Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is a town known as the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains. I found peaceful mountain cabins and thrilling rides during my first visit in April. Take a look at the vibrant ...

What every one should know about black bears before visiting Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee.

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

Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains are no stranger to bustling gateway towns such as Gatlinburg, which, despite being home to less than 4,000 residents, attracts millions of tourists each year.

The clip captured around the Great Smoky Mountains area of Tennessee was posted by Jordyn Rogers (@jordynrogers60) and shows a black bear casually walking down a busy city street in Gatlinburg.

East Tennessee makes for a great destination during the fall. And USA TODAY agrees. Gatlinburg and Great Smoky Mountains National Park landed on the news outlet’s 10Best lists for fall getaway ...

The park lists Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26 as "Red Diamond Days," when the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also the most visited, welcoming more than 10 million travelers annually. The 522,427-acre park is shared by Tennessee and North Carolina, with the border ...

The scenic, roughly 30-mile-long Newfound Gap Road (U.S. Route 441) runs through the center of the park from the Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, over the mountains and into ...

and costumed Christmas characters parading down Gatlinburg’s Main Street. For more fun during Christmas in Tennessee, visit the annual Great Smoky Mountains Christmas Arts & Craft Show.

While Gatlinburg has a large number of bears living there, thanks to its close proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, black bears live all around East Tennessee. About 1,900 bears ...