Taking a day to explore art and craft galleries is one of the most relaxing, stimulating, and enjoyable ways to spend a vacation. The Boone Area is a nationally significant location for art appreciation. Widely-known frescoes adorn local churches. The High Country draws imaginative artists with spectacular scenery and an authentically creative lifestyle lived in towns of closely-knit neighbors.  Add galleries on the Appalachian State University campus, and the visitor enticed to explore regional art will find discoveries waiting all over the artful area known as the North Carolina High Country.