108 parks for Living History
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National Seashore
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Florida, Mississippi
Millions of visitors are drawn to the Gulf of America for Gulf Islands National Seashore's emerald coast waters, magnificent white beaches, fertile marshes and histo…
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National Memorial
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
New York
Merchant’s clerk, Revolutionary War soldier, first Secretary Treasury of the United States: Alexander Hamilton’s life is memorialized at The Grange, the home he buil…
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National Historic Site
Hampton National Historic Site
Maryland
Hampton National Historic Site preserves what remains of a once 25,000-acre enslavement plantation. For hundreds of years, enslaved people, indentured servants, tena…
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National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
At the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, on the ancestral home of the Tuscarora and Shawnee people, lies Harpers Ferry. Here you can explore John Brow…
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Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Virginia
Walk in the steps of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas where a successful English colonization of North America began. Despite early struggles to survive, the 1607 s…
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National Historical Park
Homestead National Historical Park
Nebraska
The Homestead Act of 1862 transformed the world. Millions were invited to file claims including families, women, immigrants, and formerly enslaved people. Over 10 pe…
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National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Pennsylvania
Hopewell Furnace showcases an early American landscape of industrial operations from 1771-1883, Hopewell and other iron plantations laid the foundation for the trans…
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National Military Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Alabama
On March 27, 1814, Major General Andrew Jackson ‘s army of 3,300 men attacked Chief Menawa’s 1,000 Red Stick Creek warriors fortified in a horseshoe shaped bend of t…
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National Historical Park and Preserve
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Louisiana
In Jean Lafitte's day, silver and gold filled a pirate's treasure chest, but today's treasures are people, places, and memories. Discover New Orleans’ rich cultural…
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National Historic Trail
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Arizona, California
The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail covers over 1200 miles through the homelands of 70+ Tribal communities. It follows the historic route of the 1775-7…
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National Historical Park
Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Hawaii
When Hansen's disease (leprosy) was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands, King Kamehameha V banished all afflicted to the isolated Kalaupapa Peninsula on the north sho…
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National Military Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park
South Carolina
Thomas Jefferson called it "The turn of the tide of success." The battle of Kings Mountain, fought October 7th, 1780, was an important American victory during the Re…
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National Historical Park
Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park
Washington
Seattle flourished during and after the Klondike Gold Rush. Merchants supplied people from around the world passing through this port city on their way to a remarkab…
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National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park
California
Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes. Jagged peaks tell the s…
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National Historic Trail
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana +13
The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail winds nearly 4,900 miles through the homelands of more than 60 Tribal nations. It follows the historic outbound and inbou…
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National Historical Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Oregon, Washington
Explore the timeless rainforests and majestic coastal vistas. Discover the rich heritage of the native people. Unfold the dramatic stories of America's most famous e…
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National Memorial
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Indiana
Abraham Lincoln grew from youth to manhood on this southern Indiana soil. Many character and moral traits of one of the world's most respected leaders was formed and…
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National Historic Site
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln believed in the ideal that everyone in America should have the opportunity to improve their economic and social condition. Lincoln’s life was the emb…
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National Historic Site
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
New York
The Tenement Museum tells the stories of working-class tenement residents, who moved to New York City from other countries and other parts of the country. Their work…
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National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Virginia
On July 21, 1861, two armies clashed for the first time on the fields overlooking Bull Run. Heavy fighting swept away any notion of a quick war. In August 1862, Unio…
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National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park
Massachusetts
At Minute Man National Historical Park the opening battle of the Revolution is brought to life as visitors explore the battlefields and structures associated with Ap…
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National River & Recreation Area
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area
Minnesota
In the middle of a bustling urban setting, this 72 mile river park offers quiet stretches for fishing, boating and canoeing, birdwatching, bicycling, and hiking. And…
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National Recreational River
Missouri National Recreational River
Nebraska, South Dakota
Imagine a 100-mile stretch of North America's longest river, a vestige of the untamed American West. The Missouri National Recreational River is where imagination me…
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National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield
Maryland
During the summer of 1864, the Confederacy carried out a bold plan to turn the tide of the Civil War in their favor. They planned to capture Washington, DC and influ…
