National Quilt Museum

Kentucky

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It’s far cooler than you might think. The works hanging on the walls look more like photographs, or maybe oil paintings or stained glass, until you get close enough to see the stitching that holds the pieces together. The wild colors and designs are total eye-poppers. Diehard enthusiasts can pay $4 extra for a guided tour.

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  • Floodwater Murals

    Floodwater Murals

    0.13 MILES

    After the Ohio River burst its banks and submerged Paducah in 1937, the town built a flood wall along the waterway. Murals now adorn a three-block stretch…

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1. Floodwater Murals

0.13 MILES

After the Ohio River burst its banks and submerged Paducah in 1937, the town built a flood wall along the waterway. Murals now adorn a three-block stretch…

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