Fourth of July festivities in East Tennessee are plentiful, particularly so in tourist-centric areas like Gatlinburg and ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most visited parks in the USA. It straddles the boundary of North Carolina ...

Things to Do in Gatlinburg TN – Outdoor Activities & Hikes. The reason I really love Gatlinburg – is the proximity to nature. I get a little upset when people go here and only stay in town.

Don’t let a surprise storm stop your fun in the Great Smoky Mountains. An aquarium, museums, moonshine and a haunted house ...

A head-on crash in Gatlinburg killed driver Thomas Largent when his Toyota Tundra collided with a commercial truck; no charges are pending against the truck driver.

A tourist caught this video of the adora-bear duo on June 7, outside his Gatlinburg rental home. The bears came up onto the ...

Townsend is the quieter neighbor of Gatlinburg. Though still considered to be a touristy area, Townsend is a great place to enjoy East Tennessee's natural beauty with less chaos than Gatlinburg.

You don't have to go to the beach to see sharks or touch a stingray; just head for the mountains! Two East Tennessee aquariums made the 10BEST list.

Tennessee Sustainability Conference is scheduled to take place Aug. 20-22 at the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The ...

While Gatlinburg has a large number of bears living there, thanks to its close proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, black bears live all around East Tennessee.

A rider suffered head, wrist and ankle injuries on Monday after being ejected from a roller coaster in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The person, who has not been identified, was flung about 10 feet out ...