An advocate warned that slashing the federal budget for national parks could impact communities across East Tennessee, with national parks in their backyards.

Tennessee and North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains offer travelers glorious scenery to explore year-round. Home to the Great ...

Gatlinburg has been named the best small town in the Volunteer State by World Atlas. The East Tennessee town is a tourist ...

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA Info from Licensor: "A mama bear and her 3 cubs walk down Anakeesta mountain (a spur of Mount Le ...

From hikes to viewpoints, these 10 beautiful places in the Great Smoky Mountains will have you reaching for your camera time ...

The Dragonfly Mercury Project is studying dragonflies to determine amount of mercury in national park habitats. The project ...

Looking for the coolest campsites with great views of the Smokies? These were the best in East Tennessee in USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.

Gatlinburg might be the most famous “small town” on our list, but it’s still a hidden gem compared to big cities. Nestled ...

In the Smokies, wildflowers are out for most of the year - so volunteer Tom Harrington, 85, is too, reporting on the blooms ...

Second, this list does not include the obvious East Tennessee draws, like Dollywood and the Gatlinburg strip. Of course, that area makes for a fun day of tourism, but they've been left off this list ...

Riders start the journey at an elevation of 2,472 feet in the Great Smoky Mountains and descend more ... benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, an organization that serves people ...

The festival is held in the Smoky Mountains and has been held every year since 2021. Johnston said this is the perfect place to hold the festival. “It got started just because we had an interest in ...