18 Photos That Prove The South Is One Of The Most Stunning Places On Planet Earth

You don't have to whip out your passport to see some of the most fabulous scenery on Earth. America is packed with sights that will make you gasp, and these wallpaper-worthy photographs prove that the southern United States is one of the most beautiful places on this planet.

1. Cades Cove, Tennessee

Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

2. Wormsloe Historic Site, Georgia

Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah, Georgia

3. Columbia, Missouri

4. The Old Mill, Arkansas

The Old Mill, North Little Rock, Arkansas

5. Big Bend National Park, Texas

FM 170, Big Bend National Park, Texas

6. Cumberland Falls, Kentucky

Cumberland Falls, Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, Kentucky

7. Hawksbill Crag, Arkansas

Whitaker Point Trail to Hawksbill Crag, Kingston, Arkansas

8. Dogwood Canyon, Missouri

Dogwood Canyon, Stone, Missouri

9. Sharp Top, Virginia

Sharp Top, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia

10. Spickard, Missouri

Thompson Reserach Center, Spickard

11. Lake Guntersville, Alabama

Lake Guntersville State Park, Guntersville, Alabama

12. Noccalula Falls, Alabama

Noccalula Falls Park & Campgrounds, Gadsden, Alabama

13. Newfound Gap, Tennessee

Newfound Gap, Appalachian Mountains, Tennessee

14. New Orleans, Louisiana

City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana

15. Lake Keowee, South Carolina

Lake Keowee, Oconee/Pickens Counties, South Carolina

16. Asheville, North Carolina

Buncombe County, North Carolina

17. Monongalia County, West Virginia

Monongalia County, West Virginia

18. Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi, Mississippi

For more of the most beautiful places across America, check out these 21 all-American landmarks you must see before you die.