272 parks for Museum Exhibits
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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 Monument
African Burial Ground National Monument
New York
The African Burial Ground stands as the oldest and largest known excavated burial site in North America for both free and enslaved Africans. It offers a profound tes…
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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 Park Service site
Alcatraz Island
California
Alcatraz reveals stories of American incarceration, justice, and our common humanity. This small island was once a fort, a military prison, and a maximum security fe…
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National Historic Area
Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area
Alaska
The remote Aleutian Islands, home to the Unangax̂ (Aleut) people for over 8,000 years, became a fiercely contested Pacific battleground in World War II. Some Unangax…
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National Monument
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Texas
13,000 years ago, Alibates Flint was used by mammoth hunters as a source of flint for tools. Learn how important this site was to the survival, commerce, and culture…
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National Historic Site
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Pennsylvania
The first railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains, the Allegheny Portage Railroad was the final piece of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. "The Portage" opened in…
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Park
American Memorial Park
Northern Mariana Islands
American Memorial Park honors the American and Marianas people who gave their lives during the Marianas Campaign of World War II. At the park, memorials stand in tri…
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National Historic Site
Andersonville National Historic Site
Georgia
Nearly 13,000 men died on these grounds, a site that became infamous even before the Civil War ended. Their burial grounds became Andersonville National Cemetery, wh…
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National Historic Site
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Tennessee
Andrew Johnson's complex presidency (1865-69) illustrates the Constitution at work following the Civil War. As the President and Congress disagreed on Reconstruction…
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National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield
Maryland
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of North…
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National Historical Park
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Virginia
On April 9, 1865, the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia in the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia signaled the effective end of…
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National Memorial
Arkansas Post National Memorial
Arkansas
Located at the confluence of two rivers, Arkansas Post has served as a gathering place for many cultures throughout human history - it represents cultural cooperatio…
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National Park Service site
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Virginia
Arlington House is the nation’s memorial to Robert E. Lee. It honors him for specific reasons, including his role in promoting peace and reunion after the Civil War.…
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National Monument
Aztec Ruins National Monument
New Mexico
Aztec Ruins has some of the best-preserved Chacoan structures of its kind. Learn more about the ancestral Pueblo people in the park's museum and explore the Aztec We…
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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 Monument
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
District of Columbia
Home to the National Woman's Party for more than 90 years, this was the epicenter of the struggle for women's rights. From this house in the shadow of the U.S. Capit…
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National Historic Site
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Colorado
In the 1840s the Arkansas River was the border between territory claimed by the United States and Mexico. Located along the river, Bent's Fort was an adobe trading p…
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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 Battlefield
Big Hole National Battlefield
Montana
On August 9, 1877, gunshots shattered a chilly dawn on a sleeping camp of nımí·pu· (Nez Perce). By the time the smoke cleared on August 10, almost 90 nımí·pu· were d…
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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 Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Alabama
In 1963, images of snarling police dogs unleashed against non-violent protesters and of children being sprayed with high-pressure hoses appeared in print and televis…
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National Park
Biscayne National Park
Florida
Within sight of Miami, yet worlds away, Biscayne protects a rare combination of aquamarine waters, emerald islands, and fish-bejeweled coral reefs. Evidence of 10,00…
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National Monument
Booker T. Washington National Monument
Virginia
Booker T. Washington was born a slave in April 1856 on the 207-acre farm of James Burroughs. After the Civil War, Washington became the first principal of Tuskegee N…
