Dining
Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country EASTERN REGION
Avenue Café, 1915 Cumberland Ave. Chinatown Café, Middlesboro Mall. Conley’s Drive-in, 708 E Lothbury Ave. La Esperanza, 471 N 12th St. Libby’s Deli, 129 W Lothbury Ave. New China Express, 1801 Cumberland Ave. New King Buffet, 1861 N 25th St. Pelanchos Mexican Grill, 605 N 12th St. Familiar Food: Arby’s, Burger King, Cracker Barrel, Dairy Queen, Hardee’s, KFC, Krystal, Lee’s Famous Recipe, Long John Silver’s, McDonald’s, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Ryan’s, Sonic, Subway, Taco Bell, Wendy’s.
Lodging
Boone Trail Inn, US 25E; 24 units. Cumberland Manor B&B, 208 Arthur Hts.; 5 units. Holiday Inn Express, 1252 N 12th St.; 60 units. Parkview Motel, 202 1/2 N 12th St.; 20 units. Sleep Inn, 1260 N 12th St.; 50 units.
Shopping and Entertainment Carmike Cinema 4, Middlesboro Mall. Interstate Management, 1841 US 25E. Middlesboro Mall, 905 N 12th St. Skate World, 2113 Cumberland Ave. Village Square Shopping Center, US 25E.
with trees over 300 years old, wildflower species, ferns and mountain laurel; open to the public for hiking, birding, nature study. Lodging: Lodge: 30 rooms, restaurant, meeting rooms; cottages: 9 one-bedroom log cabins, 11 two-bedroom cottages. Golf: 18 holes, pro shop, rental clubs and carts. Special Park Event: Winter Photography Weekend, Jan. Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail, The Little Shepherd Trail Section of the Pine Mountain Trail is a 38 mile trail from US 119 to US 421, part of a 120 mile linear park under development from Breaks Interstate Park to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Shillilah Creek Wildlife Management Area, southeast of Pineville, US 119N 10 miles south on KY 987 to Mill Branch-Hensley Flats Rd.; 2,575 acres with old growth forest, extremely rugged steep terrain, high cliffs. DFWR.
Golf and Tennis
Wasioto Winds Golf Course, Pine Mountain State Resort Park, 1050 State Park Rd.; 18-hole par 72 regulation course. Wilderness Trail Off-Road Park, 7526 KY 119.
Festivals and Special Events
Winter Photo Weekend, Jan. Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival, Memorial Day weekend. Pumpkin Patch Festival, last weekend in Sept. Haunted Forest Ride, Fall.
Dining
Population1,732 • BellCounty(Seat/Dry) • EST/EDT • Moist US 25E, US 119, on the Cumberland River.
Engle’s Drive-In, 14889 Robert L. Madon Byp. Flocoe, 122 W Kentucky Ave. La Esperanza, 122 W Kentucky Ave. Mountain View Restaurant, Pine Mountain State Resort Park. Familiar Food: US 25E: Arby’s, Dairy Queen, KFC, Little Caesars, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Subway.
Ave., Middlesboro, 40965; www.bellcountytourism.com; 606.248.2482; 800.988.1075
Herndon J. Evans Lodge, US 25E in Kentucky Ridge State Forest; 30 units.
Pineville
t Bell County Tourism Commission, 2215 Cumberland Educational Institutions
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College, 300 Clear Creek Rd.; established 1926; 700 acres. BA in Ministry; scale model of Jerusalem in days of Christ.
Points of Interest
Henderson Settlement and Log House Craft Shop, 16773 KY 190, Frakes,18 miles SW of Pineville.
Parks and Recreation
Kentucky Ridge State Forest, KY 190, off US 25, SW of Pineville. Kentucky’s largest state forest; 15,251 acres in Bell County; hiking, hunting; off-road vehicles prohibited, KDF.
HPine Mountain State Resort PARK,
US 25E, 1 mile south of Pineville; 1,519 acres; Kentucky’s 1st state park, established 1924. Pine Mountain range is a western section of the giant Appalachian Mountain system; open yearround; www.parks.ky.gov; 606.337.3066; 800.325.1712. Park Features: • pool, planned recreation, naturalist programs, picnic shelters, hiking, mini-golf, Laurel Cove Amphitheatre, Chained Rock, interpretive center, Pine Mountain Zipline/ Canopy Tour. •Pine Mountain State Park Nature Preserve; protected acreage includes Hemlock Gardens, old-growth forest
Lodging
Shopping and Entertainment Bell Theater, 114 W Kentucky Ave. Hometown Florist, 115 S Pine St. Long’s One and Up, 120 N Walnut St.
Boating and Lakes
Cannon Creek Lake, west of US 25E, 6 miles south of Pineville. Chenoa Lake, KY 190, 15 miles west of Pineville in Kentucky Ridge State Forest; KDF.
Cumberland/ Benham/Lynch
10,334 • Harlan County • EST/EDT • Dry Cumberland: Population 2,237 • Wet • US 119. Benham: Population 500 • KY 160, east of Cumberland. Lynch: Population 747 • KY 160, east of Cumberland and Benham.
t Cumberland
Tourism & Convention Commission, 506 W Main St., Cumberland, 40823; www.harlancountytourism.com; 606.589.5812.
Points of Interest
Coal Miner’s Park, KY 160, Benham. Godbey Appalachian Center, 700 College Rd., Cumberland. Portal 31 Underground Mine Tour, 1 Portal Cir., Lynch. www.kytravel.com • 111