The Fryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower Trail is the strangest hiking trail name in North Carolina. Read on to discover how it earned its unique name.

Last month, the Nature Center celebrated its 100-year anniversary. What began as a small municipal zoo focused on exotic animals has evolved into today’s center, which emphasizes care for and ...

Some people hear that Great Smoky Mountains is America’s most-visited national park and think it’s a reason to stay away. The ...

The Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open and one of the most popular hikes in the park. However, like Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains, it is also forever changed by ...

A strenuous 11-mile roundtrip hike brings you to the top of the iconic Mt. LeConte ... of 60 spots at the 100-year-old LeConte Lodge which features multi-room lodges and rustic cabins. Straddling the ...

Mount Holly musician David Childers will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. His music explores themes of love, loss, spirituality, hope, and redemption. Mount Holly musician David ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the border along North Carolina ... to the LeConte Lodge, a shelter reached only on foot. The lodge is just west of the summit of Mount LeConte ...

North Carolina has responded to a report that Jordon Hudson, Bill Belichick's girlfriend, was banned from the UNC facilities in an effort to clear up what the university called "false reports ...

The Upstate area of South Carolina and Western North Carolina are known for fun festivals and events all spring and summer. Click on this link for find a list of festivals in South CarolinaClick ...

All you need to do is book a trip to Emerald Isle, a laid-back beach town and popular vacation spot on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast. The water off the coast of Emerald Isle doesn’t have the ...

The Table Rock Fire had burned more than 11,400 acres as of Sunday morning. A massive wildfire burning for more than a week in South Carolina jumped the border Saturday and was spreading Sunday ...