Travelers seeking a quiet Blue Ridge getaway are discovering a one-of-a-kind mountain rental with unexpected design details ...

Imagine waking up to mist rolling through the valleys of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, slipping on slippers, and stepping out onto a porch with a warm cup of coffee in hand.

The first cabin I ever stayed in was shaped like a giant whiskey barrel, set out in the woods on the edge of Helen, a Bavarian-themed village in North Georgia. It was nothing fancy: it had a loft, ...