// Southeast · 7–9 days
Carolinas Coast to Crest
Outer Banks dunes to Asheville's Blue Ridge — the Atlantic up the spine of the South.
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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 02CongareeSouth Carolina · 1 day · best fall & springOne of the tallest old-growth hardwood forests left in North America.
Boardwalk LoopCedar CreekSynchronous fireflies- Stop 03Asheville & PisgahNorth Carolina · 3 days · best april–june & october
Mountain town basecamp for Blue Ridge waterfalls, breweries, and the Biltmore.
Biltmore EstateLooking Glass FallsMount Mitchell 
Stop 04Great Smoky MountainsTennessee · 2 days · best fallBlue-misted ridges hide synchronous fireflies, log cabins, and 1,500 black bears.
Clingmans DomeCades CoveAlum Cave Trail
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