This article originally published at Iconic Texas swimming hole inches toward 4-year closure anniversary.

Escape the heat with a splash in one of the most inviting swimming spots in your state. Some of these top picks, based on online rankings and reviews from visitors, are spring-fed, drawing water ...

This hidden Arkansas swimming hole has crystal-clear water and tropical beauty that makes visitors say it feels just like the ...

As high temperatures persist through the end of June in North Carolina, one swimming hole location is honored on a list of the best in the nation. Outside Magazine, which focuses on outdoors subjects ...

SAN ANTONIO – It’s Texas, which means the dog days of summer are almost upon us and it’s only going to get hotter outside. There are many places you can cool off beyond just your average pool. Texas ...

In this July 11, 2011 photo, a woman dives off a large rock into the cool waters at a local swim hole in Moretown, Vt. In Vermont, there are no ocean waves to bodysurf, no water parks to splash in.

HOLES THAT ARE WORTH THE TRIP. THERE’S NOT A LOT OF PUBLIC POOLS IN VERMONT. THE SUMMERS ARE SHORT. PEOPLE DON’T HAVE POOLS ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY. THEY HAVE POOLS. THEY’RE RIGHT OUT HERE. WHEN DAVE ...