When you're hiking in the Smokies, keep an eye out for snakes - but remember that humans probably see only 10% of the snakes ...

Teresa Pennington, a nationally popular color pencil artist in located in Waynesville, is lending her talents toward ...

Anakeesta in Gatlinburg is expanding its accessibility, with ramps to all attractions and a focus on making the park more ADA ...

Once when they physically pass away, and once when their name is never said again.” Back at the Burton Ogle Cemetery, a ...

Two protests were held in Knoxville against DOGE and Tesla. Another was held in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Xavier Godoy is recovering in Tennessee after the 5-year-old boy suffered a brain bleed and fractured neck while hiking with ...

Ready to get out of Raleigh on a family trip? Here are a few favorite budget-friendly places to go on vacation in North ...

Spring visits to the Smokies will be different this year. Areas are closed and program start dates are delayed amid federal ...

On a recent trip to Tennessee, I lost count of how many people told me the same strange and unusual thing about Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you stacked up all of the park’s salamanders ...

Dolly Parton attended her theme park’s 40th opening day, making her first public appearance since the death of her husband, ...

North Carolina is known for the Great Smoky Mountains, but what is the best town to use as a home base? Skip Asheville and ...

Some of the items in stores at visitor centers have an extra connection to the park: they're the work of current or retired rangers and volunteers.