Places Added by Laken Brooks

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.