Train enthusiasts with an eye for springtime scenery may want to make tracks to Bryson City in May for a trip through the ...

The Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society and Museum will sponsor a ride on a vintage passenger train on the Great Smoky ...

When unemployed marine biologist Lanny Flaherty poked his head into the ranger’s station at the Wallowa Whitman National ...

Wanna see the Great Smoky Mountains, but do it while also riding in old-fashioned, relaxing style? This scenic train trip ...

The Great Smoky Mountains are not just the setting for the annual writers conference, but a key feature with a focus on natural surroundings.

Sixty-seven people are dead after a regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, ...

The two peaks lie deep beneath the Earth's surface. Earth's biggest mountains, more than 100 times taller than Mount Everest, have been discovered on the boundary between Africa and the Pacific ...

A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest, and these trees have stories to tell about dynamic landscapes and climate change. Melting ice high up in the Rocky Mountains ...

They make Mount Everest look like an anthill. Scientists in the Netherlands have shed new light on two mountains that are taller than Mount Everest by hundreds of miles, suggesting that they’re ...

But this famous peak pales in comparison to two secret mountains, which are more than 100 times taller than Everest's 8,800-metre summit, scientists have discovered. Reaching heights of around ...

Two enormous continent-sized mountains 100 times taller than Everest are hidden thousands of kilometres beneath the Earth’s surface, according to new research that has left experts stunned.

We want to hear from you: What should Alaska's highest mountain be named and why does it matter to you? Or maybe it doesn't matter to you. We'd still like to hear your thoughts on the subject.