Explore 16 Appalachia Collections - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

16 Items Tagged

Appalachia

Share
A Fasnacht mask at the Kultur House in Helvetia, West Virginia
festivals

The Women Who Saved the Fasnacht Festival

This surreal festival in West Virginia was almost lost to time.
The baking of salt-rising bread traces back to Appalachia at the turn of the 19th century
bread

Kitchen Dispatch: The Bread That Almost Broke Me

A salt-rising saga fraught with stinky starters and a surprise ingredient that rose to the occasion.
Sam O'Brien November 30, 2025
View from the overlook on Kuwohi of the mountain peaks and ridges of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
mountains

The Tallest of the Great Smoky Mountains Is—Officially—Kuwohi

The return of the Indigenous name of Tennessee’s highest point has meaning beyond what’s on a map.
Seth T. Kannarr and Derek H. Alderman November 4, 2024
Clinton, Tennessee

Roadside Signs of Harrison Mayes

The physical legacy of one man’s lifetime mission, following a near-fatal mine accident, to publicly proselytize for Christianity.
Bristol, Virginia

Hickory

This restaurant is devoted to celebrating Appalachia's cuisine.
A 1960s bunker, built far into the West Virginia hills, still illustrates how the government planned to keep running in the event of a nuclear attack during the Cold War.
bunkers

How to Explore West Virginia’s Underground Wonders

A field guide to the most invigorating subterranean adventures in the Mountain State
Bluefield, West Virginia

Gary Bowling's House of Art

A once-abandoned school building converted into a fantastical multi-level art installation and haven for Appalachian artists.
cryptozoology

Explore the United States of Cryptids

Our archives offer a tour of the country's most elusive, mysterious characters.
Roxanne Hoorn October 28, 2023
Cabin in Helvetia
Randolph County, West Virginia

Helvetia

In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.
Foxfire Museum
Mountain City, Georgia

Foxfire Museum

Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.
mountains

Podcast: On the Appalachian Trail

A listener takes us across one of the most storied backpacking routes in North America.
The Podcast Team November 9, 2022
Mural to Country Music in Bristol, Virginia
Bristol, Virginia

Birthplace of Country Music Museum

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.
Stack cakes are a classic Appalachian treat.
food

The Healing History of Appalachian Christmas Sweets

Cakes and cookies baked during the holiday were thought to have special powers.
Sara Mellas December 16, 2021
Virginia Webb fills honey bottles inside the honey house at Mtn Honey in Clarkesville, Georgia.
trees

The Blue Ridge Honey Made ‘by Bees and Angels’

Produced only in these mountains, it's regularly named best in the world.
Rachel Kester August 19, 2021
Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center
Fairmont, West Virginia

Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center

The center preserves and houses artifacts ranging from the colonial era to modern times from across Appalachia.
Riverton, West Virginia

Spruce Knob

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.