Corbin

Corbin (pop 7500) is a small community on US 25, the main north-south highway in the area before Interstate 75 opened in the 1950s.

By car, take Interstate 75 to US Route 25W.

Taxi services include Venture Cabs (+1 606-526-1211), Yellow Cab (+1 606 528-5055) and
Tri-County Taxi (+1 606 523-8294).

• Harland Sanders Café and Museum

  phone: +1 606 528-2163
  address: 688 U.S. Route 25W, North Corbin
  Former 1930s roadside café, once famous for country ham, steaks and fried chicken, heartily recommended by Duncan Hines 'Adventures in Fine Dining' (1939). When Interstate 75 bypassed US 25 in 1956, killing local business, the Colonel took to the road to promote a franchise. The café is now a museum, the associated filling station and motel are gone. A modern KFC franchise is adjacent.

• Laurel River Lake

  phone: +1 859 745-3100
  address: Daniel Boone National Forest, 1700 Bypass Road, Winchester 40391
  Reservoir for boating, swimming, fishing and camping.

• Sanders Park

  address: 201 S. Main St.
  City park's herb garden includes chives, oregano, tarragon and thyme. There's also a statue of the Colonel.:

• Sheltowee Trace OutfittersCanoe and white water rafting trips on the Cumberland River. A small campground is located on site.

• Trademart Shopping Center

  phone: +1 606 528-7635
  address: 1000 Cumberland Gap Pkwy
  45-store mall anchored by JC Penney.

There's more to Corbin than fried chicken; various chains (Applebee's, Arby's, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Domino's, Hardee's, Little Caesar, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Subway, Taco Bell, Wendy's) and a good selection of independent restaurants are represented locally.

• Seasons Restaurant

  phone: +1 606 528-1298
  address: 313 S. Main St.
  Open for lunch Tue-Fri and dinner Thu-Sat.

Corbin is a wet city that allows alcohol sales.

• Cumberland Falls State Resort Park

  address: 7351 Hwy. 90, Corbin 40701
  Fifty-one room historic DuPont Lodge with stone fireplaces, restaurant and meeting facilities, cabin rentals, cottages and campsites.

• Holiday Inn Express

  address: 1973 Cumberland Falls Hwy.

• Econolodge

  address: 1860 Cumberland Falls Rd.
  A former Days Inn.

• Baymont Inn and Suites

  address: 174 Adams Rd.

• Hampton Inn

  address: 125 Adams Rd.

• Country Inn and Suites

  address: 1888 Cumberland Falls Hwy.

• Knights Inn

  address: 37 Highway 770

• Corbin Inn

  address: 2630 Cumberland Falls Hwy.

• Corbin/Laurel Lake KOA

  address: 171 East City Dam Road
  A private camp in Corbin on the shore of Laurel River Lake. The campground has 93 campsites, ranging from primitive to full hook ups, with cabins available for rent. Many amenities and open year round.

• Big South Fork National Recreation Area
• Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
• Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
• Daniel Boone National Forest