The state each park is located in is listed in ( ).  Use this to help you find the monuments, parks or historical sites closest to your home.  Plan a one-day visit or multiple-park adventure.  

Weave STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) with geography and history! Choose park locations within a specific U.S. region to compare one or more of these elements.  Or choose multiple sites across the United States to contrast. 

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Create themes by researching Revolutionary or Civil War Battlefield areas, recreation areas, historical sites, or nature-based areas.  Use specific park names, such as Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS and Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural NHS, to create or add to biography research.  The sky's the limit with what you can do, and learn about, with this list!

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• Adams National Historic Park (MA)

• African Burial Ground National Monument (NY) 

•  Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (TX)

• Amistad National Recreation Area (TX)  *Digital copies must be requested.

• Appomattox Court House National Historic Park (VA)

• Appalachian National Scenic Trail (CT, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV)  *3 booklets are available for the locations on the Appalachian Trail.

• Arches National Park (UT)

• Assateague Island National Seashore (MD, VA)

• Bandelier National Monument (NM)

• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (MT, WY)

• Biscayne National Park (FL) *Same booklet as Everglades National Park.

• Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area (KY, TN)

• Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (MA) *Multiple booklets are available.

• Boston National Historic Park (MA)

• Booker T. Washington National Monument (VA)

• Bryce Canyon National Park (UT)

• Buffalo National River (AR) *Digital copies must be requested.

• Canaveral National Seashore (FL)

• Canyonlands National Park (UT)

• Capitol Reef National Park (UT)

• Cane River Creole National Historic Park (LA)

• Carl Sanburg Home National Historic Site (NC)

• Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (FL)

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park (NM) *Also a World Heritage Site. 

• Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network (DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, WV)

• Cedar Breaks National Monument (UT)

• Chamizal National Memorial (TX) *National Historic Preservation Booklet available online.

• Chickasaw National Recreation Area (OK)

• Channel Islands National Park (CA) *Visitor Center and Islands booklets available.

• Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park (DC, MD, WV) *Digital copies must be requested.

• Charles Pinckney National Historic Site (SC) *Digital copies must be requested.

• Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site (AR)

• Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (OH) *NPS Centennial Ranger and Eclipse Explorer Junior Ranger booklets also available.

• Colorado National Monument (CO)

• Congaree National Park (SC)

• Cowpens National Battlefield (SC)

• Denali National Park & Preserve (AK)

• Devils Postpile National Monument (CA)

• De Soto National Memorial (FL)

• Death Valley National Park (CA)

• Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (NJ, PA) *Digital copies must be requested.

• Dinosaur National Monument (CO, UT)

• Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve (WA)

• Thomas Edison National Historic Park (NJ)

• Effigy Mounds National Monument (IA)

• El Malpais National Monument (NM)

• Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (NY) *Digital copies must be requested.

• Everglades National Park (FL)

• Federal Hall National Memorial (NY) 

• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (CO)

• Fort Donelson National Battlefield (KY, TN)

• Fort Matanzas National Monument (FL)

• Fort Monroe National Monument (VA)

• Fort Necessity National Battlefield (PA)

• Fort Scott National Historic Site (KS)

• Fort Smith National Historic Site (AR, OK) *Multiple booklets available.

• Fort Stanwix National Monument (NY) 

• Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historic Park (SC) *Multiple booklets available.

• Fort Union National Monument (NM)

• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (OR, WA)

• Friendship Hill National Historic Site (PA)

• Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site (MA)

• Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (VA) *Multiple booklets available.

• First State National Historic Park (DE, PA)

• Gateway National Recreation Area (NJ, NY)

• George Rogers Clark National Historic Park (IN)

• Gettysburg National Military Park (PA)

• Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (NM)

• Glacier National Park (MT)

• Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (AK)

• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (AZ, UT)

• Glen Echo Park (MD)

• Golden Gate National Recreation Area (CA) *Multiple booklets available.

• Great Falls Park (VA)

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park (NC, TN) *Online booklets must be purchased.

• Grand Teton National Park (WY)

• Guadalupe Mountains National Park (TX)

• George Washington Memorial Parkway (DC, MD, VA)

• Hamilton Grange National Memorial (NY)

• Hampton National Historic Site (MD)

• Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (HI)

• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (IA)

• Hopewell Culture National Historic Park (OH)

• Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (NY) *Digital copies must be requested.

• Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (PA)

• Homestead National Monument of America (NE)

• Harry S. Truman National Historic Site (MO)

• Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail (WA, OR, ID, MT)

• Independence National Historic Park (PA) *Junior Ranger App only available online.

• Indiana Dunes National Park (IN)

• James A. Garfield National Historic Site (OH)

• Jewel Cave National Monument (SD) *Physical copies can be mailed. Pee Wee Ranger available online.

• Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (GA)

• Katmai National Park & Preserve (AK)

• Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (GA) *Junior Civil War Historian information also available. 

• Keweenaw National Historic Park (MI)

• Kings Mountain National Military Park (SC)

• Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park (AK)

• Knife Indian River Villages National Historic Site (ND) *Digital copy must be requested.

• Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (TX) *Associated with Alibates Flint Quarries NM.

• Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, MT, NE, ND, OH, OR, PA, SD, WA, WV)

• Lewis & Clark National Historic Park (OR, WA) *Digital copy must be requested.

• Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site (MA)

• Lowell National Historic Park (MA)

• Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park (VT)

• Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (DC)

• Manassas National Battlefield Park (VA)

• Manzanar National Historic Site (CA)

• Manhattan Project National Historic Park (NM, WA, TN)

• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (NY)

• Mesa Verde National Park (CO)

• Minute Man National Historic Park (MA)

• Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (SD)

• Missouri National Recreational River (SD, NE) *Digital copy must be requested. 

• Montezuma Castle National Monument (AZ)

• Mojave National Preserve (CA)

• Monocacy National Battlefield (MD) *Digital copy must be requested.

• Morristown National Historical Park (NJ)

• Muir Woods National Monument (CA)

• National Mall and Memorial Parks (DC) *Books for Ford's Theatre NHS and Belmont-Paul Women's Equality NM also available here.

• Natchez Trace Parkway (AL, MS, TN) *Digital copy must be requested.

• North Cascades National Park (WA) *Digital copy must be requested.

• National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa)

• Obed Wild & Scenic River (TN)

• Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park (GA)

• Oklahoma City National Monument (OK) *Also includes Oklahoma Outdoor Ranger booklet.

• Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve (OR)

• Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (AZ)

• Ozark National Scenic Riverways (MO) *Booklets not available online, but family at-home nature activities are included).

• Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park (TX) *Digital copy must be requested.

• Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (AZ) *Physical copy must be requested; no digital available.

• Petrified Forest National Park (AZ)

• Pea Ridge National Military Park (AR)

• Petersburg National Battlefield (VA) *Includes Underground Railroad and Ecology Web Ranger activities.

• Pipestone National Monument (MN) *Digital copy must be requested.

• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (MI)

• Prince William Forest Park (VA)

• Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historic Park (HI) *Multiple booklets available.

• Rainbow Bridge National Monument (UT) *Associated with Glen Canyon NRA.

• Redwood National and State Parks (CA) *Badges cannot be mailed.

• Rock Creek Park (DC) 

• Rocky Mountain National Park (CO)

• Roger Williams National Memorial (RI)

• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (MN, WI) *Riverway Junior Ranger booklet available.

• San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park (CA)

• San Juan Island National Historic Park (WA)

• San Juan National Historic Site (Puerto Rico)

• Salem Maritime National Historic Site (MA)

• Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (CA)

• Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site (NY)

• Shenandoah National Park (VA)

• Sitka National Historical Park (AK)

• Steamtown National Historic Site (PA) *Digital copy must be requested.

• Stones River National Battlefield (TN)

• Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (KS)

• Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site (NY)

• Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site (NY)

• Thomas Stone National Historic Site (MD)

• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (FL) *Includes booklets for Fort Caroline & Theodore Roosevelt Area and Kingsley Plantation sites.

• Tuzigoot National Monument (AZ)

• Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River (NY, PA) *Digital copies of Delaware River and Upper Delaware booklets must be requested. 

• Valley Forge National Historical Park (PA)

• Virgin Islands National Park (Virgin Islands) *Digital Junior Ranger booklet unavailable, but online snorkel trips are.

• Waco Mammoth National Monument (TX)

• War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Guam)

• White Sands National Park (NM)

• Wind Cave National Park (SD)

• President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home (AR)

• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve (AK)

• Wupatki National Monument (AZ) *Physical copies may be requested; no digital available. 

• Yorktown Battlefield (VA) *Digital copies must be requested.
   

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