Explore Music Artists Exhibition in the U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum

This museum, which is part roadside attraction and part homage to country music royalty, is located along a gas station exit ramp off U.S. Highway 23, also known as "the country music highway". The U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum highlights talent from the eastern part of Kentucky, with 14 exhibits spanning country artists who have called the Bluegrass State home, including Loretta Lynn and Chris Stapleton.

Every Thursday night, a bluegrass musician performs on the porch steps, carrying on the tradition. The museum is located in Paintsville, Kentucky, about 100 miles east of Lexington and not far from the West Virginia border. Admission is $4. If you're heading toward Louisa, the Kentucky Country Music Museum is yet another collection of local legend memorabilia — this time, it's housed inside an actual gas station.

Address: 120 Stave Branch, Staffordsville, KY 41256