Each year, the park hosts an event at Elkmont featuring thousands of Photinus carolinus, a firefly species known for its synchronous flashing.

A century ago, Mossbrae Falls was a glorious tourist attraction. Now, there is no easy, or legal, way for the public to get ...

The National Park Service will start taking applications May 2 to enter the lottery for a pass to see synchronous fireflies' mating display.

The synchronous fireflies will arrive right on time despite some program disruptions at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But lucky lottery winners who get the chance to see them should expect ...

But clear days can be hard to come by. National Park Service rangers stress to visitors that the mammoth mountain is out only one of every three days (a rule that isn’t hard and fast — it ...