Rangers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park safely rescued a young black bear using a backhoe and teamwork after it became ...

This not-so-secret Smoky Mountain gem was named the best small town in Tennessee. World Atlas dubbed Townsend as the best ...

This is a terrific spot in the Great Smoky Mountains to pause and enjoy a meal — just be careful walking across the creek, as ...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! became Ripley's Bear-lieve It or Not! on Nov. 21 after a black bear was spotted on a Gatlinburg ...

The National Park Service was created by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. According to the National Park Service, the first ...

Looking for the perfect family vacation in the mountains? My Florida-based family loves Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, ...

A look at the under-the-radar Big South Fork recreation region, an Appalachian region drawing more outdoor visitors and some ...

Travel costs keep climbing, but it is still possible to plan a big adventure without draining your savings. I focused on U.S.

Over 480,000 individual specialty plates were sold in the 2025 fiscal year, or from July 2024 to June 30, 2025.

The biggest flaw is that NCDOT isn’t replacing the creek culverts that pass under I-40 and thus will need to pass through the ...

PIGEON FORGE — Wilderness Wildlife Week returns to the LeConte Center in 2026, with the event set to run from Jan. 5-8.

What makes this crab cake sandwich even more remarkable is that it’s being served not in some coastal seafood shack with views of fishing boats, but in a historic tavern in Bedford, Pennsylvania – a ...