Today, hikers, bikers, and off-roaders enjoy the foggy woodlands and driftwood beaches nearly to themselves.
Crystal River, on Florida’s Gulf Coast, is the only place where you can swim with the gentle, seagrass-munching giants in the wild.
Earthships are solar-powered and made of natural or repurposed materials like tires and adobe mud. Each one is unique.
Washington state’s San Juan Islands are easily reachable via ferry, yet you'll feel like you're in a different world altogether.
Forrest Gump stops jogging after three years here, maybe to admire the craggy red sandstone buttes and mesas.
The small Outer Banks community of Carova Beach can only be reached by boat or 4WD, which means it feels very much like an undiscovered secret.
Popular Netflix series Ozark, starring Jason Bateman as a money launderer for a Mexican drug cartel, put this scenic lake in Missouri in the spotlight.
There are delicate stalagmites and stalactites, vast echoing chambers and the so-called Dream Lake, whose shallow tract of water dramatically reflects its surroundings.