Family adventure getaways in America off the beaten path.

Less-touristed family adventure spots in America, for travelers seeking fewer crowds but all the beauty.

Bathhouse Row's eight preserved spa buildings give Hot Springs a backstory unlike any other family base in the American South, where the oldest federally protected reserve in the country anchors a town that once hosted baseball spring training and horse racing at Oaklawn Park. From there, the list spans Gatlinburg at the edge of the Smokies to Munising's perch on Lake Superior beside Pictured Rocks, with Wallace, Oil City, and Frostburg rounding out eleven spots where the scenery comes with genuine history to explain.