The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National ... and senator from North Carolina. He was also a ...

Wheatley is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. The highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains ... always called the 6,643-foot mountain straddling the North Carolina-Tennessee border Kuwohi and ...

A North Carolina woman has been found dead after going missing inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials say. Ann Houghton, 73, was discovered just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 ...

WorldAtlas highlighted seven Western North Carolina routes in its "10 Best Road Trips in NC" list. The selected routes ...

When bears develop a potentially dangerous level of comfort with humans and their food, they need to be relocated. Relocated bears don't often fare well.

Adjacent to the center lies the Mountain Farm Museum ... from the Oconaluftee Visitor Center to the outskirts of Cherokee, North Carolina. It is one of two trails in the park that allows pets ...

The best way to get around Great Smoky Mountains ... of Knoxville. In North Carolina, the closest airport is the Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), about 60 miles east of the Cherokee entrance.

Once a staple of the Cherokee diet, particularly in early springtime, sochan's prolific greenery grows at a terrific rate.

Located in beautiful North Carolina, Harrah’s Cherokee is the perfect mountain getaway with breathtaking views of the Great Smoky Mountains and new additions to its resort and conference spaces sure ...