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The Blue Ridge Parkway runs 469 miles through the Appalachians from Virginia to North Carolina, with no stoplights, no trucks, and an overlook every 1.7 miles — one of the country's most celebrated scenic drives.

A short Ozark hike through a rocky gorge with hand-cut stone steps, small waterfalls, and the alleged hideout of the Jesse James gang after the Gads Hill robbery.

Nearly 7,000 acres of St. Charles County habitat with 32 fishing lakes, diverse wildlife, and a history tied to the Anheuser-Busch family and Missouri conservation.

Missouri best-preserved water-powered gristmill, built in 1908 on Huzzah Creek — the red building, blue water, and intact original machinery make it unforgettable.

An Ozark shut-in where Rocky Creek cascades 40 feet over billion-year-old rhyolite — one of Missouri's best natural swimming holes and an Ozark Trail trailhead.

One of the few natural waterfalls near Kansas City, tucked into a Clay County park between Excelsior Springs and Kearney — small and beautiful and worth finding.

Missouri's highest point wrapped in 7,448 acres of Ozark wilderness — ancient volcanic rock, a reservoir, and the trail to Mina Sauk Falls.

The highest point in Missouri at 1,772 feet, reached by an easy paved trail through the ancient St. Francois Mountains.

1.5 million acres of north-central Colorado mountains, wilderness areas, and alpine trails — one of the most-visited national forests in the country.