The Mountain HomePlace is an 1850's working farm that sits on 27 acres. It features the McKenzie double-pen cabin, one-room schoolhouse, the old Fish Trap United Baptist Church, a blacksmith shop, and a barn with farm animals. Open April-October.

This once-thriving coal-mining community is located just south of Paintsville. The otherwise unremarkable "holler" is now famous for the celebrity it spawned - not just Loretta Lynn but also her siblings Crystal Gayle, Peggy Sue Webb, and brother Jay Lee Webb, all of whom achieved notable success in the country-music business.

Features 14 exhibits displaying memorabilia from the country music stars who call Eastern Ky their home. Artists include Loretta Lynn, Chris Stapleton, Keith Whitley, Dwight Yoakam, and many more. Join us for an evening of live bluegrass music during Front Porch Pickin' every Thursday at 7 pm.

Paintsville Lake provides 1,140 acres for your boating, skiing, and fishing pleasure. The park offers three great trail options. Hikers will love the 1.6-mile Kiwanis Trail. The Dawkins Line Rail Trail is open to hikers, bikers, and horseback riders.

Looking for an educational experience that is out of this world? Look no further than Big Sandy Community and Technical College. The facility offers an interactive exhibit hall, planetarium, and popular laser light shows.  The Science Center features a 40-foot dome and the Spitz Sci-Dome projection system, one of only two dozen in the world, and the Varia Planetarium has the state's only GOTO Star Projector, which brings space exploration to life for visitors.

A multi-use trail stretching 36 miles from Hagarhill in Johnson County to Evanston in Breathitt County. This rail trail for a former coal-hauling line owned by the R.J. Corman Equipment Company. Originally, Dawkins Lumber Company constructed this railroad corridor in the 1900s. There is lots of wildlife to view along the way, including elk. This trail is open to hikers, horseback riders, and cyclists.