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The hotels are cozy and the trees are ablaze with foliage at America's most scenic mountain towns in the fall.

The hotels are cozy and the trees are ablaze with foliage at Americas most scenic mountain towns in the fall.

North Carolina’s largest city is home to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, shopping and restaurants—as well as activities to do in the great outdoors.

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When the temperatures start to drop and the leaves start to change, many people are ready for a weekend getaway. These Southeast mountain towns are fantastic destinations with scenic mountain views, fall-themed activities and cozy cabins.

When the temperatures start to drop and the leaves start to change, many people are ready for a weekend getaway. These Southeast mountain towns are...

Cold Calling: 21 refreshing retreats in the South that offer a dose of nature’s air-conditioning A subterranean cave, a chilly river, the highest summit east of the Mississippi—these destinations are all shivery oases on dog-day afternoons Photo by John Starrett Can you even call yourself a Southerner if you don’t spend at least a quarter of the year griping about the heat (and don’t forget the humidity)? But during a season when the forecast seems permanently set to “s...