North Carolina is known for the Great Smoky Mountains, but what is the best town to use as a home base? Skip Asheville and check out this small town instead.

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer (June, July and August) and the fall. July is the busiest month of the summer season while October weekends draw those in ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was prompted to issue an advisory after a banned item was found on the floor of the forest. A park ranger is seen in an image posted online by the park ...

Take a tour around Elkmont, an eerie abandoned ghost town in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains and find out the latest news ...

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park March 22. Shortly after 5:30 ...

Visit Bryson City in North Carolina, which offers history, white-water rafting, and hiking in the Smoky Mountains at its best ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you can't snag a ticket to the park's firefly event, you're not out of luck. The few days before and after the event have a good deal of synchronous firefly flashing and ...

Some of the best-known attractions in East Tennessee will be open for visitors or offer special deals over spring break. Those include Dollywood, Anakeesta, WildSide and other amusement parks and ...