The 469-mile route known as “America’s favorite drive” has mostly reopened nine months after Hurricane Helene, but there are ...

The publication has given attention to WNC many times, including coolest towns for summer vacations, most beautiful drives ...

There’s a place in western North Carolina where the mountains ripple like waves on a blue-green ocean, where clouds cast dramatic shadows across ancient peaks, and where locals sometimes “accidentally ...

What to do in Blowing Rock, NC "Blowing Rock is a mountain town that feels painted into the landscape," WorldAtlas writers say about the town. "Perched along the Blue Ridge Parkway, the town ...

What to do in Blowing Rock, NC "Blowing Rock is a mountain town that feels painted into the landscape," WorldAtlas writers say about the town. "Perched along the Blue Ridge Parkway, the town ...

In 2023, the Blue Ridge Parkway alone drew 16.7 million visitors—more than all three of those parks combined. The Grand Canyon saw 4.7 million, Yellowstone 4.5 million, and Yosemite 3.9 million.

"Perched along the Blue Ridge Parkway, the town offers endless views across the sweeping valleys below." Writers also appreciate the following in Blowing Rock: ... Chimney Rock, with its panoramic ...

Access along the Blue Ridge Parkway to Craggy Gardens and near Mount Michell State Park is expected to reopen fall 2025, ...

About 9 months after Hurricane Helene washed away a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, the National Park ...

As the one-year mark of Hurricane Helene's destructive flooding approaches, crews along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North ...