 57.57 miles
This history-rich byway meanders along the banks of the Ohio River, hugging its shoreline and offering almost continuous views of the river. The history of the Ohio is found both in rural landscapes and quaint river communities, covering periods from Native American habitation through western settlement, affecting transportation patterns and industrialization.
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Phone: (502)-223-8338
Distance: 59.77 miles
Provides a navigational channel for commercial and recreational traffic. The river meanders through the Kentucky bluegrass area and is a favorite boating stream during the summer and fall. Public facilities are not available.
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Phone: (606)-784-6428
Distance: 61.65 miles
This destination-packed stretch of road highlights the grandeur and quality of Daniel Boone National Forest.
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Email: info@aviationheritagearea.org
Distance: 61.90 miles
Phone: (606)-677-6095
Distance: 68.94 miles
The Country Music Highway is Eastern Kentucky's heritage route. The sites and sounds along the byway capture all aspects of the region's history, including Native American culture, pioneer settlement, coal mining, country music, crafts, architecture, the Civil War, and natural resources.
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Phone: (270)-358-3411
Distance: 68.94 miles
The Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway travels through six communities as it winds its way through the knobs of Kentucky. This corridor exhibits significant historic and cultural resources around every turn. It embraces a set of four strong aspects: Abraham Lincoln, US History and the Civil War, Bourbon Heritage, and Religious Heritage.
A great portrayal of American history and culture can be exp...
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Phone: (606)-677-6095
Distance: 68.94 miles
One of the nation's special natural areas, Red River Gorge offers stone arches, caves, cliffs, ravines, and waterflows. Designated as a National Natural Landmark, a National Wild and Scenic River, and a National Geological Area, the landscape of this part of Kentucky offers scenic, natural, and recreation experiences.
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Phone: (606)-677-6095
Distance: 68.94 miles
The Wilderness Road Heritage Highway is an important historic route and was crucial in the West's settlement and during the Civil War. Today places like Cumberland Gap National Historic Park preserve that history. The route also leads to Renfro Valley, the famous country music venue, as well as Berea, Kentucky's crafts capitol.
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