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  National Park & Preserve

  Denali National Park & Preserve

  Alaska

  Denali is six million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road. Travelers along it see the relatively low-elevation taiga forest give way to high alpine tu…

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  National Monument

  Dinosaur National Monument

  Colorado, Utah

  150 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed here. Their fossils are still embedded in the rocks. Today, mountains, desert, and rivers flowing in canyons support a variet…

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  National Park

  Dry Tortugas National Park

  Florida

  Almost 70 miles (113 km) west of Key West lies the remote Dry Tortugas National Park. This 100-square mile park is mostly open water with seven small islands. Access…

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  National Historical Reserve

  Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

  Washington

  This stunning landscape on the Salish Sea, with its rich farmland and promising seaport, lured the earliest American pioneers north of the Columbia River to Ebey’s L…

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  National Monument

  Effigy Mounds National Monument

  Iowa

  The mounds preserved here are considered sacred by many Americans, especially the Monument's 20 culturally associated American Indian tribes. A visit offers opportun…

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  National Historic Site

  Eisenhower National Historic Site

  Pennsylvania

  Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the farm of General and 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Adjacent to the Gettysburg battlefield, the farm served the…

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  National Monument

  El Malpais National Monument

  New Mexico

  The richly diverse volcanic landscape of El Malpais (el-mal-pie-EES) offers solitude, recreation, and adventure. Explore incredible geologic features such as young l…

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  National Monument

  El Morro National Monument

  New Mexico

  Imagine the refreshment of finding water after days of dusty travel. A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a sandstone bluff made El Morro (the headland) a popu…

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  National Historic Site

  Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site

  New York

  Visit the home of Eleanor Roosevelt. Here, Franklin and Eleanor entertained friends, the press, activists, and official state visitors in the relaxed atmosphere of V…

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  Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument

  Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument

  New Jersey, New York

  Millions of Americans and people around the world have ancestors who came through Ellis Island. The Main Immigration Building was the epicenter of one of the greates…

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  National Historic Site

  Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site

  California

  America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill, chose Northern California as his sanctuary at the pinnacle of his writing career. Secluded from the ou…

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  National Park

  Everglades National Park

  Florida

  Established in 1947 as the first national park created for its biodiversity, Everglades National Park protects 1.5 million acres of wetland, forest, and marine habit…

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  National Memorial

  Federal Hall National Memorial

  New York

  Here at Federal Hall, George Washington took the oath of office as the first President of the United States, marking the beginning of the American constitutional rep…

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  National Seashore

  Fire Island National Seashore

  New York

  Immerse yourself in an enchanting collage of coastal life and history. Rhythmic waves, high dunes, ancient maritime forests, historic landmarks and glimpses of wildl…

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  National Historic Site

  First Ladies National Historic Site

  Ohio

  First Ladies National Historic Site consists of two properties in downtown Canton, Ohio - the home of First Lady Ida Saxton-McKinley and our Visitor Center. Come lea…

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  National Monument

  Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

  Colorado

  Beneath a grassy mountain valley in central Colorado lies one of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world. Petrified redwood stumps up to 14 feet wi…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Bowie National Historic Site

  Arizona

  For nearly 25 years, Fort Bowie stood at the crossroads of the Chiricahua Apache's fight to defend their ancestral homeland and the U.S. Army's westward expansion. T…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Davis National Historic Site

  Texas

  Fort Davis is one of the best surviving examples of an Indian Wars' frontier military post in the Southwest. From 1854 to 1891, Fort Davis was strategically located…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Laramie National Historic Site

  Wyoming

  Originally established as a private fur trading fort in 1834, Fort Laramie evolved into the largest and best-known military post on the Northern Plains before its ab…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Larned National Historic Site

  Kansas

  Discover a complete and authentic army post from the 1860s -1870s! This well-preserved fort on the Santa Fe Trail shares a tumultuous history of the Indian Wars era.…

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  National Monument and Historic Shrine

  Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

  Maryland

  by the dawn's early light, a large red, white and blue banner? Whose broad stripes and bright stars... were so gallantly streaming...over Fort McHenry! The valiant d…

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  National Monument

  Fort Monroe National Monument

  Virginia

  Fort Monroe's story spans from prehistory to the 2000s. Kecoughtan Indians occupied Old Point Comfort before the arrival of English colonists. The first enslaved Afr…

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  National Battlefield

  Fort Necessity National Battlefield

  Pennsylvania

  The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian War. This war was a clash of British, French and American Indian c…

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  National Monument

  Fort Pulaski National Monument

  Georgia

  For much of the 19th century, masonry fortifications were the United States’ main defense against overseas enemies. However, during the Civil War, new technology pro…