Historic Homes & Buildings

• Paramount Arts Center (circa 1931)
  1300 Winchester Avenue • Ashland, KY 41101
  Located on the Country Music Byway
  606-324-3175 (Box Office)
  "One of the first built specifically for "talking" motion pictures," this historic Art Deco-style theater has been restored with many of its original fixtures and furnishings. The Paramount is home to a non-profit agency that offers about 120 performing arts performances a year to the community.  more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Ashland Area Art Gallery
  1516 Winchester • Ashland, KY 41101
  606-329-1826
  Contains an Artist's Market which showcases local artists as well as displaying regionally, nationally, and internationally known fine art.  map

• Highlands Museum & Discovery Center
  1620 Winchester Avenue • Ashland, KY 41101
  Located in Downtown Ashland
  606-329-8888
  Housed in the historic Parsons Department Store, this regional historical museum teaches both adults and children about the history of Ashland and Eastern Kentucky through interactive exhibits. The popular Country Music Heritage exhibit showcases memorabilia and biographies of many well-known country music artists. more...  map