An elevator takes visitors to the top. Near the monument is a replica of the log house in which Davis was born. Kentucky Dam , located near Gilbertsville, is 8700-ft. in length and impounds the Tennessee River to form Kentucky Lake. The visitors deck provides a close-up view of the steady flow of commercial barges entering and departing the lake. The Kentucky Dam Powerhouse is open daily for informal tours through parts of the power producing area.
Group tours are available.
Land Between the Lakes provides a variety of interests for families. The Market House Theater , located in downtown Paducah, housed with the museum and art gallery, offers a variety of stage productions from September-June. See over 200 antique, contemporary and innovative quilts displayed. It is the only museum in the United States built to honor today's quilters. Two cemeteries in Hopkinsville pay tributes to heroes of the years gone by.