Knowledge is power,” so the saying goes. Just how knowledgeable are you about the units of the National Park System? You may ...

America’s national parks as we know them today consist of more than 430 areas, with 85 million acres in 50 states and other territories, like Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. People make more than 300 ...

Parque Nacional Patagonia in Chile is one of the newest national parks in the world, offering majestic wildlife with breathtaking views.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming/Montana/Idaho Yellowstone National Park, spanning Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, was the world’s first ... is one of the most famous parks in the US.

As one of the most protected national parks in the world, the Galápagos Islands are full of incredible wildlife that are not afraid of humans and will come in closer contact with you than is ...

A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.

Spanning 1.5 million acres, or more than 2,300 square miles, the park is second among national parks only to Yellowstone ... stalled by The Great Depression and World War II, and revived when ...

Most national parks wow you with what’s above ground, but Mammoth Cave’s secret sauce lies beneath the dirt; the park protects the largest cave system in the world, with more than 400 miles of ...

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Here’s everything you need to know to plan a trip to Saguaro National Park. While the Grand Canyon may be Arizona’s most well-known national park, it’s not the only one worth a visit. With 22 total ...

“The Katmai archeologists have no idea what kind of bone this is or what kind of animal it came from,” the park said in the Jan. 29 post, the last mystery bone in the series. “The size is 1.5-2 inches ...