Country Music Highway
Country Music Highway is a State Scenic Byway in Kentucky. Within Kentucky it covers roughly 150 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Country Music Highway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
US-23 through the eastern Kentucky coalfields is nicknamed the Country Music Highway for the extraordinary number of music stars born along it, including Loretta Lynn, the Judds, Dwight Yoakam, and Billy Ray Cyrus. The route runs through Appalachian mountain towns and hollows, with the U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum in Paintsville telling the story. Forested ridges and coal heritage frame the drive.
- Appalachian music heritage
- Loretta Lynn country
- Country Music Highway Museum
- eastern Kentucky coalfields
- US-23
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.
Where to Stay along Country Music Highway
4 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Country Music Highway.
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