122 parks about Night Sky
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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 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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National Lakeshore
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Wisconsin
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, located at the northern tip of Wisconsin's Bayfield Peninsula, features 21 stunning islands, a scenic 12-mile shoreline along Lak…
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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 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 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 Cod National Seashore
Massachusetts
The great Outer Beach described by Thoreau in the 1800s is protected within the national seashore. Forty miles of pristine sandy beach, marshes, ponds, and uplands s…
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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 Monument
Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Alaska
A bridge to the past and a land for the future, Cape Krusenstern National Monument protects approximately 560,000 acres of diverse Arctic coastal, and upland ecosyst…
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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 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
Castle Mountains National Monument
California
Castle Mountains represents some of the most unique elements of the Mojave Desert. Nestled between the Nevada state line and Mojave National Preserve, the nearly 21,…
