82 parks for Hands-On
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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…
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National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
New York
As president, Theodore Roosevelt created protections for ordinary citizens, began regulation of big business, and made the US a major force in international affairs.…
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National Historic Site
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
New York
Built by of one of the first families of wealth in America. Designed by one of the nation's preeminent architects. The Vanderbilt Mansion is a home built expressly f…
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National Monument
Waco Mammoth National Monument
Texas
Standing as tall as 14 feet and weighing 20,000 pounds, Columbian mammoths roamed across what is present-day Texas thousands of years ago. Today, the fossil specimen…
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National Historic Site
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Oklahoma
On November 27, 1868, Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer led the 7th US Cavalry on a surprise dawn attack on a Cheyenne village led by Peace Chief Black Kettle. The…
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National Historical Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park
Connecticut
Visit the home and studio of America's most beloved Impressionist, J. Alden Weir, and walk in the footsteps of generations of world-class artists. Set amidst more th…
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National Historical Park
Women's Rights National Historical Park
New York
Women’s Rights National Historical Park tells the story of the first Women’s Rights Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York on July 19-20, 1848. It is a story of…
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National Monument
Wupatki National Monument
Arizona
Nestled between the Painted Desert and ponderosa highlands of northern Arizona, Wupatki National Monument is an unlikely landscape for a thriving community. The earl…
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National Park
Yosemite National Park
California
Not just a great valley, but a shrine to human foresight, the strength of granite, the power of glaciers, the persistence of life, and the tranquility of the High Si…
