The Foxfire Museum

"An amazing place. A wonderful story and a great method to capture the Appalachian culture and history for future generations. I had heard about the Foxfire books ever since I was a kid. They ranked up there with the Farmer’s Almanac and other books that were resources of what should be common sense information before the internet came into being. Now I have a whole new respect for them. I stopped by because of the road signs as I was visiting the Black Rock Mountain visitor’s center and viewing area higher up the mountain from this site. All I can say is…Wow. What an amazing place. It was built from the proceeds of the famous Foxfire articles and books about rural Appalachian life and ways. There are over 21 sites on property and each one could have a review on them. Each of the buildings has an informational sign and history that makes them fascinating in their own right. There is a large gravel parking lot and a visitors center. The entire tour took me about an hour but you could spend a lot more time here learning a lot about all of it. The grounds were all clean and well kept and many, if not most, of the buildings were designed to be walked inside with more informational displays on the walls. The staff consisted of one person at the first building on the path which serves as the entrance and gift shop with bathrooms right behind it. I highly recommend this if you want to learn about the Appalachian history and way of life. I found it fascinating and hope you will too. Enjoy."

"Went 30 years ago and back in 2023,really good to see ,had improvements,you can see early 1900 living in hills of Appalachian,lots of cabins ,barns ,filled with all kinds of items for living"

"Awesome place! The kids loved it. It was a great walk with lots of cool local history. They've really improved it since I last visited too"

"Nice little museum off in the woods. The first 9 sites have a little uphill walking but it's not too bad. My daughter enjoyed ringing the church bell."

"Amazing outdoor history museum that's keeping the Appalachian traditions and history alive. Sadly I went on a Sunday when there weren't any demonstrations happening, but even without those it was well worth the admission cost. Very informative signs posted throughout and just the combination of taking a trail through the woods and seeing these structures was the perfect afternoon. The trail is not easy to walk however, so if you have serious walking issues it may not be for you. I read they can sometimes let a car through the road that leads down the middle of the area, but I'd call to be sure that's an option. There are plenty of places to sit and relax however as well as picnic tables in a couple spots. Definitely check their website to see if any events are happening if planning a trip here."