One charming town in North Carolina is the perfect place to catch a historic walking tour, and it's surrounded by plenty of places to hike, shop, and eat.

Spring and summer tend to bring out the rich greenery of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the thick forests growing along the rivers. And with amazing fall foliage displays, Harpers Ferry has some of ...

The Blue Ridge Mountains have no coral reefs ... The Blue Ridge Snorkel Trail has 10 stops between the Catawba and Pigeon rivers, but backers hope to extend it beyond 30. Josh Shaffer Yes ...

(SOUNDBITE OF RIVER FLOWING) PAUL GARBER, BYLINE: On the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains is a small ... can be better stewards of streams and rivers. GARBER: And so it's time to hit ...

If you follow the Blue Ridge Mountains into North Georgia ... “To explore further out (hikes, lakes, rivers), you’d need a car,” says Lavin. However, he notes the town’s walkability ...

ASHEVILLE — Millions of people come every year to bask in the serene natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains ... and is brimming with rivers, streams, waterfalls ...

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 ...

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 ...

29 that the route was closed from milepost 217 to milepost 469, from the Virginia and North Carolina state line down to U.S. 441 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Blue Ridge Highway ...