Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Kentucky

While in Kentucky, you might enjoy a visit to:

Headstones set in concentric circles of the 184 who died on May 19, 1902, in the fifth worst mining disaster in U.S. history. "Killed every adult male in the town but three."
~36 miles from Williamsburg.

Built in 1929, a former gas station roughly shaped like the Spirit of St. Louis. Abandoned for years; restored and reopened as a barber shop in May 2016.
~51 miles from Williamsburg.

Unearthed in Greece in 1981, and displayed at the University of Tennessee since 1994. "It is the best preserved and most complete centaurian specimen yet found."
~55 miles from Williamsburg.

Opened on May 1, 1982 as part of the Knoxville World's Fair. Abandoned in 1999, restored and reopened in 2007. Its tower was originally painted blue so that the gold ball on top would appear more sunlike.
~55 miles from Williamsburg.

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