exhibits, and the Loretta Lynn Exhibit. Artifacts, antiques, photographs, and machinery make up more than 30 exhibits in the museum. One of the most well known tours is the Portal 31 Underground Mine Tour. This tour allows visitors to ride a rail car through a coal mine that include sounds and animated exhibits. Other activities for visitors include having their picture taken outside by the two-ton block of coal and learning about the formation of coal by looking at visuals and fossil displays. Below is a list of exhibits on each floor. Main Level Formation of Coal Older Artifacts of Mining 1920-40 Coal Camp Life Hospital Room Engineers Office Second Level Historical Photography African American Exhibit L & N Display Third Level Loretta Lynn Exhibit Butcher Holler Home Replica Native American Exhibit Benham Spur Frontier Home Exhibit Arts & Media Special Exhibit Area Fourth Level Mock Mine Exhibit Carpenter Shop Exhibit Bath House Exhibit 1960 Tipple Exhibit First Aide Display Awards The museum has received the Tri-City Chamber of Commerce History Award, Harlan County People's Choice Award, and The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Kentucky's Grand Conceptor Award, and the Top 3 Award by ACEC for excellence in engineering on the national level. It has also been featured in 55 state and national publications. See also Coal Miners' Museum David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum References External links Kentucky Coal Museum & Portal 31 Portal 31 Kingdom Come State Park Museums in Harlan County, Kentucky History museums in Kentucky Mining museums in Kentucky Buildings and structures completed in 1923 Museums established in 1994 Coal museums in the United States 1994 establishments in Kentucky Company stores in the United States Navistar International Historic district contributing properties in Kentucky Commercial buildings completed in 1923 Mining in Kentucky