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Bryce Canyon National Park is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bry...

Hoodoos, fins, and arches abound in Bryce Canyon National Park. Established in 1928, spectacular geologic structures like Natural Bridge have been ...

What was once a normal boulder is now a featured spot in Acadia National Park. Bubble Rock was moved by a glacier about 10,000 years ago to the spo...

In 1863, the US Army established Camp Nelson as a fortified supply depot. The site later became a massive recruitment and training center for Afric...

One of the most amazing occurrences in the natural world happens right on Canaveral National Seashore ever year. Sea turtles travel thousands of mi...

On September 12, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Public Law 88-590 establishing Canyonlands National Park.Canyonlands was expanded to its ...

Although the name may sound like it, this park is neither in Washington, D.C., nor near the ocean. Part of the Waterpocket Fold, a nearly 100-mile-...

Beneath the canyons, cactus, grass and thorny shrubs of the Chihuahuan Desert are more than 118 known caves formed when sulfuric acid dissolved the...

The shape of Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fortress in North America, provided a stout defense for colonial Spanish St. Augustine. The...

While there is a lot of outdoor activity awaiting you at Catoctin Mountain Park—including hiking, camping, and fishing—tree lovers may find that ga...

Five incredible islands come together as Channel Islands National Park. This park preserves and protects the ecosystem surrounding these islands, g...

Charles Pinckney was a governor of South Carolina, a Congressman, a Senator Thomas Jefferson's ambassador to Spain, and, as historians generally ag...

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park commemorates the Civil War campaign for control of Chattanooga, prized by the Union as the gatew...

To live freely and participate in society is a right many take for granted. Achieving and maintaining those civil rights have been a struggle for d...

Abraham Lincoln was America's 16th president, and is regularly ranked among the best in polls of historians and the general public. Lincoln governe...

Congaree National Park is America's 57th national park and the only park in South Carolina. At nearly 27,000 acres, Congaree showcases biological d...

A trip down the Congaree river will take you through one of the largest old growth forests in the Eastern U.S. Loblolly pine and bald cypress rise ...

For generations, visitors have traveled the Blue Ridge Parkway through the Great Craggy Mountains, an area of grassy balds and high peaks that prov...

On May 22, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt designated Crater Lake National Park, teeming with wildlife, seasonal waterfalls, 90 miles of hiking ...

When the Canal was constructed from Cleveland to Akron (1825-27)local roads led to this regional transportation link. Canls were the interstate hi...

Cuyahoga Valley National Park holds 22 miles of the Cuyahoga River, which creates the perfect ecosystem for a variety of wildlife. From eagles to s...

De Soto National Memorial commemorates the four-year expedition of Hernando De Soto that began in May 1539 on the shores of Tampa Bay. This importa...

De Soto National Memorial commemorates the four-year expedition of Hernando De Soto that began in May 1539 on the shores of Tampa Bay. This importa...

Established as a national monument in 1933 and awarded national park status on October 31, 1994 as part of the Desert Protection Act signed by Pres...