Most national parks exist to protect a mountain, a canyon, or some other dramatic landmark. Everglades National Park was different…
Author: Manish Mehra
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah: Map, Location, Ridge, Facts & History
Drive through miles of dry, rugged desert in south-central Utah, and then suddenly the land drops into a ribbon of…
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
Every summer evening at Carlsbad Caverns, hundreds of thousands of Brazilian free-tailed bats spiral out of the cave’s natural entrance…
Channel Islands National Park, California: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
There’s no gate to drive through at Channel Islands National Park. There’s no road at all, actually. Reaching this park…
Congaree National Park, South Carolina: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
For a couple of weeks each spring, thousands of fireflies inside Congaree National Park stop blinking randomly and start flashing…
Denali National Park, Alaska: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
North America’s tallest mountain has changed its official name twice in the past decade, a reminder that even geography can…
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
You cannot drive to Dry Tortugas National Park. There’s no bridge, no road, and no way in except by boat,…
National Parks in Washington: Locations, Ticket Prices, Facts & History
Washington holds three national parks, each protecting a completely different corner of the Pacific Northwest. Mount Rainier dominates the skyline…
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
About 7,700 years ago, a volcano nearly a mile taller than the mountain that stands there today erupted with a…
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
In June 1969, sparks from a passing train landed on oil-soaked debris floating in the Cuyahoga River, and the water…