The fossils of the Hermit Trail occur in a fine-grained sandstone of Permian age, the period after the Carboniferous or ...

It’s a natural event that only happens in the Smokies, and thousands of people enter a lottery each year to witness the magic ...

FOREST COUNTY, Pa. — It all started as these stories sometimes do—by accident. “We didn't know that they were on the property,” said Peggy Butler who, along with her husband Ken, lives on a rural ...

GATLINBURG, TN – They came out one by one and then all at once, swarming the underbrush and pooling in the hollows, blinking crazily like fiber optic filaments in a planetarium or outer space-themed ...

COLUMBIA — It won’t be long before the synchronous fireflies will light up the forest at Congaree National Park. And those ...

Great Smoky Mountains Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual synchronous firefly viewing in 2026. Learn how to enter the lottery.

Congaree National Park has opened its 2026 Synchronous Firefly Event lottery. Here's what you need to know about claiming a ...

Elkmont, Tenn. — Elkmont, Tenn. - On Thursday, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will start shuttling thousands of lucky people to the highly anticipated synchronous firefly show in Elkmont. The ...

This article has been updated to include information on peak viewing dates to see the synchronous fireflies near Elkmont Campground in 2025. The synchronous fireflies will arrive right on time despite ...

Didn’t win the firefly lottery? Don’t worry, the majestic synchronous fireflies light show isn’t limited to just the lucky few. The synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park put ...

Though the coronavirus pandemic has robbed thousands of the chance to see one of the Smoky Mountain's most stunning natural phenomena in person, a non-profit group plans to stream the event online for ...