Douglas Lake in Tennessee is more than a secluded spot for fishing and hiking—when water levels drop, visitors can search for sparkling quartz crystals.

The park lists Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26 as "Red Diamond Days," when the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will likely have "heavily congested roadways and completely ...

Craving something bold, juicy, and packed with smoky flavor? This guide shows you how to take perfectly smoked picanha and turn it into an epic torta sandwich layered with flavor and texture.

Visitors found a 3.36-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. Scott and Jennifer Freitas of New Port Richey, FL, made the lucky find on July 1. It’s the second-largest diamond ...

McDonald's announced Tuesday it is bringing back the Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese for a limited time.

From stunning vistas to breathtaking beauty, these are the Most Treasured Views in East Tennessee. Here’s how to see them.

Ann Houghton, a 73-year-old hiker, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after going missing over the weekend.

Having first heard about the park on the Bobby Bones Show, the Freitas planned a several-week road trip through Alabama and ...

Don’t miss out on the spectacular show synchronous fireflies put on! Here’s how to see them without a Great Smoky Mountains National Park pass.

The synchronous fireflies are always a popular spectacle. But with cuts at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, can you enter the lottery to see them?

Don’t miss out on the spectacular show synchronous fireflies put on! Here’s how to see them without a Great Smoky Mountains National Park pass.

Smoky Gap, a new entertainment hub, will be a fun thing to do in the Smokies with the family. It's way more than Buc-ee's at Exit 407.