Fairfax Stone State Park: Explore nearly 400 years of history in West Virginia
Learn about more than 275 years of United States history at Fairfax Stone State Park, while following in the footsteps of George Washington.
Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park: An Ohio Geological Wonderland
Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park is only an hour drive from Cleveland. The little known gem has spectacular hiking that weave through amazing rock formations.
See the Gun that killed President Lincoln
Ford's Theatre is in Washington D.C. It is where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. In the museum, the gun that John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln with is on display.
Natural Tunnel State Park in Virginia Visitors Guide
Natural Tunnel State Park is located in Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains near Duffield in Scott County. The park is 909 acres large and, as its name suggests, protects an 850-foot-long and 100-high natural tunnel. It’s been a tourist attraction for well over 100 years. Exploring Natural Tunnel State Park It is rumored that Daniel Boone was the first non-native to set eyes on the tunnel in the 18th Century. The tunnel is so impressive that famous politician William Jennings Bryan called it the “8th Wonder of the World.” The park has a variety of hiking trails that offer something for [...]
Visiting the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge is northern Idaho near the Canadian border. Watch for all sorts of wildlife while hiking the refuges stellar trails. Myrtle Falls is a particular favorite.
Lakeside Trail Guide: Table Rock State Park
The Lakeside Trail is located in Table Rock State Park in northwestern South Carolina and features tremendous views of Pinnacle Lake and Table Rock Mountain.
President Abraham Lincoln’s Grave: A Visitor’s Guide
President Abraham Lincoln’s grave is in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. A beautiful granite monument is the final resting place of President Abraham Lincoln, his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and three of their four sons: Edward, William, and Thomas. It was designed by famed architect Larkin Goldsmith Mead, whose other well-known works include the dome of the Vermont Capitol and National Statuary Hall, a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The monument honors Lincoln and is home to his grave, but it also honors the soldiers who fought under Lincoln during [...]
Madison Blue Springs State Park: Florida’s Premier Swimming Hole
Madison Blue Spring is an amazing state park in-between Tallahassee and Jacksonville. It is considered one of the best swimming holes in the United States.
Meriwether Lewis’s Grave: A guide to his mysterious death
How did American hero Meriwether Lewis die? It's a mystery that is more than 200 years old. He is buried along the Natchez Trace in rural Tennessee, but no one knows for sure why.
The Horse You Came In On: Poe’s Last Stop at the oldest bar in the USA
The Horse You Came In On Saloon in Fell's Point in Baltimore claims to be the oldest continuously operating bar in the U.S. It's also said to have been Edgar Allen Poe's last stop before his death.
Anhinga Trail Guide: Everglades National Park
The Anhinga Trail is an easy 0.8-mile hike in Everglades National Park. This trail features truly amazing wildlife viewing opportunities and is great for kids.
See Confederate Civil War Defenses at Suwannee River State Park
Walk along Confederate Civil War defenses on the Earthworks Trail in Suwannee River State Park. This trail is perfect for kids, dogs, and birdwatchers.
Brandywine Falls Guide: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Brandywine Falls Trail is a very easy, family-friendly hike in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Cleveland. It leads to a stunning 60-foot waterfall.
Thurston Lava Tube Guide: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Nāhuku, or the Thurston Lava Tube, is a 500-year-old lava cave in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Visitors can hike through the cave.
Walden Pond Trail Guide: Following in Thoreau’s footprints
Enjoy the same views that inspired Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond State Reservation is near Boston. The park preserves where Thoreau wrote is famed work Walden.
Mount Mitchell Summit Trail: The Highest Point east of the Mississippi
The Mount Mitchell Summit and Balsam Nature Trail is an easy hike that leads to the highest point east of the Mississippi River.
See Ancient Native American Pictographs at Chumash Painted Cave
Chumash Painted Cave State Park, located in the mountains near Santa Barbara, California. The park features stunning Native American Rock Art that is incredibly well preserved.
Cummins Falls State Park: A swimming hole guide
Cummins Falls State Park is an easy drive from Nashville and features one of the very best swimming holes in the country as well as incredible scenery.
Lindy Point Guide: Blackwater Falls State Park
Lindy Point Trail is an easy, family-friendly hiking trail in West Virginia’s Blackwater Falls State Park. It leads to an incredible view.
Keys Ranch Tour: Joshua Tree National Park
Keys Ranch Tour in Joshua Tree National Park is great way to explore an off the beaten path portion of the park. Millions of people visit Joshua Tree each year, only a few thousand ever see Keys Ranch.
Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery: A Visitors Guide
The Piedras Blancas Rookery hosts up to 24,000 Elephant Seals each year. Explore along an elevated boardwalk that allow you get a birds eye view of these spectacular mammals.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: A Visitor’s Guide
From the Kansas Prairie to the Oval Office. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington D.C. shares the story of one of America's greatest leaders of the 20th century.
Archbald Pothole State Park: What to expect when visiting
Archbald Pothole State Park a geologic feature that formed around 15,000 years ago. It's located near Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Brush Creek Falls: Waterfall Guide
Brush Creek Falls is West Virginia’s Mercer County. It's a short easy hike to a 30 foot waterfall that definitely a locals hangout.
Issaqueena Falls a beautiful waterfall with a fascinating legend
Issaqueena Falls is an easy waterfall hike in western South Carolina that has a fascinating Native American legend.
Wind Cave National Park: Garden of Eden Tour Guide
The Garden of Eden Tour in Wind Cave National Park is 0.3 mile tour that weaves through stunning cave formations, including boxwork, frostwork and cave popcorn.
Dingmans Falls: Delaware Water Gap Guide
Dingmans Falls is an easy hike in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to the second highest waterfall in Pennsylvania.
Jesse James Bank Museum: Site of the outlaws first robbery
Visit the place where the Jesse James Gang committed the first daylight bank robbery in Liberty ,Missouri, near Kansas City.
Crystal Creek Falls Trail: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Crystal Creek Falls Trail is an easy, family-friendly 0.7-mile hike in California’s Whiskeytown National Recreation Area that leads to a beautiful waterfall.
Birdwatching in Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands NWR
See what feels like 10,000 birds at Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge’s Marsh Trail in south Florida. This hike is easy and feature incredible wildlife watching.
Buttermilk Falls State Park: Rim and Gorge Trail
Buttermilk Falls State Park is near Ithaca, New York. The Rim and Gorge Loop is the premiere trail in the park and is absolutely stunning.
Shades State Park: The Yosemite of Indiana
The Yosemite of Indiana... The Yellowstone of Midwest... Have been used to describe Shades State Park. But in addition to breathtaking scenery explore legends... murder... and so much.
Russell Cave National Monument: Discover thousands of years of history
Explore 10,000 years of Native American history at Russell Cave National Monument in rural northeastern Alabama.
Blackwater Falls State Park: West Virginia’s most famous waterfall
Almost Heaven is a great way to describe the views from the Blackwater Falls Boardwalk Trail. This short, easy hike features genuinely remarkable scenery.
Avalanche Lake Trail: Glacier National Park
Avalanche Lake Trail is a moderate hiking trail in beautiful Glacier National Park. This hike is kid friendly and can be crowded, but it features tremendous scenery at an alpine lake.
Cedar Mountain Battlefield: Following in Stonewall Jackson’s Bootprints
Cedar Mountain Battlefield is six miles southwest of Culpeper, Virginia. The battle was the site of Stonewall Jackson's final solo command.
Visiting the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site is in Vermont's Green Mountains. The park preserves where the president's birth home, where he was raised and first sworn in as President of the United States.
Colorado National Monument: Hiking the Coke Oven Trail
The Coke Oven Trail is an easy 1 mile roundtrip hike in the Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction, Colorado.
Yellow Bluff State Historic Park: See Civil War Earthworks in Florida
Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park is near Jacksonville, Florida. The park preserves original Civil War earthworks designed by Robert E. Lee.
Lassen Volcanic National Park: Hiking Cold Boiling Lake Trail
Cold Boiling Lake Trail in Lassen Volcanic National Park is a great hike that leads to one of the lesser visited geothermal features in the park.
The Headless Bride of Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Inn
The ghost of the Headless Bride is said to haunt Yellowstone's famous Old Faithful Inn. The young woman was new bride when she was murdered in the Inn more than a century ago. Her spirit is rumored to remain.
Chickamauga’s Ghost: The Legend of Old Green Eyes
Old Green Eyes is an apparition that roam Chickamauga Battlefield. It's thought to be the head of a Confederate soldier forever searching for his body.
Ghosts of Antietam’s Irish Brigade marching to their death along the bloody lane
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Today, its rumored ghosts of the Union's Irish Brigade roam the bloody lane, softly singing "Fah-ah-bah-lah" as they march to their deaths.
Crater Lake National Park: Castle Crest Wildflower Trail
Castle Crest Wildflower Trail in Crater Lake National Park is a must do hike.. The easy trail leads to one of, if not the best display of wildflowers in the park.
Yosemite’s Ghost of Grouse Lake
Yosemite National Park's oldest ghost story was recorded by it's first ranger, Galen Clark in 1857. The Ghost of Grouse Lake.
Death Valley’s Ghost: Headless Joseph “Hooch” Simpson
In remote Death Valley National Park there is said to be headless apparition wandering erratically through the remnants of a ghost town desperately looking for something.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: The Legend of Spearfinger
Spearfinger is a Cherokee legend. It's said the witch roams the Smoky Mountains in Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina looking for children to eat.
Wailing Woman of the Grand Canyon
On stormy nights along the Grand Canyon's North Rim ... Watch and listen for the "Wailing Woman's" apparition searching for her family.
Mammoth Cave and the Ghost of Stephen Bishop
Mammoth Cave National Park is the longest cave in the world but is also steeped in a rich history and mystery. None more fascinating than the Ghost of Slave Cave Guide Stephen Bishop.
Rapidan Camp: President Hoover’s Virginia Mountain Retreat
Rapidan Camp in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park was the rustic mountain retreat for President Herbert Hoover. You can enjoy the same views as Hoover by taking a tour or hiking to it.
Florida Avenue Grill: The World’s Oldest Soul Food Restaurant
Have lunch at the Florida Avenue Grill, oldest soul food restaurant the world and where Martin Luther King Jr. planned his march on Washington D.C.
Giant Logs Trail: Petrified Forest National Park
Giant Logs Trail in Petrified Forest National Park is a short but incredible hike with some of the park's best scenery, including a massive petrified log.
U.S. Grant Birthplace State Historic Park
The Grant Birthplace State Historic Park is near Cincinnati and preserves the birthplace of Civil War General and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. He was who was born there in 1822.
La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs: An incredible display of Native America Rock Art
The La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs are near Santa Fe and Albuquerque. The site protects hundreds of Native American Petroglyphs.
Tupelo National Battlefield: A Key Union Victory
Tupelo National Battlefield preserves a small piece of a Mississippi Civil Battle were 2,000 men would die during a few July days.
Indian Springs State Park: Drink the mythical healing waters
Indian Springs State Park is located Georgia about an hour drive from Atlanta. Legend has it that drinking the spring water will heal what ails you.
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park: A Visitor’s Guide
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park is in Atlanta, Georgia. The park preserves Dr. King's birth home, grave, the Ebenezer Baptist Church and more. The park service offers tours of the home.
1000s of Monarch Butterflies visit these Santa Cruz State Parks
Each thousands of Monarch Butterflies migrate and roost at Natural Bridge and Lighthouse Field State Park.
Myrtle Falls: Mount Rainier National Park
Myrtle Falls is an easy and incredibly beautiful hike in Mount Rainier National Park near Seattle. This hike is only 0.8 miles roundtrip and leads to one of the classic views in the entire national park system.
Perryville Battlefield: One of the Best Preserved Civil War Battlefields
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site is near Lexington, Kentucky has been virtually undeveloped since the Civil War. Today, visitors following the footprints and see the same views that soldiers did in 1862.
Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve
Bad Branch Falls is an incredible hike in remote southeastern Kentucky, leading to a beautiful waterfall. Expect beautiful views and if you time right, an incredible display of wildflowers along the trail.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse: The tallest lighthouse in California
Pigeon Point Lighthouse is along California Highway 1 near San Francisco. At 115 feet tall, it is the tallest lighthouse on the west coast.
View ancient pictographs at Rock House Cave in Petit Jean SP
Rock House Cave Trail is an easy 0.5-mile hike in Petit Jean State Park near Little Rock. It features incredible Native American rock art pictographs.
The Big Bedford Coffee Pot along the historic Lincoln Highway
The big Bedford Coffee Pot pot in Bedford, PA was built in 1927 as a tourist attraction along the historic Lincoln Highway.
Mount Rushmore: A brief history and guide
Mount Rushmore is located near Rapid City South Dakota in the Black Hills. The massive carving is visiting by millions each year, but few know interesting history behind it. Learn more with this brief historical guide.
Visiting Edgar Allan Poe’s Baltimore Grave
Edgar Allan Poe's is buried at Baltimore's Westminster Presbyterian Church. Today you pay your respects to the revered poet and learn about his tragic life.
Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home
See where Dwight D. Eisenhower grew in Abilene Kansas, tour his boyhood home, learn at the museum and pay your respects at his and First Lady Mamie's final resting place.
The legend of Rainbow Falls in Hawaii’s Wailuku River State Park.
Rainbow Falls is a beautiful waterfall that has even more incredible Native Hawaiian legend.
Explore 500 years of history at Florida’s San Marcos de Apalache State Park
San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park is beautiful, but gives visitors a chance to literally walk through 500 years of history.
Lava Beds National Monument: The Modoc War
The Modoc War Indian War was largely fought in Lava Beds National Monument. You can hike through history at this northern California park near the Oregon border.
Exploring John Brown’s little known Pennsylvania Home
Before he rose to fame as a fierce abolitionist and martyr, John Brown lived a quiet life at this rural Pennsylvania site dating back to 1826.
Sculptured Rocks: The Little Grand Canyon of New Hampshire
Sculptured Rocks Natural Area is in rural New Hampshire, about an hour's drive north of Concord. This beautiful spot is an off-the-beaten-path known by few outside locals.
The first Washington Monument is at this Maryland State Park
Washington Monument State Park is near Hagerstown and preserves the first monument dedicated to President George Washington.
Log Rock Trail in Kingdom Come State Park
Log Rock Trail is an easy 0.5 miles in Kentucky's beautiful Kingdom Come State Park. The hike features a beautiful rock formation, that you probably guessed it. Looks like a giant log.
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park: From Plains to the Presidency
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site is located in Plains, Georgia. The park celebrates the life and legacy of the 39th President of the United States. Visit his boyhood home, school, campaign headquarters and more.
Taughannock Falls State Park’s Gorge Trail
Gorge Trail is an easy 1.9-mile hiking trail in Taughannock Falls State Park, leading to a stunning view of the falls.
West Rim Loop Trail: Cloudland Canyon State Park
West Rim Loop Trail is a 4.9-mile hike in Cloudland Canyon State Park that is widely considered one of the most scenic hikes in Georgia.
Crystalline Hills Trail: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
The Crystalline Hills Trail in Wrangell St. Elias National Park is a remote moderate hike that whole family will enjoy on a visit to the park.
Petroglyph Point Trail: Mesa Verde National Park
Petroglyph Point is the only hiking trail in Mesa Verde National Park where rock art can be seen. The hike is tough, but offers up big returns.
Register Cliff: Historical Graffiti along the Oregon Trail
Register Cliff State Historic Site in eastern Wyoming preserves the names of hundreds of emigrants who traveled along the Oregon Trail.
Mesa Arch: Canyonlands National Park’s Iconic View
Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park is widely considered one of the very best views in any national park. Here is why you should visit and what you need to know.
Yucca House: Visiting an off the beaten path National Monument
Explore a little visited ancient Puebloan archaeological site at Yucca House National Monument in southwest Colorado.
Red Rock Canyon: Escape Las Vegas into Nature
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is wonderful to leave the bright lights of Las Vegas behind for towering red sandstone cliffs.
Cathedral State Park: Hike through 500 year old trees
Have a virgin old-growth hemlock forest to yourself at West Virginia's little known Cathedral State Park.
Clifty Falls State Park: Hiking to two amazing waterfalls
Clifty Falls State Park in southern Indiana is easy drive from several major metropolitan areas and features incredible scenery. Including a hike with two amazing waterfalls.
Hiking around Trahlyta Lake and Waterfall in Vogel State Park
Trahlyta Lake and Waterfall in Vogel State Park in the north Georgia mountains is absolutely stunning hike leads around a lake and right up against a beautiful waterfall.
Eternal Flame Trail: What you need to know before you go.
The Eternal Flame Trail is located near Buffalo. This is a cool hike that features a burning flame behind a picturesque waterfall.
Hiking to Glen Ellis Falls in the White Mountain National Forest
Glen Ellis Falls is a short hike in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest. The trail is easy and great for the whole family.
Hiking to Arch Rock and Heart Rock at Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park
Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park is magically, one of the best places to visit is Arch Rock and Heart Rock.
Pu‘uloa Petroglyphs: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The Pu‘uloa Petroglyphs in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is an easy hike that leads to more than 23,000 petroglyphs that are remarkable well preserved and tell an incredible history.
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park: Lincoln’s first home in Illinois
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park is where Abraham Lincoln's first home in Illinois was. The cabin is long gone, but you can still visit.
Exploring Navajo National Monument and the Betatakin Cliff Dwelling
A quick trip to Navajo National Monument in northern Arizona. Hiking the Sandal trail for a incredible view of the Betatakin Cliff Dwelling.
Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park
Check out the Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park. It's an easy hike with stunning beauty.
Hiking Fox Hollow Trail in Shenandoah National Park
Fox Hollow Trail in Shenandoah National Park is an easy hike that is great for the whole family and packs in beautiful scenery and history along the way.
Ochopee Post Office: The Smallest in the Country
The Ochopee Post Office is the smallest post office operating in the United States. It is located near Everglades National Park.
Exploring Bear Gulch in Pinnacles National Park
Bear Gulch is beautiful talus cave in Pinnacles National Park that visitors can hike through.
Hiking Chittenango Falls State Park Gorge Trail
Chittenango Falls State Park is a stunning waterfall in central New York. A short hike leads through the gorge and features amazing views.
Thomas Jefferson’s Original Gravestone
President Thomas Jefferson's original gravestone can be visited on the University of Missouri's Columbia campus.
Checking out Herman Melville’s Home: Arrowhead
Herman Melville's home Arrowhead is located in western Massachusetts. A tour shows visitors where Melville wrote his classic Moby Dick.
Bear Butte State Park: Beautiful and Historic
Bear Butte State Park is located in South Dakota near the Black Hills. The park is both features stunning beauty and tremendous history.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum: A Visit with the Gipper
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is located in Simi Valley, California, about an hour outside Los Angeles. It does the “Great Communicator” justice by guiding visitors through the stages of his and Nancy’s storied life.
Visiting North Creek Clear Falls
North Clear Creek Falls is a stunning waterfall in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The beautiful falls is located within the Rio Grande National Forest.
Exploring Grant Grove in Kings Canyon National Park
Grant Grove is in California's Kings Canyon National Park. It's home to the General Grant sequoia, the second-largest tree in the world.
Touring spectacular Cathedral Caverns State Park
Cathedral Caverns State Park is in northern Alabama near Huntsville. The cave is only accessible by tour and is nothing short of spectacular.
Visit JFK’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery
Visit President John F. Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery. Jackie his wife, RFK and two other brothers are also buried there.
Skull Rock in Joshua Tree National Park
Skull Rock is an easy to visit rock formation in Joshua Tree National Park.
Exploring the Gaudineer Scenic Area in the Monongahela National Forest
The Gaudineer Scenic Area is in the Monongahela National Forest and features hiking through a beautiful old-growth forest.
Exploring Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is located in remote northwestern Nebraska and features a tremendous mix of fossils, Native American history and incredible hiking.
The original grave of Robert Ford the man who killed Jesse James
The original grave of Robert Ford is located in Greed Colorado, off the Silver Thread Highway. Ford is the man who killed Jesse James.
Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home
The Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home is located in rural Ellis, Kansas. Today it is a museum dedicated to the life of Walter Chrysler.
Grover Cleveland Birthplace Historic Site
Grover Cleveland Birthplace State Historic Site is in New Jersey near New York City. The site protects the president's birth home.
Visiting the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum
The Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum is located in Baltimore. The house feature many exhibits and the room Ruth was born in.
Benedict Arnold’s curious monument at Saratoga National Historical Park
The Boot Monument in Saratoga National Historical Park honors Revolutionary War hero turned traitor Benedict Arnold. It's one of the most curious battlefield monuments in that it's missing something nearly all have.
Visiting President James Buchanan’s Grave in Lancaster
Visit President James Buchanan's grave in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
The Great Hunt Panel of Ancient Rock Art
Check out the Great Hunt rock art panel in the "worlds largest art gallery." in remote eastern Utah.
Hike through PA’s oldest trees at Cook Forest State Park
Hike through the Forest Cathedral at Cook Forest State Park to see the commonwealths largest and oldest old-growth forest.
Charles Pinckney: The Forgotten Founding Father
The Charles Pinckney National Historic Site is located near Charleston, South Carolina. It preserves the plantation of Charles Pinckney who is an often forgotten founding father of the United States.
Spruce Knob: Visit West Virginia’s High Point
Spruce Knob is West Virginia's High Point. It's an easy hike to the top that is great for all ages. The area features some of the best fall foliage in the Mountain State.
Artist Point in Yellowstone National Park
Artist Point is located in Yellowstone National Park along the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The view is one of the very best in the park.
Newspaper Rock: An Ancient Story
Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument is located in southern Utah. The site protects one of the largest and best preserved petroglyph panels in the country. When visiting you can expect to see more than 650 different petroglyphs.
Hancock House Historic Site: A Revolutionary War Massacre
Hancock House Historic Site is located in southern New Jersey near Philadelphia. The site protects the grounds of a Revolutionary War massacre site that is forgotten history for most.
Swallow Falls State Park: Chasing the ghosts of the vagabonds
Swallow Falls State Park is located in western Maryland. The beautiful park features not only tremendous hiking, waterfalls and camping, but also is the setting for an interesting and little known piece of American history.
What to do at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is in eastern Delaware along the bay. It was created by President Kennedy in 1963 “for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds.” It protects over 10,000 acres of fresh and saltwater marshes along the Delaware Bay. Prime Hook is about 15 minutes northeast of Milton, Delaware, about an hour and a half south of Wilmington. It’s also an easy day trip from Washington, DC, and Baltimore, about two and a half hours from both. It’s also only about 2 hours to Philadelphia. With its proximity to [...]
Visit the westernmost Civil War battle at Picacho Peak State Park
Picacho Peak State Park is located between Phoenix and Tucson. The park preserves the westernmost battle of the Civil War. Today you can hike through were the Battle of Picacho Pass was fought.
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park: Revolutionary War massacre
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park preserves a Revolutionary War massacre by the traitor Benedict Arnold. Today you can walk were the fighting happened and learn about the Battle of Groton Heights.
Why you should visit beautiful Roan Mountain State Park
Roan Mountain State Park is located in northeastern Tennessee. The park has incredible outdoor recreation, camping and history.
Visit Jefferson Rock at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Jefferson Rock is located in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The rock is named after Thomas Jefferson, who once stood there. Jefferson thought the view from the rock was stunning. You can see the same view today.
Visit Frances Slocum State Park and a 250 year old kidnapping site
5-year-old Frances Slocum was kidnapped by Indians in 1778. Today you can visit her namesake state park in PA an see where she was held the night she was taken.
Hidden history of Lewiston PA’s Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Mifflin County Pennsylvania houses the only stone of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois. A little know Lincoln history you visit rural PA.
Hike through towering old-growth at Alan Seeger Natural Area
WE ARE! Going Hiking. The Alan Seeger Natural Area is State College's backyard. When visiting expect to hike through a towering old growth forest bursting with songbirds and other wildlife.
Harriet Beecher Stowe House: Where Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written
Visiting the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Brunswick Maine is a change to take in where an American literary classic was written. Stowe penned her famous novel Uncle Tom's Cabin in the home. Today you visit the room it was written.
What to see at Ohio’s Leo Petroglyphs
The Leo Petroglyphs and Nature Preserve is located in southeastern Ohio. The site protects more than three dozen ancient petroglyphs. The rock is estimated to be at least 1,000 years and is visible to naked eye.
Visit the site of the assassination of President William McKinley
In suburban Buffalo a rock with a plaque on road lined with houses, marks the site of where President William McKinley was assassinated. A small memorial for a huge piece of history.
Hiking Jedediah Smith Redwoods Stout Grove
Stout Grove is located in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in northern California. This hike is one of our very favorites anywhere. It's short in length but packs a tremendous amount of stunning scenery into a half mile.
What to do at the Ulysses Grant National Historic Site
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site preserves Grant's wife Julia's home White Haven. Today visitor can tour the home, and see where Grant and Julia fell in love, married and raised their family prior to the Civil War.
An afternoon at Natural Bridge State Park in Virginia
Natural Bridge State Park gives visitors the chance to bask in stunning beauty, while following in the footsteps of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and more.
Visit David Crockett’s Birthplace in Tennessee
David Crockett Birthplace State Park is in northeastern Tennessee. You can visit where the king of the wild frontier was born and even stay a night or two.
Visit the General Nathanael Greene Homestead near Providence
The Nathanael Greene Homestead is near Providence, Rhode Island. You can visit the home the famed general lived in the start of the Revolutionary war.
Visit Anna Ruby Falls in Georgia for jaw-dropping beauty
Anna Ruby Falls is located in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest not too far from Atlanta. A short hike leads to the specular waterfall that is definitely worth a visit.
Fort Payne Cabin: Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Fort Payne Cabin Historic Site is located near Fort Payne, Alabama. The site is a part of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
Willstown Mission Cemetery: Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Willstown Mission Cemetery is located near Fort Payne, Alabama. The site is a part of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
Visit Kirtland Temple the first temple built by the Latter-day Saints
The Kirtland Temple was the first temple built by Joseph Smith and the Latter-day Saints movement. Today you visit this piece of religious and American history.
The Legend of Hungry Mother State Park
"Hungry, Mammy! Hungry, Mammy!" The legend of how Hungry Mother State Park in Virginia got its name goes back more than 200 year. This is that story.
Birding at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. It is bucketlist destination for birdwatchers!
Explore Jewel Cave, the worlds 5th largest cave
Jewel Cave National Monument is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. You can tour deep in the world's 5th largest cave.
Step back in time at Homestead National Historical Park
Homestead National Historical Park is located near Lincoln Nebraska. The park commemorates the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862.
Hike to Beautiful Station Cove Falls
Station Cove Falls is a beautiful hike in the Sumter National Forest leading to a 60 foot waterfall. The trail is well worn and less than mile. Its great people of all ages and abilities.
Explore Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge
Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge is an incredible place to experience nature. Visitors may see bison, elk, and much more.
Pompeys Pillar National Monument’s historical graffiti
Pompeys Pillar National Monument is located near Billings Montana. The site protects the only physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Seeing Wildlife in Denali National Park
Seeing Wildlife in Denali National Park is a main reason people visit the park. Here are 10 different amazing wildlife sightings you may see in Denali.
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Why you should visit
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is located in West Branch Iowa. The site preserves the boyhood home of President Herbert Hoover.
Discover Little Known History at Lincoln Homestead State Park
Lincoln Homestead State Park is in Kentucky an easy drive from Lexington and Louisville. It protect history associated with Abraham Lincoln.
Explore Nicodemus National Historic Site
Nicodemus National Historic Site is located in rural Kansas. The site preserves and protects last remaining town settled by African Americans after the Civil War.
Pay your respects to Robert Frost at his grave in Bennington
Robert Frost is buried in Bennington Vermont. Today visitors from around the world visit to pay their respects to the famed poet.
Visit the stunningly beautiful Brooks Lake in remote Wyoming
Brooks Lake in the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. Incredible hiking, fly fishing and camping are available surrounding Books Lake.
Visit Buffington Island, Ohio’s Only Civil War Battlefield
Buffington Island Battlefield Memorial Park is located along the banks of the Ohio River near the Ohio and West Virginia border. The site preserves Ohio's only Civil War Battlefield.
Check out Soco Falls in western North Carolina
Soco Falls is located in North Carolina near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It's an easy hike to the stunning waterfall.
Go back in time at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is located along North Dakota and Montana border. It protects an area that was an important fur trading post in the 1800's.
Grant Cottage State Historic Site: The last home of President Grant
Grant Cottage State Historic Site is located near Albany. Visitors can tour the home, which is largely the same as when Grant lived there.
See Sandhill Cranes at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is located in central Minnesota a short drive from Minneapolis. The refuge feature amazing birdwatching.
Take in the views from New Jersey’s High Point State Park
High Point State Park is located in northwestern New Jersey. The park features exceptional outdoor recreation and camping opportunities.
Visit the Colburn House State Historic Site
Colburn House State Historic Site is located near Augusta Maine. Benedict Arnold and other historical figures stayed at the house during the Revolutionary War.
Charlestown State Park and creepy Rose Island Amusement Park
Charlestown State Park is located in southern Indiana near Louisville. The park is home to abandoned amusement park Rose Island.
Why to check out the Madison Boulder Natural Area
Madison Boulder Natural Area is located in New Hampshire and is home to one of the largest glacier erratics in the world.
Explore the little known Florida Panther Wildlife Refuge
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge is located near Fort Myers and gives visitors a chance to prime panther habitat.
Hike amongst massive cypress trees at Trap Pond State Park
Trap Pond State Park is located in southern Delaware and is a great family friendly place to camp and hike.
Explore Pea Ridge National Military Park, a Civil War Battlefield
Pea Ridge National Military Park is located in northwestern Arkansas. The site protects and preserves the Civil War Battlefield.
Explore rock art at Wees Bar Petroglyph Site in southwestern Idaho
Wees Bar Petroglyph Site is located near Boise in southwestern Idaho. The site features hundreds of ancient rock art.
Rifle Falls State Park features a beautiful Colorado waterfall
Rifle Falls State Park is located in Colorado near Glenwood Springs. The park has camping and a very scenic waterfall.
Visit Washington’s remote and remarkable Palouse Falls State Park
Palouse Falls State Park is located rural Washington State. It's incredible beautiful and more than 200 feet tall.
Birdwatching at the Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge near Reno
The Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge is located about an hour and twenty minutes from Reno and features amazing birdwatching.
Explore Goblin Valley State Park and it’s out of this world landscape
Goblin Valley State Park is located in rural Utah and features hundreds of hoodoos. It's located about 3:30 away from Salt Lake City.
See bison at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie near Chicago
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is about an hour from downtown Chicago. Visitors come to see fields of wildflowers and bison in the wild.
See hundreds of birds at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge is located near Dallas Texas and is a favorite destination for birders.
Explore 200 years of history at Maryland’s Casselman River Bridge State Park
Casselman River Bridge State Park is located in western Maryland. The scenic park has tremendous history and definitely worth a stop.
Camp where Davy Crockett once lived in this Mississippi State Park
Trace State Park is located near Tupelo Mississippi. Expect awesome lake front camping and very cool and unique history.
Visit Old Chief Joseph Burial Site at Nez Perce National Historical Park
Old Chief Joseph is buried at the base of Oregon's Wallowa Mountains. It's an easy and historic stop that's apart of the Nez Perce National Historical Park.
Dinosaur State Park in Connecticut features hundreds of fossilized dinosaur tracks
Dinosaur State Park is located just south of Hartford Connecticut and features hundreds of dinosaur footprints frozen in time.
Signal Hill Petroglyphs in Saguaro National Park
Signal Hill Petroglyphs Area is home to more than 200 different petroglyphs. It is located in Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District. The rock is a short hike that can be enjoyed by nearly everyone.
Rafting the “Beast of the East” West Virginia’s Gauley River
Rafting the beast of the east, West Virginia's Gauley River is not for the meek. The trip takes rafters through 5 class V rapids, including a 14 foot waterfall.
Visiting the Susan. B. Anthony Birthplace Museum
The Susan. B. Anthony Birthplace Museum is located in northwestern Massachusetts. The useum is located in the home Susan B Anthony was born.
Visit Agate Falls in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Agate Falls Scenic Site is located off Highway 28 on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The nearly 40 feet high waterfall is an easy hike featuring spectacular scenery.
The Ghost of the Great White Sands
Pavla Blanca, the ghost of the great white sands is said to haunt White Sands National Park, eternally searching for her lost love.
One of the rarest birds in the world lives at this Wisconsin Wildlife Refuge
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is located in Wisconsin. The refuge is popular with birders hoping to view Whooping cranes in the wild. Whooping cranes are considered one of the rarest birds in the world.
Amazing wildlife viewing is waiting at Louisiana’s Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge
The Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge is located deep in southeastern Louisiana near Houma. The refuge is not visited by a ton of people, but for those that make the trip are greeted with fantastic wildlife viewing opportunities. . It’s only a little over an hour from New Orleans and still an easy drive from Lafayette or Baton Rouge.
Black Moshannon State Park is an outdoor lovers paradise
Black Moshannon State Park is located in central Pennsylvania near State College. The park surrounds Black Moshannon Lake.
Take in the views from Shenandoah National Park’s highest mountain
Shenandoah National Park stretches more than 100 miles along Virginia’s beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. The long and narrow park is a wilderness oasis only a couple of hours away from Washington D.C.
See the power of Mother Nature at Kinzua Bridge State Park
Pennsylvania’s Kinzua Bridge State Park is a little-known treasure in the Keystone State. The park is located in the remote Pennsylvania Wilds, about two hours from Buffalo, New York, and 3 hours from Pittsburgh. Kinzua Bridge State Park is relatively small at 339-acres, but what it lacks in size, it certainly makes up for in remarkable scenery.
Why you should visit Pennsylvania’s Colton Point State Park
Colton Point State Park is a little-known gem of Pennsylvania's State Park system. It is located in remote and sparsely populated Tioga County in north-central PA. The park sits on the west rim of the Pine Creek Gorge, which is also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania.
