225 parks for Self-Guided Tours - Walking
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National Battlefield Park
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Michigan
River Raisin NBP preserves, commemorates, and interprets the January 1813 battles of the War of 1812 and their aftermath. Battles that resulted in the greatest victo…
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Park
Rock Creek Park
District of Columbia
Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation's capital. This 1,754 acre city park was officially authorized in 1890, making it the third national park to be designat…
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National Memorial
Roger Williams National Memorial
Rhode Island
"I acknowledge that to molest any person, Jew or Gentile, for either professing doctrine, or practicing worship meerly religious or spiritual, is to persecute him, a…
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National Historical Park
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
California
Celebrate and honor the contributions and sacrifices of American civilians on the WWII home front. Discover how diverse communities lived, worked, and interacted. Ma…
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National Historic Site
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
New York
Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from 1885 until his death in 1919. During Roosevelt's time in office, his "Sum…
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National Historic Site
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
New York
Since 1665, Saint Paul's Church played a vital role in the colonial life of Eastchester, 20 miles north of New York City. Townspeople voted at the nearby Village Gre…
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National Historical Park
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
Massachusetts
Originally established in 1938 as the first National Historic Site in the United States, Salem Maritime National Historical Park consists of nine acres of land and t…
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National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
New Mexico
Tucked away in the middle of New Mexico you’ll find Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Its three distinct sites offer a glimpse into a unique time in history…
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National Historical Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Texas
Welcome to San Antonio Missions, a National Park Service site and the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas. Each mission in the park is a center of community and…
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National Historical Park
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
California
Established in 1988, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park celebrates America’s maritime heritage on the Pacific Coast. Our 50-acre park has grown around A…
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National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park
Washington
San Juan Island is well known for its splendid vistas, saltwater shores, quiet woodlands, orca whales and one of the last remaining native prairies in the Puget Soun…
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National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park
New York
In 1777, a large British invasion force met an equally large American army here at Saratoga. After two intense battles, an eight-mile retreat, and a three-day siege,…
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National Monument
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Nebraska
Towering 800 feet above the North Platte River, Scotts Bluff has served as a landmark for peoples from Native Americans to emigrants on the Oregon, California and Mo…
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National Historic Trail
Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
Alabama
Established by Congress in 1996, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail commemorates the people, events, and route of the 1965 Voting Rights March in Alabam…
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National Military Park
Shiloh National Military Park
Mississippi, Tennessee
Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 American troops clashed in a bloody contest that resulted in 23,746…
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National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Michigan
Miles of sand beach, bluffs that tower 450’ above Lake Michigan, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna make up the natural world of Sleeping Bear…
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National Historic Trail
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail is a collection of sites impacted by the War of 1812. These local, historic sites tell the story of the Chesapeake C…
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National Monument
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
New York
A gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States "The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and…
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National Historical Park
Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park
Missouri
Established by 1750, Ste. Geneviève was the first permanent European settlement in Missouri. Early French Canadian settlers were drawn here by the rich agricultural…
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National Historic Site
Steamtown National Historic Site
Pennsylvania
Feel the heat from the firebox, smell hot steam and oil; hear the whistle and the "chuff-chuff" from the smokestack, feel the ground vibrate, and watch as one-ton dr…
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National Battlefield
Stones River National Battlefield
Tennessee
The Battle of Stones River began on the last day of 1862 and became one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War. The battle produced important military and polit…
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National Monument
Stonewall National Monument
New York
Before the 1960s, almost everything about living authentically as a lesbian, a bisexual person or a gay man was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a…
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National Monument
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Arizona
The lava flow lies on the land like a dream, a wonderland of rock. A thousand years ago the ground was torn open and lava erupted into the sky, forever changing the…
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National Preserve
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Kansas
Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farms, cities, and towns. Today less…
