World’s Quietest Places

Want to get away? Forbes Traveler has identified some locations where you can go to catch a little peace and quiet, particularly the latter.

Sure, most of them are in the middle of nowhere. You were expecting a padded room in Manhattan? No, these are spots to seek out when you really, REALLY want to get out of the flow and turn down the volume.

Here’s the list:

– Hoh Valley, Wash.

– The Grand Canyon, Ariz.

– Anza-Borrego State Park, Calif.

– Hawai’i Vocanoes National Park, the Big Island, Hawaii

– The Muir Woods, Calif.

– Cape Cod, Mass.

– Loch Lomond, Scotland

– The Gobi Desert, Mongolia

– The Kalahari Desert, Southwest Africa

– Victoria Falls, Zambia

To read more about all of these, and to see a slideshow, visit Forbes Traveler.