Sharing the title with Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park was praised as one of the most beautiful places in all ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA — Our foraging party nibbles lemony mountain sorrel and delicate violets as we hike past forested valleys of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on our right ...

A mountain chalet at the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains has come to market asking $6.5 million in western North Carolina. The five-bedroom home is located on Asgi Trail in Maggie Valley, a ...

The publication has given attention to WNC many times, including coolest towns for summer vacations, most beautiful drives and strangest attractions this year alone. A new list, honoring nine towns as ...

Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could ...

Here’s an inside look at the the state’s successful push to boost tourism across its inspirational southernmost region.

Birds, bees, bears, dragonflies, salamanders, hemlocks, fungi: scientific research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park addresses a wide swath of subjects. From Tennessee, North Carolina, South ...

A guide to free things to do in Asheville this summer: from visiting your local libraries, to catching no-cost shows and ...

June 14 will mark 56 years since Dennis Martin disappeared in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The quiet boy from Knoxville was just a few days away from his 7th birthday the last time he w… ...

Canadian fires spread wildfire smoke across the U.S., impacting North Carolina air quality. View interactive fire weather and air quality maps from Canada and the United States.

Planning a summer road trip? Here are the best and worst states to add to your route, according to a new report.