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Boston National Historical Park

Massachusetts

Discover how one city could be the Cradle of Liberty, site of the first major battle of American Revolution, a…

National Historical Park
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Minnesota

The BWCAW is over 1 million acres of pristine lakes and forests, the most visited wilderness in the United Sta…

1,716 sq mi
Wilderness Area

Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site

Mississippi

The Confederate victory at Brices Cross Roads was a significant victory for Major General Nathan Bedford Forre…

National Battlefield Site
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Bridger-Teton National Forest

Wyoming

At 3.4 million acres, the Bridger-Teton National Forest is the third largest national forest outside Alaska, s…

5,313 sq mi84camps
National Forest

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Kansas

The story of Brown v. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in public schools, is one of hope and …

National Historical Park

Buffalo National River

Arkansas

Established in 1972, Buffalo National River flows freely for 135 miles and is one of the few remaining undamme…

14camps
National Park

Cabrillo National Monument

California

Climbing out of his boat and onto shore in 1542, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo stepped into history as the first Eur…

National Monument

California National Historic Trail

New Mexico

Follow in the footsteps of over 250,000 emigrants who traveled to the gold fields and rich farmlands of Califo…

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Camp Nelson National Monument

Kentucky

The US Army established Camp Nelson as a fortified base and supply depot during the Civil War. It became a lar…

National Monument

Canaveral National Seashore

Florida

Reflect on a pristine undeveloped shoreline, explore a historic site, or experience the rumble of a rocket soa…

National Seashore

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Louisiana

The Cane River region is home to a unique culture; the Creoles. Generations of the same families of owners and…

National Historical Park

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Arizona

For nearly 5,000 years, people have lived in these canyons - longer than anyone has lived uninterrupted anywhe…

1camps
National Monument

Cape Cod National Seashore

Massachusetts

The great Outer Beach described by Thoreau in the 1800s is protected within the national seashore. Forty miles…

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. Sh…

1camps
National Seashore

Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park

Virginia

English colonists first landed here in April 1607, erected a wooden cross and gave thanks for a successful cro…

National Monument

Cape Krusenstern National Monument

Alaska

North of the Arctic Circle, the monument forms 70 miles of shoreline on the Chukchi Sea. More than 114 beach r…

National Monument

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 w…

National Seashore

Capitol Hill Parks

District of Columbia

The Capitol Hill Parks include several park areas east of the U.S. Capitol. Included in this group are Folger,…

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Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

Virginia

People first arrived in the Chesapeake Bay during the last ice age. As glaciers melted, diverse societies lear…

National Historic Trail

Capulin Volcano National Monument

New Mexico

Part of the 8,000 square mile Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, Capulin Volcano showcases the volcanic geology of …

National Monument

Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Idaho

Stretching across 2.6 million acres of southeastern Idaho and into small portions of Wyoming and Utah, Caribou…

4,111 sq mi16camps
National Forest

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

North Carolina

“I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write as they do. After hundreds of experiments I dec…

National Historic Site

Carson National Forest

New Mexico

Encompassing 1.5 million acres of northern New Mexico, Carson National Forest is home to Wheeler Peak at 13,16…

2,344 sq mi14camps
National Forest

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site

District of Columbia

Before Dr. Carter G. Woodson, there was very little accurate written history about the lives and experiences o…

National Historic Site