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Grand Canyon National Park
Tusayan Pueblo Site and Self-guiding Trail
- Type: Place
The pueblo site and self-guiding trail are open Thursday through Friday, from 9 am to 4 pm. Located 3 miles (4.8km) west of Desert View Watchtower, the site is a small Ancestral Puebloan village showing the outlines of rooms and a round kiva. Visitors can walk a relatively flat 0.1 mile (200 m) self-guiding trail around the site. Visit the Native American Artisan Market with authentic and beautiful arts and crafts for sale. The adjacent museum is CLOSED until further notice.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Eruption Viewing from Uēkahuna
- Type: Place
The overlook at Uēkahuna offers great views into Halemaʻumaʻu crater and surrounding areas from the summit of Kīlauea volcano. Located at the end of Crater Rim Drive West, a 2.8 mile (7 minute) drive from the entrance station. Family-friendly location with ranger's on-site for information. More available parking compared to other locations.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Eruption Viewing from Wahinekapu
- Type: Place
Experience the heat from nearby steam vents as you take in the breathtaking views of the eruption, with unobstructed, panoramic views of the entire cinder cone. Located on Crater Rim Drive East, 1 mile (4 minutes) from entrance station. A popular and congested spot due to being the first overlook you encounter upon entering the park.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Eruption Viewing from Kūpinaʻi Pali
- Type: Place
Escape the crowds and experience the eruption in solitude. This vantage point offers stunning wide-angle views of the caldera, being the furthest overlook from the eruption. Located at the end of Crater Rim Drive West, a 0.3 miles (2 minute) drive from the entrance station. Parking available near the closed Kīlauea Visitor Center. Hike 0.5 miles (20 minutes) towards Volcano House hotel and southeast on Crater Rim Trail.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Eruption Viewing near Keanakākoʻi Overlook
- Type: Place
Eruption viewing from the overlooks near Keanakākoʻi offers close-up views but requires planning. Parking is limited between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., so it's best to visit outside these hours. Be prepared with a Plan B if parking is full. The site requires a 2-mile round-trip hike (about 1 hour) from Devastation parking area. Additional parking at Puʻupuaʻi Overlook an additional 0.5 miles.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Eruption Viewing from Kīlauea Overlook (Kapalikapuokamohoaliʻi)
- Type: Place
Kīlauea Overlook offers unobstructed views of the bottom of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater during an eruption. Located 2.5 miles (7 minutes) from the entrance station. Family-friendly location with great views. A short 0.4 miles walk from the overlook at Uēkahuna.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Mead Museum
- Type: Place
The Mead Cultural Education Center, located in Yankton, South Dakota, was constructed in 1909 by Dr. Leonard C. Mead. Originally serving as part of the women’s ward for the Dakota Hospital for the Insane, the building was in use until the 1980s. Today, however, it houses the Dakota Territorial Museum and is upkept by the Yankton County Historical Society.
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Read a summary and get a link to a published journal article on denning duration of bears in the Brooks Range of Alaska: Deacy, W., M. S. Sorum, M. D. Cameron, G. V. Hilderbrand, D. D. Gustine, and K. Joly. 2025. Denning chronology in an Arctic brown bear population. Wildlife Biology e01420.
- Type: Place
Located just off of 3-Trails Crossing Memorial Highway in the heart of the historic 3-Trails Corridor, Trailside Center provides resources for trail and civil war aficionados, historians, and the Kansas City community. Few visitors realize that the communities that established in this area in the early 1830s were situated at the western edge of the United States until Kansas Territory was established in 1854.
Nicodemus National Historic Site
St. Francis Hotel
- Type: Place
The St. Francis Hotel has lived many lives: first as a place of business operated by early settlers Zachary and Jenny Fletcher, then as private residence and restaurant of the Switzer family. The original two-story limestone structure was built in 1881 and was a successful hotel in Nicodemus. The Switzer family bought the building in 1921 and built several additions while they lived there.
Nicodemus National Historic Site
First Baptist Church
- Type: Place
The First Baptist Church was the first church in Nicodemus, organized in 1878 by Reverend Silas Lee. The congregation met in private residences, a sod church, and a smaller limestone church until this building was built in 1907. The First Baptist Church served not only as a religious meeting place, but also a community building. The congregation built a new church north of this building in 1975 and are still active in Nicodemus.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Park Store and Information
- Type: Place
The Visitor Center/Park Store is open Thursday - Sunday (4 days per week) from 10am to 4pm, inside the Sandburg Home. The online park store is open everyday! The Park Store and visitor information area is a great place to start your visit! You can find information to plan your visit, get a passport stamp, participate in the Jr Ranger or BARK Ranger programs, and get a schedule of upcoming events. The park store has a wide range of Sandburg books, media, and other items.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Assan/Asan Beach
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During the Japanese occupation of Guam, CHamoru were forced to build defenses on the beach, including the pillboxes and bunkers that can still be seen today, in preparation for the American invasion. That invasion came on July 21, 1944, W Day for Guam. While a simultaneous attack took place five miles south at Hågat, the Third Marine Division landed on the 2,500-yard Assan Beach, marking the start of the Battle of Guam.
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Cimarron National Grassland
- Type: Place
This 19-mile trail, between Murphy and Conestoga Trailheads, parallels the original Santa Fe National Historical Trail and allows visitors to experience what life may have been like for early trail travelers. Limestone posts help mark the original trail and interpretive signs explain its history.
Nicodemus National Historic Site
A.M.E. Church
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The A.M.E. (African Methodist Episcopal) Church formed in Nicodemus in 1879 and met in different buildings until they obtained this building from the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in 1910, which had built it in 1885. The A.M.E. Church worshipped here until around the 1950s when it closed due to a declining congregation. The restored building is open to the public during site business hours.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Series: The Port Royal Experiment
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In the fall of 1861 after the Battle of Port Royal, the US military came ashore around Beaufort and found thousands of now formerly enslaved people in control of the region. The military had no real plan yet for what to do with these people or even their legal status. Newly freed Black South Carolinians were active participants. They demanded access to programs to support labor reforms, land redistribution, quality education, and military service.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Orientation Plaza
- Type: Place
Immediately adjacent the visitor parking area are restrooms and an orientation shelter with exhibits and picnic tables. These exhibits set the stage for an exploration of the fort. Just to the east of the shelter is the paved trail to the fort.
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Parks are home to some of the last remaining harbors of starlit skies—some practically untouched by light pollution. Stay up late and discover the night on any visit to a park! Or check out this list of ten favorite places to stargaze.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
- Type: Place
Explore ingenuity, creativity, and resilience through captivating exhibits, artifacts, and art at the nation’s first museum dedicated to African American history on a national scale. The museum holds the largest known collection of artifacts belonging to General Young from his military service and family life in Wilberforce.
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The Corps reached the Pacific Ocean over a year and a half after departing from Camp Wood, and settled in for the 1805-06 winter. They built Fort Clatsop, a reconstruction of which is found at its original site, located in Astoria, Oregon. The Corp's presence in this area strengthened the United States's claim to the Northwest. It also paved the way for the first American settlement--the Pacific Fur Company Post, established in 1811 by John Jacob Astor.