Stokes Castle stands as perhaps Austin’s most iconic landmark, visible on the hillside west of town. This three-story stone tower was built in 1897 by Anson Phelps Stokes, a wealthy mine developer and ...

The National Park Service will reopen some roads, trails and facilities inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after Hurricane Helene hit.

To be honest, I have no clue what I’m looking at beyond the fact that it’s a key object in the World War II-era race to ...

Planning a summer road trip? Canada is actually a closer drive from Knoxville than these popular U.S destinations.

Place names affect how people perceive, experience and emotionally connect to their surroundings in both conscious and subconscious ways. Psychologists, sociologists and geographers have explored how ...

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, ...

North Carolina is still battling several wildfires that were first reported over a week ago. Will they get some relief from ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has issued a burn ban due to an increased risk in fire danger from dry conditions and a low relative humidity. The National Park ...

Flurries are also possible Thursday evening in the mountains. Light accumulations in higher elevations, just flurries in the Valleys. The Smoky mountains could see a few inches tonight as ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. WZTV) — The Tennessee Department of Tourism Development is showing off some record numbers at the Capitol this week, just part of the boom The Volunteer State is seeing in growth.

“I want to have fun and feel like I’m doing something worthwhile with my time,” said Meldrum, a former park ranger whose handiwork has raised $37,000 in support of Great Smoky Mountains ...

You know that old saying – it’s not about the destination but the journey itself? This is how I feel about a Raleigh to the Great Smoky Mountains road trip. Yes, the Smokies are one of the USA’s most ...