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Granite City Greenway

Mount Airy, North Carolina’s 8-mile riverside trail is a delight in many contexts, including fishing and jumping in.

Cornelia, Georgia: ‘Let the Tracks Lead You Here’

Once a center of the renowned northeast Georgia moonshine business, the railroad town of Cornelia has found new ways to flourish.

Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory

The veteran and inveterate hiking couple learns anew not to let a bit of rain get in the way of the walk.

Magical Family Holidays in Blue Ridge, Georgia

Inviting cabins, festive fun galore and so much more make the charming mountain town of Blue Ridge, Georgia, the perfect gathering place for your family this holiday season.

Holiday Travel in the Mountains: Santa-Approved Towns

With dazzling light displays, cheery train rides and other festive fêtes, these mountain destinations are brimming with holiday cheer.

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The greenway is nearly level throughout its 8 miles.

Granite City Greenway

Mount Airy, North Carolina’s 8-mile riverside trail is a delight in many contexts, including fishing and jumping in.
Street art is ubiquitous in Cornelia.

Cornelia, Georgia: ‘Let the Tracks Lead You Here’

Once a center of the renowned northeast Georgia moonshine business, the railroad town of Cornelia has found new ways to flourish.
The observatory functions after rain and fog lift.

Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory

The veteran and inveterate hiking couple learns anew not to let a bit of rain get in the way of the walk.
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Magical Family Holidays in Blue Ridge, Georgia

Inviting cabins, festive fun galore and so much more make the charming mountain town of Blue Ridge, Georgia, the perfect gathering place for your family this holiday season.
The Smoky Mountains dazzle with the holiday lights in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Holiday Travel in the Mountains: Santa-Approved Towns

With dazzling light displays, cheery train rides and other festive fêtes, these mountain destinations are brimming with holiday cheer.
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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
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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
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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