It's leaf peeping season and we've compiled a list of scenic byways in Western North Carolina that are open and ready for visitors.

· Travel Maps: To help you navigate here, we’ve created maps with clear directions from key spots like Charlotte, Columbia, Atlanta, and Gatlinburg. You can find them under the “How to Get Here” tab ...

The Oconaluftee Visitor Center is the main welcome and information center for the North Carolina side of the park. It is the first new visitor center to be constructed in the park since the 1960s and ...

After Helene ravaged Western North Carolina, causing over 250 deaths and an estimated $50 billion in damage, experts say ...

The Foliage Report from Explore Fall shows many of our communities in the higher elevations are either seeing peak or ...

At a Harley-Davidson dealership in Appalachia, one expects to encounter the occasional roar of some serious horsepower.  Less ...

The fall foliage season is upon us, but how has Helene impacted leaf-peeping season and what can still be accessed with hundreds of roads still closed including portions of the Blue Ridge Parkway?

Parts of western North Carolina remain off-limits to tourists as the recovery from Helene continues. But other mountain ...

Following Hurricane Helene, several western North Carolina towns are currently seeking visitors this fall foliage season.

The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has brought significant challenges to western North Carolina, where many communities f ...

The Kuwohi Observation Tower, formerly Clingmans Dome, offers breathtaking views in the Great Smoky Mountains and honors Cherokee history with its name ...