Connect With Us
Facebook-f X-twitter Youtube Instagram

Our Blue Ridge Towns

CURRENT Our Blue Ridge Towns

Matewan, West Virginia: Mining Its Past, Building Its Future

Home to the largest collection of West Virginia Mine Wars artifacts in the country, Matewan is a must-see in southern West Virginia.

Pikeville, Kentucky: The City That Moves Mountains

The stories run generations deep in Pikeville, and they’re all worth hearing.

Rocky Mount, Virginia: ‘You May Think You Know Us, But We’re Something Else’

Nestled between the Blue Ridge and the Piedmont and sitting halfway between Roanoke and Martinsville, Rocky Mount claims its unique dual identities beautifully.

Cornelia, Georgia: ‘Let the Tracks Lead You Here’

Once a center of the renowned northeast Georgia moonshine business, the railroad town of Cornelia has found new ways to flourish.

Pickens, South Carolina: A Town That Knows its Place

Named after Revolutionary War hero General Andrew Pickens and chartered in 1868, the small Upstate city of Pickens is blooming.

Current Issue

The Tug River flows the length of Matewan between West Virginia and Kentucky.

Matewan, West Virginia: Mining Its Past, Building Its Future

Home to the largest collection of West Virginia Mine Wars artifacts in the country, Matewan is a must-see in southern West Virginia.
The Pikeville Cut-Through project was the second-largest earthmoving project in the world and has saved the town from destructive flooding.

Pikeville, Kentucky: The City That Moves Mountains

The stories run generations deep in Pikeville, and they’re all worth hearing.
Sitting across from the Harvester, Rocky Mount’s LOVE sign tells the region’s story simply and beautifully.

Rocky Mount, Virginia: ‘You May Think You Know Us, But We’re Something Else’

Nestled between the Blue Ridge and the Piedmont and sitting halfway between Roanoke and Martinsville, Rocky Mount claims its unique dual identities beautifully.
Street art is ubiquitous in Cornelia.

Cornelia, Georgia: ‘Let the Tracks Lead You Here’

Once a center of the renowned northeast Georgia moonshine business, the railroad town of Cornelia has found new ways to flourish.
Table Rock Mountain rises high above Table Rock Lake.

Pickens, South Carolina: A Town That Knows its Place

Named after Revolutionary War hero General Andrew Pickens and chartered in 1868, the small Upstate city of Pickens is blooming.
VIEW MORE

Departments

At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
©Duncan Seaman
Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

CALENDAR OF EVENTS