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Trains, Tulips and 19th-Century Tea

Fun activities in Huntsville, AL.

The Alabama Way to Go: Riding the Rails in the Northeast Corner

Northeast Alabama was once an important railroad hub for the country and part of the South’s only continuous route from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River

Scottsboro: Alabama Weekend Getaway

People have been coming to walk the streets of Scottsboro for more than 100 years, not necessarily to look at architecture or even take in the sites, but to hunt for bargains.

Great Fall Leaf Treks

Here are some autumn drives for an afternoon, a day or a weekend.

Fall by the Water

Joe and Becky Gibbons embrace the coming of autumn, seeking new photographic inspiration in the contrasting elements of life-giving water and the dying cycle of leaves.

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Monte Sano State Park has cabins, camping and more than 14 miles of hiking and biking trails.

Trains, Tulips and 19th-Century Tea

Fun activities in Huntsville, AL.

The Alabama Way to Go: Riding the Rails in the Northeast Corner

Northeast Alabama was once an important railroad hub for the country and part of the South’s only continuous route from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River
The sun glows in autumn leaves in this view, from Lookout Mountain toward the southern end of Fort Payne.

Scottsboro: Alabama Weekend Getaway

People have been coming to walk the streets of Scottsboro for more than 100 years, not necessarily to look at architecture or even take in the sites, but to hunt for bargains.
Mountainside and countryside meet with stunning color in the Virginia’s Highland County.

Great Fall Leaf Treks

Here are some autumn drives for an afternoon, a day or a weekend.
There are few times in photographers’ lives when all the elements are perfect: This image, at Georgia’s Cloudland Canyon State Park, is one, as the peaking autumn foliage framed the scene while sunshine crept close to the edge of the falls to create an unforgettable fall treat.

Fall by the Water

Joe and Becky Gibbons embrace the coming of autumn, seeking new photographic inspiration in the contrasting elements of life-giving water and the dying cycle of leaves.
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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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