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Reservoir on the Cumberland River in Kentucky and Tennessee, United States
Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lake Barkley is in the Western Waterlands of Kentucky and in Central Tennessee.
Two restaurants for your dining pleasure set in Patti's 1880s Settlement. Famous for its 2" pork chop, flowerpot bread and wonderful pies. lunch and dinner daily, 10:30AM-9PM.
By train
There is an Amtrak train terminal in Fulton, KY, 50 southwest of Benton at the end of the Purchase Pkwy.
By car
The Kentucky Lake region is accessible by car using Interstate 24, US Hwys 62, 68 & 641, the Western KY Parkway, the Purchase Parkway and KY 80.
By bus
There is a Greyhound Bus Terminal in Paducah.
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