Places nicholehasse Wants to Go

Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

A group of monuments to the Cherokee origins of Tennessee.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

A unique collection of drawings that represent Fremont Native American culture.

Red ocher pictographs survive in this tufa rock shelter on the shore of an ancient lake.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

This rural museum is home to more than 50 local desert reptiles and the world's largest snake bite kit collection.

A short interpretive trail about one of the first human cultures in North America.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.