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Old Spanish Trail

Old Spanish National Historic Trail runs through six states, Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah. The National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management jointly protect sites of the Old Spanish Trail, a multi-branched trail which joined New Mexico and California via pack mule trains in the mid-1800s. Visitor Rating (write your own […]

Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, at the cornerĀ of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, protects an area full of rich US history. George Washington chose this area as the location for a major US arsenal, Thomas Jefferson marveled at the beauty of the mountains rising from the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, Meriwether Lewis […]

Dayton Aviation Heritage

Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP, Ohio, consists of several units around Dayton which are significant to three of Dayton’s most famous past residents, Orville and Wilbur Wright, inventors of the airplane, and Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the first widely acclaimed African American authors. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating ILNP Park Review […]

Richmond

Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia, consists of several units in and around Richmond, Virginia which protect the locations of key Civil War battles and defensive positions which protected the Confederate capitol of Richmond in two campaigns in 1862 and 1864. The park is also home to the historic Tredegar Iron Works, a civil war-era hospital […]

Glacier

Glacier National Park, Montana, was established in 1910, has been called the “Crown of the Continent.” It is home to some of the last remaining glaciers along the continental divide in the lower 48 states and a spectacular arrangement of glacier-carved peaks, turquoise lakes and diverse wildlife. Glacier is paired with Waterton Lakes National Park, […]