There’s nothing like Kentucky Fried Chicken — and yes, we’re talking about *the* Kentucky Fried Chicken. Because while you may know the ubiquitous, finger-lickin’ poultry as your go-to dinner spot or road trip treat, this culinary legend got its start in Corbin, Kentucky, decades ago. The first KFC restaurant in Kentucky was invented in a humble kitchen in Central Kentucky, and while the restaurant has since been franchised and exists all across the country, you can grab a bucket of the good stuff from the *original* Kentucky Fried Chicken in Corbin.

Which came first: the fried chicken...
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...or the bucket of fried chicken?
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Neither, it turns out. Colonel Harland David Sanders came first, and then the KFC secret recipe: the delicious, mouthwatering, finger-lickin'-good fried chicken batter that made Kentucky fried chicken, well, Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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And at the Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum, visitors not only get to see where it all began, but also *taste* the magic for themselves.
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Inside this restaurant/museum/fried chicken mecca in Corbin, Kentucky, fried chicken fans can experience the birth of a legend.
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The Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum gives guests the full Kentucky-fried experience, offering visitors a delicious meal -- with a side of history. Talk a walk through the history of Kentucky Fried Chicken at this only-in-Kentucky museum; it was here where KFC Founder Colonel Harland Sanders operated the restaurant from 1940-56.
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Sanders also developed the famous KFC secret recipe here during the 1940s; and, as such, the Sanders Cafe was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug. 7, 1990.
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There are certain things that are destined for greatness; larger-than-life cultural phenomena that truly take on a life of their own.
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Do you think the Colonel knew, way back when, that Kentucky Fried Chicken was destined for greatness? We think he did.
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Because with a recipe like this, how could it not?
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Head to Corbin, Kentucky, and enjoy a bucket of original recipe Kentucky Fried Chicken for yourself -- you'll undoubtedly agree!

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Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum, 688 US-25W, Corbin, KY 40701, USA