The Great Smoky Mountains are one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States. Every year, over 12 million people visit the national park and its surrounding towns. Gatlinburg, Pigeon ...

What's the most visited National Park in the United States? The Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone? No, it's the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which attracts over 9million visitors a year. If ...

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In a pandemic, what’s more appealing than a secluded cabin in the mountains? Unless you count the Porcupine Mountains — aka The Porkies — in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which barely graze 2,000 ...

Sunlight streaks the red-clay trail, which bulges with tree roots that spread like spider veins. We try not to trip over them as we ascend the mountain, past silverbell and hemlock trees, toward the ...