Sport & Outdoor
FreeCumberland Falls State Resort Park
FreeSee the 68-foot Cumberland Falls pour a 125-foot-wide curtain of water and, on clear full-moon nights, a rare moonbow.
Area guide · Kentucky, USA
Things to do in Daniel Boone Country
Waterfalls, natural arches and the original Kentucky Fried Chicken
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- Nearest airport: TYS, about 96 miles
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Sport & Outdoor
FreeCumberland Gap National Historical Park
FreeStand at Pinnacle Overlook above the mountain pass Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road crossed, where three states meet.
Eat & Drink
Quirky FunHarland Sanders Café and Museum
FreeEat in Colonel Sanders' restored 1940s dining room and see the kitchen where his fried chicken recipe took shape.
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor AdventureNatural Bridge State Resort Park
FreeHike or ride a sky lift to a sandstone arch 78 feet long and 65 feet high in the woods near the Red River Gorge.
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor AdventureRed River Gorge
FreeHike to sandstone arches, climb the cliffs or paddle the Red River in this gorge inside Daniel Boone National Forest.
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About Daniel Boone Country
Daniel Boone Country covers the forested hills of southeastern Kentucky, with Corbin as a handy base for lodging. Corbin is home to the Harland Sanders Cafe & Museum, the original Kentucky Fried Chicken, and nearby Cumberland Falls State Resort Park has the waterfall called the Niagara of the South. Cumberland Gap National Historical Park has a visitor center museum and the Pinnacle overlook, and Natural Bridge State Resort Park is the gateway to the Red River Gorge, a National Natural Landmark with an estimated 150 natural arches.