Collections

Century-old automobiles restore the joy of youth to a Lowcountry do-it-yourselfer

Art by—and for—the people

A musician’s quest to acquire the best Southern guitars in the world

Joe Bussard’s rare vintage 78s—all 15,000 of them—preserve the sounds of the South for future generations

Preston Gough’s collection of pedigreed knives is a study in Southern craftsmanship

For the former rock drummer Cary Bonnecaze, collecting absinthe spoons is a way to preserve his heritage

A lifelong Marylander preserves eye-catching emblems of oyster history

One man’s passion for Kentucky’s whiskey-soaked history

For a Charleston builder, old tools reveal the secrets of the craftsmen who came before him

An Alabama couple’s passion for Southern folk art

One pro golfer’s passion for vintage cast-iron cookware

Part shrine and part circus, the Museum of Wonder houses one of the South’s 
most eclectic assortments of art and artifacts

Art isn’t the only thing on display at Bob Timberlake’s North Carolina studio. 
The space is also home to a flotilla of paddling history

Jim Mills’s North Carolina basement is a monument to bluegrass history

It’s taken over a decade, but one very passionate Atlanta businessman has amassed a collection of world-class sporting art

Virginia collector Michael Tuccori’s eighteenth-century Kentucky rifles are studies in American history

Collector David Vaughan keeps the memory of Civil War soldiers alive – and on display