The Great Stone Face — Attraction in Pennington Gap

Very interesting find during our travels to the Big Stone Gap area. I was looking for something accessible to do for a multigenerational group of family members. The Great Stone Face is easy to find. Don't forget to stop at the dilapidated building on Highway 421 North just past where Google maps says "you have arrived". Park the car, get out, and turn around. You'll be able to see it! It is not as easy to see from below the "Face". Go on up to the dilapidated building that I mentioned and it is easily...

This is a great place to stop and see something different and have memories for years. My 6 year old little girl, was so amazed anot Stone Face, she had questions and the look on her face when she first really seen it! Was rewarding for me. She would ask how did it get like that? And did God make that? She would say how cool it was. Though it was really cold when we stopped, I would do it all over again In a heart beat!...

I used to visit family in the area back in the 1980's and we would always take a trip to see the stone head. I remember when the store was open and you could buy a shirt. It was a nice old country store. Sad to see it derelict now. Legend says that the local native americans worshipped the face as a deity. It is definitely worth visiting if you are...