Hiking, history and beaches in Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Park -- which was a national lakeshore until 2019 -- offers plenty of hiking, history and beaches.
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Assateague Island
Maryland
Virginia
Assateague Island - The Land of Horses
Discover one of the few places in America where horses roam free. Assateague Island is a barrier island between Maryland and Virginia.
Jose Molina
37°56'4.26"N, 75°22'32.44"W
Assateague Island
Maryland
Virginia
Assateague Island - The Land of Horses
Discover one of the few places in America where horses roam free. Assateague Island is a barrier island between Maryland and Virginia.
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Watkins Glen State Park
New York
Discover the Beauty of Watkins Glen State Park
Experience one of the most visited parks in the Finger Lake region of New York State.
Jose Molina
42°22'50.07"N, 76°52'24.41"W
Watkins Glen State Park
New York
Discover the Beauty of Watkins Glen State Park
Experience one of the most visited parks in the Finger Lake region of New York State.
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Women's Rights NHP
New York
Tour of Women's Rights National Historical Park
From the Statues, to the Church, and Museum, take a tour and learn about the history of Women's Rights in Seneca Falls.
Jose Molina
42°54'37.14"N, 76°47'47.43"W
Women's Rights NHP
New York
Tour of Women's Rights National Historical Park
From the Statues, to the Church, and Museum, take a tour and learn about the history of Women's Rights in Seneca Falls.
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- New York
Erie Canal NHC
A tribute to a time when America took on big projects, the 363-mile Erie Canal runs across Upstate New York, from east to west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. It was created to connect boat traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. In 1825, when it opened, it was the second longest canal in the world after the Grand Canal in China. Today it is part of the New York State Canal System, connecting with three other canals that are mostly used for recreation. The Erie Canalway Trail is popular with cyclists – and if its 360-mile course isn't long enough, you can continue onto the Empire State Trail, which runs a total of 750 miles.
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- Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
The Pearl Harbor National Memorial commemorates the events of the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which killed over 2,400 Americans and sank twelve ships. The site includes the USS Arizona Memorial, the USS Utah memorial, the USS Oklahoma memorial, six chief petty officer bungalows on Ford Island, mooring quays F6, F7, and F8, which formed part of Battleship Row, and the visitor center. The memorial is a popular tourist destination; over two million people visit each year.
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- Indiana
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a United States presidential memorial located in Lincoln City, Indiana. The site preserves the farm where Abraham Lincoln lived with his family from 1816 to 1830. His mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and at least 27 other settlers were buried here in the Pioneer Cemetery. In 1818, the Lincolns moved to a new farmstead about 1 mile away. In 1830, they left Indiana and moved west to Illinois. The Memorial includes a Visitor Center with exhibits about Lincoln's life and the Indiana frontier. The Memorial grounds also feature a replica of the cabin that Lincoln lived in as a boy, a living history farm, and the Pioneer Cemetery.
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- Colorado
Rocky Mountain NP
Rocky Mountain National Park's 415 square miles (265,807 acres) encompasses a spectacular range of mountain environments. From meadows found in the montane life zone to glistening alpine lakes and up to the towering mountain peaks, there is something for everyone to discover. Along the way explore over 300 miles of hiking trails and incredible wildlife viewing.
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- Kansas
Tallgrass Prairie
The Flint Hills of Kansas are home to the last remaining tallgrass prairie in North America. This once vast ecosystem once covered 170 million acres, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farmland. Today, less than 4% remains intact. Here, the tallgrass makes its last stand. The preserve is home to a variety of plants and animals, including many species that are rare or threatened. Since 2009 a small herd of bison have found a home here. In addition to its ecological importance, the preserve is also a place of beauty and solitude, where one can experience the wonder of the tallgrass prairie.
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- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Maine
- North Carolina
- New Jersey
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Vermont
- West Virginia
Appalachian Trail
This epic, nearly 2,200-mile trail spans no less than 14 states, passing through an extraordinary range of territory. Begun in 1921 and completed in 1937, it was built by private citizens and is now managed by the National Park Service, US Forest Service and Appalachian Trail Conservancy, as well as state agencies. A once-in-a-lifetime journey for intrepid hikers.
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