Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With temperatures slowly rising to the balmy Western North Carolina summer standard, and old favorites reopening to visitors, it's ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville is one of the most beautiful drives in the country, filled with overlooks, waterfalls, and mountain trails. This winding road draws visitors year-round, ...

There's no shortage of wild water features in Western North Carolina, from hot springs to waterfalls to the iconic Sliding Rock - and as it heats up, swimming holes in particular may be on your mind.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In October 2012, a kaleidoscope of monarch butterflies flew over the brand-new Gorges State Park Visitor Center, where ...

While Asheville and the Outer Banks pull in most of the tourists to North Carolina, don't sleep on the small town of Brevard. Less than an hour from Asheville in Transylvania County, it puts you near ...