Take a drive along the the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina and make a stop at these scenic photo spots along the way.

Roadside wildflower spots present a perfect photography opportunity. These picturesque spots, which are often overlooked, are ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway’s iconic Linn Cove Viaduct weaves around Grandfather Mountain as the sunset casts the area’s resplendent fall color in evening light in this 2021 Citizen Times file photo.

That said, Blue Ridge Parkway is by no means the only place where people can enjoy the changing fall colors. Here are some options worth considering: Cades Cove.

The Blue Ridge Parkway pulled in $1.4 billion in visitor spending in 2023, according to the National Park Service, and Helene caused "moderate to catastrophic" damage to more than 187,000 acres of ...

But the Blue Ridge Mountains no longer look as vibrant as they once did. Through pollution, humans have added additional particles into the atmosphere of the region, worsening visibility overall.

Here’s what to know if you plan to visit the parkway this summer. What happened? Hurricane Helene, which killed at least 250 people across seven states and caused nearly $80 billion in damage ...