The National Park Conservation Association said visibility is 65 miles. Still a ways off from the natural visibility of 121 miles.

You could see the Great Smoky Mountains on this bucket list-worthy train ride. Or you could drive through on one of the best ...

Fortunately, Tennessee and North Carolina — the two states that share Great Smoky Mountains National Park — each have plenty of amazing Great Smoky Mountains alternatives. On the Tennessee side, the ...

I’ve done all three.” On a winter 2024 trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, he chose the first option and regretted it. “The temperatures dropped dangerously low,” Powell recalls.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Stretching over more than 200,000 ha, this exceptionally beautiful park is home to more than 3,500 plant species, including almost as many trees (130 natural ...

Elk are found mainly in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park — where they were re-introduced in 2021 after becoming extinct in the mountains due to over-hunting — and along the bordering ...

Not all snakes are dangerous, but it’s important to know which species you might encounter while swimming in these lakes and ...

The United States is in the midst of a place-renaming moment. From the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, to the return of Forts Bragg and Benning and the newly re-renamed Mount ...

You won’t believe how many stunning waterfalls you can explore in Tennessee without ever needing to book a hotel. From ...