In early May 2025, 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida. This incident marked the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park fuels scientific discovery with the park’s unique geology, topography and meteorology.

Beginning in June, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting programs once a month featuring American Sign Language ...

UNESCO World Heritage Sites You Can Hike Through invites you to trek iconic trails—think Machu Picchu, Cinque Terre, ...

A day trip to one of Tennessee's parks near Memphis has historical significance, as the site of one of the most controversial ...

Advocates express concern about the impact on smaller historical sites. Still, tour operators are cautiously optimistic about ...

Though it's much less traveled and much less developed, this unsung Nevada wonder is a superb alternative to the geological wonders of Yellowstone ...

Summer is here. Ready for a little vacation? We've created a list of the best road trips you can take without leaving the ...

Park rangers are some of the, if not the most, passionate people when it comes to protecting and educating people about ...

One of the best things about the mountains of Western North Carolina is that even in places we’ve seen a hundred times, we ...

With 816 square miles spanning across North Carolina and Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the USA with 10.7 million people visiting in 2015.

A couple years after he became a Volunteer-in-Park at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2000 ... and then I go down to ...