Raven Rock State Park, less than an hour from Fayetteville, offers miles of trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding.

A notably large brood of periodical cicadas will emerge from underground in a number of eastern U.S. states this spring.

Growing up in the 1960s and '70s in Uniondale and Hempstead, one entomologist recalled hundreds of cicadas clinging to tree ...

Here are the 51 best reasons to live in New Jersey, from someone who was born here (Trenton) and has travelled endlessly to every part of the state. This list could have easily included 100 or more ...

South Carolina is home to a lot of alligators. Around 100,000 of them, to be exact. Although it is fewer than in some states, ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt. The Smithsonian Institution came of age in the era of Manif ...

Located in the charming coastal town of Cape Charles on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Brown Dog Ice Cream has become something of a pilgrimage site for dessert enthusiasts. And let me tell you, after your ...

The Cohanzick Zoo adds another dimension to Bridgeton’s summer appeal—this small but charming facility holds the distinction of being New Jersey’s first zoo, and remarkably, it remains free to the ...

Full confession, I am a boudoir bird photographer. Birding on Cape Cod is certainly one of the top ten outdoor activities on ...

The Cape Fear Bird Observatory will host its first Bird Bonanza event on May 3 at the New Hanover County Arboretum.

The Cape Fear Bird Observatory will host its first Bird Bonanza on Saturday, May 3 at the New Hanover County Arboretum from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free event will celebrate the migratory birds ...