The true majesty of the U.S. national park system lies in its diversity. The incredible array of land and seascapes, monuments to our country’s history, cultural treasures, and wildlife protected for future generations is a draw too alluring to resist. Of course, one year is not enough time to hit all 400+ of the national parks, monuments, historic sites, seashores and lakeshores, rivers, and preserves that make up this public treasure trove. So we’ve whittled the list down to a more manageable 100 or so in the continental United States. Click on any of the links below to see where we went on our year-long journey celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service:
- Acadia National Park
- Adams National Historical Park
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
- Arches National Park
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Badlands National Park
- Big Bend National Park
- Big Cypress National Preserve
- Big Thicket National Preserve
- Biscayne National Park
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Bluestone National Scenic River
- Boston National Historical Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Canyonlands National Park
- Cape Cod National Seashore
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Castle Clinton National Monument
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Colonial National Historical Park
- Colorado National Monument
- Congaree National Park
- Crater Lake National Park
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Devil’s Tower National Monument
- Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Everglades National Park
- Ford’s Theatre National Historical Park
- Fort Sumter National Monument
- Gateway National Recreation Area
- George Washington Carver National Monument
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Glacier National Park
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Grand Teton National Park
- Great Basin National Park
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument
- Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Hot Springs National Park
- Independence National Historical Park
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
- Isle Royale National Park
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- Jewel Cave National Monument
- Keweenaw National Historical Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Lewis & Clark National Historical Park
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Minute Man National Historical Park
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
- Missouri National Recreational River
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- National Mall & Memorial Parks
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
- New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
- New River Gorge National River
- North Cascades National Park
- Ocmulgee National Monument
- Olympic National Park
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways
- Padre Island National Seashore
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Point Reyes National Seashore
- Redwood National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Saguaro National Park
- Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
- Shenandoah National Park
- Statue of Liberty National Monument
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park
- Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
- Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
- Weir Farm National Historic Site
- White Sands National Monument
- Wind Cave National Park
- Women’s Rights National Historical Park
- Wright Brothers National Memorial
- Wupatki National Monument
- Yellowstone National Park
- Yosemite National Park
- Zion National Park