The publication has given attention to WNC many times, including coolest towns for summer vacations, most beautiful drives ...

Traffic along Interstate 40 in Cocke County is being diverted due to a possible rockslide, the Tennessee Department of ...

Crews have reopened a section of Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains after flooding and a rock slide closed the major cross country highway for nine days.

Detour map for the I-40 closure near the TN/NC line (Map via TDOT) Just before 7 p.m., TDOT shared that geotechnical engineers were on their way to access the area, and the barrier rail that is in ...

The best way to explore the wonders of a national park is on foot. But among the dozens of national parks across the country, which ones are the best for hiking?

Both directions of Interstate 40 remain closed near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line after flooding and a rockslide ...

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

The economy in Bryson City and neighboring Cherokee is based on two things: tourism in the mountain towns and gambling at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino. The Scene in Cherokee The Harrah’s Cherokee ...

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

Interstate 40 remains closed in both directions near the North Carolina/Tennessee line due to a rockslide and flooding.

Sunset at Cowee Mountain Overlook deserves its own special category of natural wonder. As the sun dips toward the horizon, the sky becomes a canvas for colors that seem almost artificially enhanced – ...

There’s a place in western North Carolina where the mountains ripple like waves on a blue-green ocean, where clouds cast dramatic shadows across ancient peaks, and where locals sometimes “accidentally ...