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  National Historical Park

  Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

  Kentucky

  For over a century people from around the world have come to rural Central Kentucky to honor the humble beginnings of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. His early…

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  National Park

  Acadia National Park

  Maine

  Acadia National Park protects the natural beauty of the highest rocky headlands along the Atlantic coastline of the United States, an abundance of habitats, and a ri…

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  National Monument

  Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

  Nebraska

  In the early 1900s, paleontologists unearthed the Age of Mammals when they found full skeletons of extinct Miocene mammals in the hills of Nebraska -- species previo…

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  National Scenic Trail

  Appalachian National Scenic Trail

  Connecticut, Georgia, Maine +11

  The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mount…

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  National Park

  Arches National Park

  Utah

  Discover a landscape of contrasting colors, land forms, and textures unlike any other. The park has over 2,000 natural stone arches, hundreds of soaring pinnacles, m…

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  National Seashore

  Assateague Island National Seashore

  Maryland, Virginia

  Want to live on the edge? Visit a place recreated each day by ocean wind and waves. Life on Assateague Island has adapted to an existence on the move. Explore sandy…

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  National Park

  Badlands National Park

  South Dakota

  The rugged beauty of the Badlands draws visitors from around the world. These striking geologic deposits contain one of the world’s richest fossil beds. Ancient hors…

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  National Monument

  Bandelier National Monument

  New Mexico

  Bandelier National Monument protects over 33,000 acres of ruggedly beautiful canyon and mesa country. Petroglyphs, dwellings carved into the soft rock cliffs, and st…

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  National Park

  Big Bend National Park

  Texas

  There is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in ancient limestone. Here, at the end of the road, hundre…

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  National Preserve

  Big Cypress National Preserve

  Florida

  The freshwaters of the Big Cypress Swamp, essential to the health of the neighboring Everglades, support the rich marine estuaries along Florida's southwest coast. C…

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  National River & Recreation Area

  Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area

  Kentucky, Tennessee

  Encompassing 125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area protects the free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland Ri…

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  National Recreation Area

  Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

  Montana, Wyoming

  The vast, wild landscape of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area offers visitors unparalleled opportunities to immerse themselves in the natural world, and experi…

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  National Park

  Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

  Colorado

  Big enough to be overwhelming, yet still intimate enough to feel the pulse of time. Come see some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North…

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  National Park

  Bryce Canyon National Park

  Utah

  Hoodoos (irregular columns of rock) exist on every continent, but here is the largest concentration found anywhere on Earth. Situated along a high plateau at the top…

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  National Park

  Canyonlands National Park

  Utah

  Canyonlands is a wilderness of canyons, buttes, and spires carved by the Colorado River and Green River. The park is divided into four distinct districts; no roads j…

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  National Seashore

  Cape Hatteras National Seashore

  North Carolina

  The sound of ocean waves, the starry night sky, or the calm of the salt marshes, you can experience it all. Shaped by the forces of water, wind, and storms these isl…

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  National Seashore

  Cape Lookout National Seashore

  North Carolina

  A boat ride three miles off-shore brings you to the barrier islands of Cape Lookout National Seashore. Horse watching, shelling, fishing, birding, camping, lighthous…

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  National Park

  Capitol Reef National Park

  Utah

  Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs, canyons, domes, and bridges in th…

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  National Monument

  Capulin Volcano National Monument

  New Mexico

  Part of the 8,000 square mile Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, Capulin Volcano showcases the volcanic geology of northeastern New Mexico. The views are spectacular day…

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  National Park

  Carlsbad Caverns National Park

  New Mexico

  High ancient sea ledges, deep rocky canyons, flowering cactus, and desert wildlife—treasures above the ground in the Chihuahuan Desert. Hidden beneath the surface ar…

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  National Monument

  Cedar Breaks National Monument

  Utah

  Crowning the Grand Staircase, Cedar Breaks sits at over 10,000 feet and looks down into a half-mile deep geologic amphitheater. Come wander among timeless bristlecon…

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  National Historical Park

  Chaco Culture National Historical Park

  New Mexico

  Explore the monumental structures and breathtaking landscape at Chaco, a thriving regional center for the ancestral Pueblo people from 850 to 1250 CE (Common Era), t…

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  National Park

  Channel Islands National Park

  California

  Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources.…

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  National Recreation Area

  Chickasaw National Recreation Area

  Oklahoma

  Springs, streams, lakes - whatever its form, water is the attraction at Chickasaw National Recreation Area.