// 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 · 1 day · best spring & fallAn ancient river carves a thousand-foot gorge spanned by a steel arch bridge.
New River Gorge BridgeEndless WallSandstone Falls
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