Corbin, Kentucky Hotels

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Corbin is a city in Whitley and Knox counties in southeastern Kentucky. The urbanized area around Corbin extends into Laurel County; this area, known as North Corbin, is not incorporated into the city limits.

Sites of Interest:
Cumberland Falls State Park, the site of the only waterfall in the Western hemisphere to feature a regularly occurring moonbow, is located 19 miles (31 km) to the southwest.

Sanders' Cafe, the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken (though not sold as the KFC/Kentucky Fried Chicken brand at the time) is located in North Corbin. The restaurant and accompanying museum are popular with tour groups traveling along Interstate 75.

Nearby Laurel River Lake, created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1974, is a popular recreational site for boating, fishing, water skiing, and scuba diving.

Cumberland Gap and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park are located about 50 miles (80 km) south of Corbin on U.S. Highway 25E at the Tennessee border. Cumberland Falls, sometimes called the Little Niagara, the Niagara of the South, or the Great Falls, is a large waterfall on the Cumberland River in southeastern Kentucky. Spanning the river at the border of McCreary and Whitley counties, the waterfall is the central feature of Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, which itself is surrounded by the Daniel Boone National Forest.

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