// Southeast · 6–9 days
Appalachian Heritage
Blue-misted ridges, deep caves, and the wildest gorge in the East.
/ the route
- Stop 01Great Smoky MountainsTennessee · 2 days · best fall
Blue-misted ridges hide synchronous fireflies, log cabins, and 1,500 black bears.
Clingmans DomeCades CoveAlum Cave Trail 
Stop 02ShenandoahVirginia · 1 day · best october (foliage)A long ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains laced by Skyline Drive.
Skyline DriveOld Rag MountainDark Hollow Falls
Stop 03Mammoth CaveKentucky · 1 day · best spring & fallThe world's longest known cave system threads beneath Kentucky's wooded hills.
Historic Cave TourFrozen NiagaraGreen River
Stop 04New River GorgeWest Virginia · 2 days · best april–octoberAmerica's newest national park — sandstone walls above one of the oldest rivers on the continent.
New River Gorge BridgeEndless Wall trailLong Point overlook
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- Andes & Amazon12–16 days · 3 parks
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- Appalachian Arches & Gorges6–9 days · 3 parks
Skyline Drive, New River Gorge whitewater, and Red River sandstone arches.