The new lift is the first phase of the mountaintop adventure park’s five-year, $100 million expansion. What to expect and when the park will reopen.

Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg attractions are popular at the holidays! You have a few more days to sneak in a trip.

The library system released a list of its most popular books of the year for adults and for children. Topping the list for adult fiction was “King of Ashes” by S. A. Cosby; for adult nonfiction, the ...

Advanced alien civilizations might not be whispering across the cosmos with radio waves at all, but instead flickering like ...

January always brings a wave of self-improvement books – all promising better habits, deeper sleep, calmer minds and a more ...

Want to see black bears or wild elk in the Smokies? We've ranked the top 5 spots in the park where you are almost guaranteed to have a wild encounter.

Gearing up for a winter escape? Choose wisely as locals say these Tennessee mountain towns are overrun as tourist crowds ...

Tucked away in the rolling hills of Webster County sits a natural masterpiece that somehow remains off the radar for most travelers – Holly River State Park in Hacker Valley, where rushing waters and ...

Just down the street stands the Last Chance Store, which despite its ominous-sounding name, was simply the final opportunity for Santa Fe Trail travelers to purchase supplies before the long stretch ...

Colorado wildlife authorities have ended their search for mountain lions along a hiking trail where a woman was killed in an attack on Jan. 1.

Firefly populations in Louisiana and globally are declining due to habitat loss, pesticides and light pollution. LSU AgCenter scientists are leading a project in Jean Lafitte to restore firefly ...

Decades ago, fireflies were a common sight across South-East Asia. But now they are rapidly disappearing. For the people of Bali in Indonesia, members of this fascinating family of bioluminescent ...