McCracken County Kentucky (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Paducah Market House District, Jefferson Street-Fountain Avenue Residential District, Lower Town Neighborhood District, Paducah Downtown Commercial District and Paducah Downtown Commercial District (Boundary Increase).
Several famous people are associated with these McCracken County historic places including Joseph Friedman and Alben Barkley. Prominent architectural styles found in McCracken Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Art Deco.