Do you like to bike? Then you should try Mount Vernon Trail in Washington, D.C. Mount Vernon Trail is an 18-mile long trail that extends from George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate to Arlington National Cemetery. It was first opened in 1972 as a multi-use path after biking became popular along the nearby George Washington Parkway. […]
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Category: Colonies and Revolution
National Capital Parks East
National Capital Parks-East is a collection of National Park Service sites on the Maryland side of D.C. The sites include open spaces, homes of historical figures, boardwalks and piers, old forts, and even farms. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating ILNP Park Review Our Visit. I visited the southernmost of the National […]
Colonial
Colonial National Historical Park is really two separate parks which commemorate historic areas of early US history. Jamestown National Historic Site protects he location of the first permanent settlement in America while Yorktown Battlefield protects the location of the last major military action of the American Revolution. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP […]
Minute Man
Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts, protects the historic ground near Lexington and Concord, MA where the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War was fought. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating ILNP Park Review Our Visit. I visited Minute Man NHP while on a business trip to Boston, MA in […]