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

In central South Carolina, the largest tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest lies between the Congaree and Wat ...

Congaree National Park’s rare synchronized firefly show is drawing huge interest again as this year’s lottery opens.

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

Congaree National Park is home to a light show like no other.

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 ...

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

May, a mesmerizing natural light show takes over Congaree National Park as synchronous fireflies flash in perfect harmony. This rare and breathtaking spectacle draws visitors from around the world, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...