Places mimigarcia82 Wants to Go

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Waterfalls, rapids, and top-notch swimming spots await in this densely forested corner of the Smokies.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

This park is home to all 8 swan species, and also has extensive plantings of Japanese Iris.

A wildlife-filled oasis just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.