When you visit Boone, you’ll find most of the top attractions are actually located outside the city – the most famous of which are Grandfather Mountain and Linville Falls. Fortunately, these ...

Linville Falls, N.C. is about 70 miles from Kingsport and can be reached in about 90 minutes. Take an easy 20-minute hike, about four-tenths of a mile, from a gravel parking lot to view the falls.

NPR's Brian Mann explored one of the easy trails in the Linville Gorge Wilderness in North Carolina.

NPR's Brian Mann explored one of the easy trails in the Linville Gorge Wilderness in North Carolina.

The Burke County Rescue Squad says a hiker developed a medical condition along the Pinch-In Trail on the west side of the Linville Gorge.

More than a dozen volunteer firefighters and the Burke County rescue squad spent five hours getting that dog safely out of the Gorge.

NPR's Brian Mann explored one of the easy trails in the Linville Gorge Wilderness in North Carolina.