J. Stephen Conn
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Visitors Center
The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Visitor Center is on U.S. 25-E, on the Kentucky side of the tunnel. It is a MUST stop, especially for first time visitors. There is an exhibit area, a gift shop, and two different short orientation films which are shown on rotation. One focuses on the life and times of Daniel Boone and the other is more specfically about the Cumberland Gap. Both are excellent - well worth taking your time to see.
At the Visitor Center you will learn that there is much more to the Park than is obvious from just driving through. For instance, it is here that you can sign up to take a lantern tour through the Cumberland Gap Cave, or catch their shuttle to visit the Hensley Settlement a few miles from the Gap, to learn how the pioneer settlers lived.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Visitors Center
The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Visitor Center is on U.S. 25-E, on the Kentucky side of the tunnel. It is a MUST stop, especially for first time visitors. There is an exhibit area, a gift shop, and two different short orientation films which are shown on rotation. One focuses on the life and times of Daniel Boone and the other is more specfically about the Cumberland Gap. Both are excellent - well worth taking your time to see.
At the Visitor Center you will learn that there is much more to the Park than is obvious from just driving through. For instance, it is here that you can sign up to take a lantern tour through the Cumberland Gap Cave, or catch their shuttle to visit the Hensley Settlement a few miles from the Gap, to learn how the pioneer settlers lived.