In Alabama, for instance, most people have heard of the Blue Hole and its remarkable turquoise waters, the pool beneath Turkey Creek Falls in Pinson and the Hippie Hole at Little River Canyon.

Hippy Hollow/The Hippie Hole, Little River Canyon ... this 15-foot waterfall in rural Blount County, Alabama is popular with swimmers, kayakers and photography enthusiasts." ...

Although he is an accomplished Hippie Hole participant — his back flip is perfectly timed and often admired — even Wise errs on the side of safety. “You just have to know your limits ...

Hippie Hole is a swimming and diving area, but after one person died in the area earlier this week, and several reports of other accidents at the site, is it a dangerous place to visit?