I was fortunate enough to join my family this year for the holidays in Tennessee. Destination: the Great Smoky Mountains! We stayed in a beautiful cabin near the national park entrance. Of course, ...

Tucked away in Western North Carolina, Cherokee provides unparalleled access to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With ...

I'm From the South and This Charming Smoky Mountains Town Is the Best Place to See Fall Foliage in the U.S. Cherokee, North ...

You could see the Great Smoky Mountains on this bucket list-worthy train ride. Or you could drive through on one of the best national park road trips. But if you really want to feel like you're on top ...

Tennessee will have widespread fall color starting around mid-October, according to Accuweather. The park has designated ...

Tucked away in the North Carolina mountains, Bryson City feels like a storybook escape waiting to be discovered. This quiet ...

Leaf peepers flock to Great Smoky Mountains National Park because of the stunning vistas on the many outlook points accessible by car or on foot.

I visited all 63 major US national parks and have found that some are best for first-time travelers. Great Smoky Mountains and Death Valley have scenic overlooks that are accessible by car. Parks like ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — One hundred years of hiking, education, volunteering and conservation in the Great Smoky Mountains started on an October day in 1924. Twenty hikers from the ...

It’s unlikely George and Charlie Barber guessed that anyone would remember their backcountry excursion 100 years later as they led a group of hikers to the summit of Mount Le Conte on a late October ...

Tom Harrington is a lifelong resident of Fountain City and a weekly hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where ...

If you're visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park, October is a lovely time. You just need to make a plan because it's busy. Leaf peepers flock to Great Smoky Mountains National Park because of ...