Places turtledawn Wants to Go

A natural sandstone bridge hidden in the Sewanee forest.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

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

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

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

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

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.