Location: Paintsville
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Top 5 Things to do in Paintsville, Kentucky (KY)
Paintsville (locally /ˈpeɪntsvəl/) is a home rule-class city along Paint Creek in Johnson County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 3,459 during the 2010 U.S. Census.
Restaurants in Paintsville
1. Loretta Lynn's Birthplace - Butcher Hollow
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 174 reviews
Birthplace of Loretta Lynn. When Loretta Lynn belted, "Well, I was born a coal miner's daughter/In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Hollow," it not only skyrockted "The Queen of Country Music" to additional fame outside the realm of country music fans, but it merited her the everlasting respect of every person connected directly or indirectly with coal mining or mountain life. Visit Butcher Hollow, located in scenic Johnson County. Loretta's brother, Herman Webb, is curator of the Butcher Hollow Home.
Reviewed By MFdocbell
We enjoyed our visit here.it was in winter we were there we didn’t know that it would be closed for season. We stopped at general store and was lucky enough to run in to a cousin to Loretta he took us down and gave us a personal tour. It was well worth trip and we had a wonderful experience, except for the cold!
2. Mountain HomePlace
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
1850-1875 Living History Farm. "A visit to the Mountain HomePlace is a historical learning experience as well as fun. The Welcome Center contains a Museum Of Appalachian History and a Gift Shop with treasures featuring arts and crafts from the Eastern Kentucky region. We take you back in time to the 1850's and show you life as then."
Reviewed By JamieRowland78 - Georgetown, United States
Mist if not all of the building on the homestead are my families. The church/school is where my gma n pa went. The barn and blacksmith shop are my g-grandpa. The house WAS my dads but the state took it (we didnt know nor have time to get it). That was grandpa Johnys home where my dad spend many years. My dads side is mainly still in paintsville. Saylers, rowlands and mckenzie. So when you visit, please show respect and dont mess things up any more than they are. Please enjoy your time. Its a great place!
3. U. S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
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4.5 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By ltcolportdawg - Huntington, United States
Very nice and clean facility with plenty of parking. Well worth the hour we invested in the stop. A nice collection of memorabilia on display. The hall was also available for hosting events and a wedding was scheduled for later that day.
4. Country Music Highway
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4.0 based on 12 reviews
"The Country Music Highway is the eastern-most corridor in the Highlands and Waterways Region of Southern and Eastern Kentucky. It follows US-23 through Lawrence County, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, Pikeville, and then along US-119/US-23 to the Virginia border and on to Whitesburg. As noted in its name, the Country Music Highway celebrates the lives of dozens of famous country music stars that grew up along this route."
5. Paintsville Country Club
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4.0 based on 7 reviews
