Places middtenn Wants to Go

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.