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The United States is famous for its dedication to its national parks and monuments. Explore sites like the Grand Canyon and historical landmarks like the Washington Monument.
Featured Article: Cabrillo National Monument
The Cabrillo National Monument is a memorial to Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo who, in 1542, set out to find the island of California. Rodriguez heard the land was inhabited by lusty Amazon women with swords of gold. Learn about the Cabrillo National Monument. See more »
Colorado National Monument
Colorado National Monument, located in the western part of the state, is a tribute to both the land and the man who recognized its value, John Otto. Learn more about Colorado National Monument and its caretaker.
See more »Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park, a unit of the National Park System at the edge of the Cascade Range in southwestern Oregon.
See more »Craters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument, a unit of the National Park System in southern Idaho.
See more »Devils Postpile National Monument
Sixty-foot columns of basalt rise like organ pipes above pine forests on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. Check out Devil's Postpile National Monument, which preserves these volcanic remains.
See more »Dinosaur National Monument
This Colorado landmark is no typical dinosaur museum. A quarry site designated a national monument in 1915, it’s one of the largest known deposits of dinosaur fossils in the world.
See more »Effigy Mounds National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument has earthen mounds in the shape of birds, bears, and simple cones that mark the once-flourishing Woodland Culture of the Upper Mississippi River Valley. Learn about family vacations to Effigy Mound National Monument.
See more »El Malpais National Monument
El Malpais -- "badlands" in Spanish -- is rich in spectacular volcanic scenery, beautiful natural features, and traces of long-vanished human settlements. Learn more about El Malpais National Monument.
See more »El Morro National Monument
This sandstone bluff rises 200 feet from the desert floor. For thousands of years people crossing the hot dry desert of what is now New Mexico rested here and have been compelled to leave their marks on the rock.
See more »Federal Hall
Federal Hall, the building in New York City that served as the first capitol of the United States after the Constitution was signed.
See more »Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is internationally known for its collection of petrified insects, trees, and fossils. Read about Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
See more »Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Frederica National Monument preserves the once-flourishing town of Frederica and the battle site of the Battle of Bloody Marsh. Read about Fort Frederica National Monument.
See more »Fort Matanzas National Monument
The island outpost of Fort Matanzas was built in the 1740s to protect the city of St. Augustine by preventing ships from entering a vulnerable point on the river. Check out Fort Matanzas National Monument.
See more »Fort Stanwix National Monument
In colonial times, one could travel from New York City to Canada by water, except for a short portage. Fort Stanwix National Monument now stands on the nearly level ground between the Mohawk River and Wood Creek. Read about vacations to Fort Stanwix.
See more »Fossil Butte National Monument
Some 50 million years ago, Fossil Butte in Wyoming was submerged under a lake 50 miles long and 20 miles wide. Eventually the lake dried up, leaving behind the rock where the center of the lake once was. Check out Fossil Butte National Monument.
See more »George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington's birthplace includes fields of tobacco and wheat, farm buildings, groves of trees, and colorful country gardens that were the scenes of Washington's early childhood. Learn about the George Washington Birthplace National Monument.
See more »George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument was one of the first national sites to highlight the life and work of a black American. Learn about family vacations to the museum and site that preserves the farm where George Washington Carver grew up.
See more »Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
At the edge of the Gila Wilderness, the nation's first designated wilderness area is where the ancient Mogollon people built their homes in the cliffs of the Gila River Valley. Learn more about Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
See more »Glacier Bay National Park
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, a unit of the National Park System in southeastern Alaska, near Juneau.
See more »Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park, a unit of the National Park System in northwestern Arizona.
See more »Grand Portage National Monument
Centuries ago, French-Canadian fur traders paddled 16 hours a day and carried their canoes and hundred of pounds of goods across land trails, often while singing nostalgic French songs. Learn about family vacations to Grand Portage National Monument.
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