Curious minds have been wondering why the Blue Ridge Mountains are blue for centuries. It turns out that trees are to blame for that phenomenon—or, more specifically, their volatile hydrocarbons ...

Barnsley Resort in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains has unveiled the new look of its 39 cottages, revamped by North Carolina-based interior designer Charlotte Lucas. Lucas drew design cues from the ...

Nearly 4,000 acres of "critical" property in the Great Balsam Mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway will be protected as forest and natural land under a new land conservation deal between a group ...

The southernmost section of the Blue Ridge Parkway is open again to visitors ... including the section nearest to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Travelers can now access the parkway ...

GREENVILLE — In the Blue Ridge Mountains, there's a half-finished tunnel where a railroad was supposed to run and Clemson University once aged blue cheese. It's unlike anything else in the area ...

BEECH MOUNTAIN, N.C. — In 1970, more than 450,000 tourists went over the rainbow — well, at least over the Blue Ridge Mountains — to visit the Land of Oz. Based on L. Frank Baum’s “The W ...

A hidden gem tucked away in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains offers exactly that experience. Abingdon, Virginia – known as the 'England of the Blue Ridge Mountains' – is possibly America's most ...

Those numbers are nearly identical to 2024. Renowned for its natural beauty and views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the parkway is speckled with wild strawberries, dogwoods, flame azaleas and more ...

So, what makes the Blue Ridge Mountains blue? Why are they blue instead of, say, red? Does this happen anywhere else? So, what makes the Blue Ridge Mountains blue? Curious minds have been ...

Barnsley Resort in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains looks to be the perfect U.S. summer getaway this year. Madeline Weinfield is a journalist covering travel, culture, and current events.