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Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland, Kentucky, delivers that feeling in spades. Perched majestically atop Pine Mountain in Harlan County, this 1,283-acre slice of Appalachian heaven offers the kind ...

Today, we'll help you get from the famous tourist town of Gatlinburg to the entrance of Dollywood. Buckle up, and let’s get started!

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Ben Schuster was 25 years old when, on April 22, 2023, he took his first steps northbound from Georgia. Inspired in part by the Hobbits’ journey to Mordor in ...

Through community-based internships, English graduate students gain a deeper sense of place.

Thanks to a $367,088 grant funded by the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation Program, Appalachian State University’s Dark Sky Observatory is receiving major upgrades to its la ...

The elevation of the mountain as well as the geologic history have created one of the most unusual biomes in the Appalachian range. The highest reaches of Roan Mountain make up the Canadian zone ...