Places svarturmoon Wants to Go

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

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

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

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

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

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

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

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

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

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.