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Karen and Craig Verm are the music-performing proprietors of the Bed & Breakfast on Tiffany Hill in Mills River, North Carolina.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Delivers a Meal and a Song

Breakfast at Tiffany’s ain’t over until the piano lady plays and the opera man sings in the mountains of Mills River, North Carolina.
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Chattanooga, Tennessee: First National Park City in U.S.

. . . and just the third in the world.
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Beach Answers Beech Joke

College lake and training program offers free sandy experience.
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Hardy County’s Fall Festivals: Where Heritage Comes Home

There’s no better time to visit Hardy County, West Virginia, than fall—when the leaves blaze with color, the mountain air turns crisp, and small towns open their doors in celebration.
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Who’s a Good Girl?

The mirror is as kind as you make it.

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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
Creature Feature

Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

©Duncan Seaman
Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

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