By travelguylife.com
At a height of 1,631 feet, Middlesboro is situated at the base of a natural pass in the Appalachian Mountains.
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The contemporary Visitor Center, a logical beginning point for your expedition, is the first thing you notice after arriving from Middlesboro at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
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The walk departs from the Thomas Walker Parking Area and takes you to the Cumberland Gap historical marker, where you may learn about the route's momentous history.
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The Thomas Walker Parking Area is where you can start the walking trail if you're up for it.
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The 1,990-foot Tri-State Peak, which sits at the intersection of the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, must be hiked to if you're an adventurous tourist.
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Gap Cave, one of the many caverns in the national park, is the fourth-longest cave system in the nation with more than 18 miles of mapped passageways.
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One of the largest private collections of Civil War and Lincoln artefacts in the US is housed in a tourist destination less than 10 minutes away in Harrogate, Tennessee.
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With the crater's rim visible from every angle, Middlesboro's central business centre has a unique personality.
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To get a handle on Middlesboro and Bell County’s past there’s a local history museum in the Middlesboro Downtown Commercial District.
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R.E. McClanahan, a bicycle collector and Senior Judge of the Kentucky Court of Justice, established a charming one-room museum in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, in 2003.
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