10,000 Islands, Everglades, Florida Rich in history and wildlife, including geological sites, Indian shell mounds, prate lore, and hundreds of species of birds. Incredible place to explore by kayak 9. The 156-mile long triangular archipelago is not as easy to get to as other places, bu once there you'll find ancient Haida Indian villages, protected coves and open crossings 10. The land around Glacier Bay is so newly freed from thousands of years of ice-cover that plants have not yet gained a foothold. Sea birds nest on the mainland shore unmolested - predators have not yet arrived.
Campsites are numerous around the western bays, on the shore, and in some places on tiny islets.
Always to the west, the spectacular ice fields and glaciers of the Fairweathers are visible 11. Prince Williams Sound, Alaska Snow-capped mountains tower above seemingly endless fjords and tidewater glaciers. Signs of the infamous oil spill remain, but vast reaches of the sound are pristine 13. Abel Tasman National Park Abel Tasman National Park is a coastal haven for native flora and wildlife and resting humans alike. It stretches along a beautiful accessible coastline of sandy, bush-wrapped beaches locked between rocky headlands.