Enhe was once home to thousands of ethnic Russians. Under Xi Jinping’s push for ethnic unity, little remains beyond nostalgia and props for tourists. Buildings with Russian-style decorative features ...

There’s a slice of Switzerland hiding in the Appalachian Mountains, and it might be West Virginia’s best-kept secret. Tucked away in the verdant hills of Randolph County, the village of Helvetia ...

Upon arriving at the James Madison University campus in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains in 1999, Jeff Bourne spied a 12,500-seat football stadium on a campus that only started playing the sport a ...

Explore Norway’s Arctic highlands, where remote wooden cabins sit quietly among snow-covered peaks. This aerial footage captures traditional Nordic shelters framed by vast white landscapes and ...

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As the chill of fall gives way to the cold of winter, a New Englander’s fancy may turn to diamonds — black ones . . . and snowmobiles, hot chocolate, ski passes, and a gas-fired refuge from urban ...

Fans of the fabled Mount Hood log cabins hand built by the resourceful Steiner family take note: A coffee table book, expected to be released next year, will have photos and stories about the sturdy, ...

There’s something magical about curling up next to a crackling fireplace in a rustic log cabin while Kentucky’s beautiful landscapes surround you. When winter winds howl outside, these cozy retreats ...

Virginia’s mountains and forests hide treasures that have stood the test of time – rustic cabins that tell stories of the past while offering cozy retreats for today’s travelers. These wooden havens ...

Elk & Embers is a new mountain retreat in Waynesville, North Carolina, offering luxury safari tents, rustic log cabins, and a tree house; the resort is just 40 miles west of Asheville. The ...

For those who yearn for the down home country life but are reluctant to leave their plush, plugged-in lifestyles behind-there's a unique opportunity to satisfy both desires with this 54.5-acre estate.