Places middtenn Wants to Go

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.