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If You Want to See Thousands of Fireflies Light Up at Once, Head to the Great Smoky Mountains

There’s never a bad time to visit a national park—it’s an unforgettable experience, even during the winter. But from the end of May through the very beginning of June, you can see something incredible unfold at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: a firefly mating ritual. For two weeks, thousands of Synchronous fireflies descend on a special area of the park near Elkmont to put on quite the synchronized light show.

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