Tennessee is dotted with an abundance of picturesque state parks, from Big Ridge State Park with lake and mountain views to ...

From months-long adventures to trails under 200 miles, we found the best of the rest of thru-hikes in the southeastern U.S.

Escape the hustle and explore Tennessee’s charming towns where weekend drives turn into unforgettable journeys.

Tennessee’s once-quiet mountain towns now face booming tourism, rising prices, and lost small-town charm—locals say these ...

Tucked away in the rugged eastern corner of Kentucky sits a natural masterpiece that somehow remains off the radar for most travelers. Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland, where 1,283 acres of ...

Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland delivers the kind of jaw-dropping mountain panoramas that normally require an expensive plane ticket or a strenuous multi-day hike to witness. Yet somehow, this 1 ...

When the government shut down in 2018, a Mississippi nonprofit interceded to fund a bare-bones crew to keep one of the state’s most-visited cultural attractions operating. Now, the ...

On a breezy August afternoon in Rocky Mountain National Park, as I stepped out of the car along Trail Ridge Drive, a slope of loose angular rocks known as talus caught my attention. It looked just ...

A shutdown contingency plan released by the park service late Tuesday says parks will generally remain accessible to visitors ...

This story was updated with the latest wildfire numbers on October 13, 2025, at around 3:30 p.m. As fall sets in, many of the state's wildfires are nearing containment, though a few continue to grow ...

Stone Mountain provides habitat for the elusive bobcat, a native predator in the area. Medium-sized with tufted ears and ...