With riches from that business he went on to establish a fanciful, refined retreat along the western reaches of the Appalachian mountains, roughly 90 minutes from the Pittsburgh airport.

Nestled in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, our region offers a diverse ... such as a Schuylkill County Outdoor Recreation Map, Trails Directory, or Birding Checklist, head to https ...

But what most tourists won’t do is keep driving east out of Lexington, beyond the boutique hotels, hipster speakeasies and revered tasting rooms and deep into the Appalachian mountains.

Bomber Eric Rudolph, described by authorities as a skilled outdoorsman, evaded law officers for years in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. It was a five-year manhunt that ...

About four hours east of Nashville in the Appalachian Mountains, Johnson City and its neighboring mountain towns are steeped in outdoor treasures. There's Roan Mountain, which is topped with three ...

Despite growing up in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains just an hour outside of Knoxville, Thompson didn’t spend his youth cheering on Tennessee basketball or singing Rocky Top.

Jana Hayes, The Oklahoman Elakala Falls, tucked inside Blackwater Falls State Park, is a hidden gem of the Appalachian Mountains. Cascading gently over mossy rocks into shaded gorges, the falls ...

From mountains to bayous, the southern United States offers a generous variety of features that make for stunning photography and delightful scenery. This is part of a new USA TODAY network projec ...

Eight months after Hurricane Helene devastated areas of North Carolina, locals hope their rarest residents – glowing "blue ghost" fireflies – can help bring visitors back. If you walk quietly ...

Over the years, cultural and musical practices blended in the hills and hollers of the Appalachian Mountains. “[Those practices] blended so long ago that we have to be careful about making too ...