Local gems worth getting to know.
Rainsville is the operational hub for Little River Canyon National Preserve—a 14,000-acre gorge that cuts 22 miles through northeast Alabama, one of the deepest and longest gorges east of the
Rainsville sits about 25 minutes south of Little River Canyon National Preserve—close enough that a day trip doesn't demand an early start or eat your whole afternoon on the drive. Head north on AL-35
Rainsville sits in northeast Alabama between Little River Canyon—which actually deserves the attention people give it—and a downtown that still functions as a real town rather than a commercial
Rainsville sits in DeKalb County in northeast Alabama, the kind of place where people eat where they've always eaten, and that's exactly why you should too. This isn't a food destination in the
Rainsville sits in the northwestern corner of Cherokee County, Alabama, in the foothills where the land folds into ridges. The town exists because William B. Rains settled here in the 1880s and the
Rainsville moves to a different rhythm depending on the season. Winter is quiet—the kind of quiet where you notice the Sequatchie River. But once the weather turns, the town's social calendar fills up