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PADUCAH “WALL TO WALL” MURALS Paducah, from the time of settlers who constructed the
Water Street, between first framed buildings up through the first show of the
Jefferson and Washington Streets American Quilter’s Association. The Historical Archives
Photo Gallery immerses guests within the most recent
Renowned artist Robert Dafford and the talented Dafford digital scans of photographs from the museum’s archives
Murals Team capture Paducah’s rich history in life-sized of historical photographs, offering a unique glimpse
paintings spanning the river city’s floodwall.
into the past of the town of Paducah. The museum’s
RIVER DISCOVERY CENTER Historical Articles provide information about the lives
117 S. Water St. and accomplishments of several of the town’s most famous
270-575-9958 residents. The museum is open to the public starting on
www.riverdiscoverycenter.org the first Saturday in the month of March until the middle
of December and open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday
The Center features a state-of-the-art boat simulator through Saturday and closed on holiday weekends. Guests
where visitors can captain a speedboat, a towboat or a U.S. can explore the museum in the mornings by scheduling an
Coast Guard vessel. Other interactive exhibits, such as appointment. Tours for groups are also available.
“24 Hours on the River”, allows visitors to turn a wheel
and zip through the past 24 hours of traffic on the Ohio YEISER ART CENTER
River captured from a camera on the Center’s rooftop 200 Broadway St.
and “Hidden Highways”, a multimedia exhibit that details 270-442-2453
the rivers in the eastern United States. The Center is www.theyeiser.org
our region’s science center and offers award winning
educational programming that has a real impact on the
children of the region.

WHITEHAVEN WELCOME CENTER
1845 Lone Oak Road
Exit 7 off Interstate 24 on U.S. 45
270-554-2077
Whitehaven Welcome Center, located off Interstate-24
Exit 7, is a restored 1860s mansion. The beautiful welcome
center features period furnishings and memorabilia
of Paducah native Alben Barkley, who served as Vice
President under Harry Truman. Whitehaven is a Classical
Revival residential structure and the only historic home
in Kentucky serving as an interstate Welcome Center.
The lobby is open 24 hours for the traveling public with
vending machines and restrooms. Free tours are available.

WILLIAM CLARK MARKET HOUSE The Yeiser Art Center presents a changing selection of art
MUSEUM exhibitions by regional and national artists, including the
121 Market House Square annual international “Fantastic Fibers” and “Art Through
270-443-7759 The Lens.”
www.markethousemuseum.com
Housed in Paducah’s historic Market House Square, the
Rotating exhibits tell the story of a town that has survived art center’s artist-in-residence space will host rotating
tremendous challenges, including the Battle of Paducah artists throughout 2020. This programming is made
and the 1937 Flood. The museum has 4,000 square feet possible with support from the National Endowment for
of rotating exhibits and artifacts from Paducah’s past, the Arts. Be sure to stop in and see what the artists are
staged within an 1876 drugstore. The museum provides working on.
visitors with a chronological look at the history of

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