---
id: "2567"
name: Country Music Highway
distance: "144"
duration: Two to three hours to drive or two days to enjoy the byway
description: The Country Music Highway is Eastern Kentucky's heritage route. The sites and sounds along the byway capture all aspects of the region's history, including Native American culture, pioneer settlement, coal mining, country music, crafts, architecture, the Civil War, and natural resources.
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organization:
  - url: https://countrymusichighway.com/countrymusichighway/
    name: Country Music Highway Information Guide
websites:
  - url: https://www.kentuckytourism.com/detail/articles/2023/07/25/country-music-highway-(u-s-23)
    name: Kentucky Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://elkhorncityrrm.tripod.com/index.htm
    name: Elkhorn City Railroad Museum
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Kentucky State Scenic Byway
states:
  - KY
ll:
  - -82.80304000000001
  - 37.11111800000009
bounds:
  - - -82.84262799999993
    - 37.11106100000001
  - - -82.504707
    - 38.57722100000001

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The Country Music Highway is Eastern Kentucky's heritage route. The sites and sounds along the byway capture all aspects of the region's history, including Native American culture, pioneer settlement, coal mining, country music, crafts, architecture, the Civil War, and natural resources.