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The Towns of Northeast Tennesse: Great Autumn Travel

Travel the loop of Northeast Tennessee towns where history abounds.

Exploring Southwest Virginia’s Mile-High Blue Ridge Highlands

A Meditation on Doughton Park

Magic At Milepost 239: The Parkway’s midpoint offers one of its signature spots.

Discovering the Tennessee Smokies: Quiet Roads or Big-Splash Fun?

The Tennessee side of the Smokies region offers two distinct choices. If you’re after a gentle experience built around nature and history, explore Blount County. For shopping, concerts, amusements and fun galore, check out Sevier County.

Sevierville and Pigeon Forge Fall Drive

Whether you’re in search of the gloriously natural or the rampantly retail, there’s a wealth of fun just west of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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A brilliant fall red touches the trees in a state whose mountains and meadows are filled with history, the heritage of storytelling, the rattling echo of 19th-century stagecoaches, the vibrant activity of artists, the peace of farms hidden in hollows.

The Towns of Northeast Tennesse: Great Autumn Travel

Travel the loop of Northeast Tennessee towns where history abounds.
The ancient New River pauses on its northward flow to form this pretty view in Pulaski County.

Exploring Southwest Virginia’s Mile-High Blue Ridge Highlands

The view at Wildcat Rocks. Since a meteorological tragedy in 1916, the trees have reclaimed the slopes, creating a sea of green (and fall color).

A Meditation on Doughton Park

Magic At Milepost 239: The Parkway’s midpoint offers one of its signature spots.
Serene Beauty. The Cades Cove area as seen from one of many scenic overlooks.

Discovering the Tennessee Smokies: Quiet Roads or Big-Splash Fun?

The Tennessee side of the Smokies region offers two distinct choices. If you’re after a gentle experience built around nature and history, explore Blount County. For shopping, concerts, amusements and fun galore, check out Sevier County.

Sevierville and Pigeon Forge Fall Drive

Whether you’re in search of the gloriously natural or the rampantly retail, there’s a wealth of fun just west of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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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.

June 29, 2026
©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.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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