Nominated by locals

Dorset Quarry

A hidden gem in Vermont

This emerald-green swimming hole was America's oldest marble quarry before springs flooded it in the 1920s; now you swim and cliff-jump off smooth white ledges right on Route 30 in the southwest corner.

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