Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Someone asked us once: “Why did all Civil War battles take place in National Parks?” Of course they didn’t, but…
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Camp Nelson National Monument
Camp Nelson National Monument in Kentucky is one of the newer national park units, established in 2018. Camp Nelson was…
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument is a bit unremarkable. Declared a national monument by President Obama in 2013, it…
Wupatki National Monument
Visitors to the Flagstaff, Arizona area should make time to take the scenic drive from Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument…
Muir Woods National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument in California is a special place, preserving giant Redwood trees that are hundreds of years old.…
Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments
After spending so much time this year in Alaska, we thought we would turn our attention to our home state…
Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Where can you see a porpoise and a muskox at the same time, in a national park unit? That’s what…
Returning to Cedar Breaks National Monument
Some national park units are worth revisiting, multiple times. We certainly feel this way about Cedar Breaks National Monument in…
America’s Newest National Park Unit: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi is the latest national park unit authorized on November 9,…
Chiricahua National Monument: Arizona’s Wonderland of Rocks
We just visited the Chiricahua National Monument for our 4th time, and like most National Park Units, every visit offers…