A storm two ridges over can turn an Arkansas swimming hole dangerous before a single drop of rain falls where a swimmer is. These are the Arkansas swimming holes that turn dangerous after the first fall rain. 1. Mulberry River The Mulberry River runs shallow enough by late summer that the Forest Service’s page for…
A family pulls off Route 14 in New York’s Finger Lakes with a five-stop itinerary printed from someone else’s blog post. The first stop already disappoints them. New Yorkers who grew up making this same drive could have told them which stops to skip and why. These are the Finger Lakes stops New Yorkers say…
You’ve seen the Route 66 photos enough times to feel like you already know the stops. Then you pull over in Oklahoma and discover the picture left out a pretty good story. Recognizing a landmark isn’t quite the same as knowing what you’re looking at. These are the Oklahoma Route 66 stops that aren’t what…
North Dakota’s population reached 799,358 people as of July 2025, an all-time high for the state. Even so, much of the state is seemingly empty. Long stretches of two-lane highway connect the state’s towns, and a driver can cover fifty miles without a single reason to slow down. These are the North Dakota drives that…
A National Park Service crew locks two Tennessee mountain gates every November 9, leaf color or not. Many leaf-peepers never see it coming. East Tennessee’s color often keeps deepening at the lower elevations into late October, but the calendar on these gates doesn’t wait for it to finish. These are the Tennessee mountain roads that…
Nevada has over 600 ghost towns scattered across the state, more than any other state in the country, according to the state’s tourism office. Not all of them are worth seeing. These are the Nevada ghost towns that aren’t worth the drive. 1. Wahmonie Wahmonie never got the chance to become a proper ghost town…
South Dakota’s tourism office says the 61st annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup drew thousands of spectators on September 25. Several roadside stops nearby had already shut down for the season. These are the South Dakota roadside stops that close before anyone expects. Storybook Island Storybook Island closed its gates for the year on September…
You don’t drive to the Catskills in October because you want to spend more time in your car. But pick a town on name recognition alone, and your fall getaway can start feeling like a very scenic errand. A famous destination doesn’t always deliver the weekend you pictured. These are the Catskill towns we’d skip…
Little River’s waterfront, on South Carolina’s Grand Strand, throws its 20th annual ShrimpFest on October 10 and 11. More than 200 vendors are expected, and the crowd that follows fills every seafood buffet on the Grand Strand. Some of those buffets run close to $50 a plate before anyone cracks a single crab leg. Not…
Last October 3, the Montana Department of Transportation closed the Beartooth Highway for the winter. Columbus Day hadn’t even happened yet. These are the Montana roads that close earlier than visitors expect. Chief Mountain International Highway Chief Mountain International Highway carries visitors from Glacier National Park’s northeast corner into Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta….
