For a delightful journey back into the history of Cumberland Gap, there are few places better than the Loft Over Angelos. It sits over Angelo’s In The Gap, in a building dating back to 1890 that is also the home to the Vault Tap House and Pub.
Detailed with antique mahogany trim, cherry wood flooring, and hand-carved fireplace mantles, you’re transported back into the golden age of the Cumberland Gap area. Angelo’s tempts your senses with Italian cuisine featuring decades-old recipes. The Vault boasts 29 craft and domestic beers, served from the original bank vault, now a walk-in cooler.
Everything else in Cumberland Gap is within easy walking distance, including beautiful hikes into the surrounding Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Within driving distance are Middlesboro (built entirely inside a meteorite crater and the original home of ragtime music) and Pineville (home to Kentucky’s first state park and the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival).
