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Jay Braun

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2014

I am a graduate student with academic interests in ethnography, museums and archives, and library science. I first remember using Atlas Obscura to plan my own road trip while learning to drive in high school, and I've been hooked ever since. Travel has always been important to me, and I've found myself attracted to unusual places of interest my whole life. Outside of academia, I am a film photographer, artist, and live music enthusiast!
@graveyardapparition instagram.com/graveyardapparition

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  • Death & the Dark
  • Museums & Collections

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Snake-like 17th-century woodwinds, lessons in manufacturing, and how a bar fight made bank: All that and more at the V & E Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection.

Snake-like 17th-century woodwinds, lessons in manufacturing, and how a bar fight made bank: All that and more at the V & E Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection.

How long is a tour of tubas? Here, at least an hour and a half – and you’ll never be bored. 

By Jay Braun
View from Linville Peak

The Mile High Swinging Bridge: Unexpectedly Accessible Adventuring?

The swinging bridge draws the crowds, but Grandfather Mountain is much more than a photo op.

By Jay Braun
Saint Mary's, West Jefferson

Two Churches, One Parish: The Hidden Frescoes of Southern Appalachia

Witness ancient painting techniques tucked away in two small mountain towns.

By Jay Braun

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