Places planan Wants to Go

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

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

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

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

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

Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.