Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor AdventureCumberland Falls State Resort Park
No admission feeSee the 68-foot Cumberland Falls pour a 125-foot-wide curtain of water and, on clear full-moon nights, a rare moonbow.
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SightseeingHistory Buff
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Watch a short film on the January 1862 Union victory, then follow a 10-stop driving tour and a ravine trail across the Kentucky battlefield.
9020 West Highway 80, Nancy, KY 42544 · Nancy, KY
About Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
The Battle of Mill Springs in January 1862 was an early Union victory in the Civil War, and the field near Nancy became a national monument in 2019. The visitor center and museum shows a free 20-minute film about the battle, and Mill Springs National Cemetery sits next door. A 10-stop driving tour starts at the visitor center; the Cumberland River cuts through the area, so you retrace your route. At Zollicoffer Park, the half-mile Ravine Trail drops across the old battle lines. There is no fee to visit.
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