// Southeast · 5–7 days
Carolina Coast & Lowcountry
Outer Banks dunes, Cape Hatteras lights, and Congaree's old-growth swamp.
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Stop 01Outer BanksNorth Carolina · 3 days · best april–june & september–octoberHatteras lighthouses, wild Spanish mustangs, and 200 miles of barrier-island Atlantic.
Cape Hatteras LighthouseCorolla wild horsesJockey's Ridge dunes
Stop 02Blue Ridge ParkwayVirginia & North Carolina · 3 days · best october (foliage)America's longest linear park — 469 miles of ridgeline driving through the southern Appalachians.
Linn Cove ViaductMabry MillCraggy Gardens
Stop 03CongareeSouth Carolina · 1 day · best fall & springOne of the tallest old-growth hardwood forests left in North America.
Boardwalk LoopCedar CreekSynchronous fireflies
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Brown bears, tidewater glaciers, and the tallest peak in North America.
- Amalfi & Southern Italy8–12 days · 3 parks
Cliff-clinging Amalfi villages and the Dolomite spires of the north.
- Andes & Amazon12–16 days · 3 parks
Machu Picchu sunrise, Huayhuash glacier ridges, and Tambopata jungle nights.
- Appalachian Arches & Gorges6–9 days · 3 parks
Skyline Drive, New River Gorge whitewater, and Red River sandstone arches.