Trip Ideas & Things to Do

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  • Gettysburg National Military Park

    Daily Ranger Programs at Gettysburg

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Guided Tours
    • Locations: Gettysburg National Military Park
    • Duration: 30-120 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    A park ranger gives a program to a group of people.

    Our 2025 Spring and Summer program schedules will be announced soon. We will update our website and social media platforms once all details are ready. Thank you for your patience.

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Guided Tours
    • Duration: 45-60 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
    • Season: Winter
    • Time Of Day: Day
    A full theater as seen from the back of the audience. A large white screen, a speaker and podium.

    Featuring some of the best Rangers, historians, and authors from across the country, the Winter Lecture Series will return to the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center in 2025!

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Locations: African American Civil War Memorial, Greenbelt Park, National Mall and Memorial Parks
    • Duration: 1-2 Days
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: College Park-U of MD - L'Enfant Station
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Yellow Line DC Metro

    Explore Washington, DC from top to bottom on the Yellow Line. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.

  • Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

    Walk the Footsteps of History

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Duration: 30 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Little Rock Central High School NHS
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day, Night
    Commemorative Garden at dusk

    The Elizabeth Eckford Bus Bench, the grounds of Little Rock Central High School, and the Commemorative Garden are integral parts of the park experience and provide places to learn about and reflect on the story of the Little Rock Nine.

  • Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

    Explore the Park's Visitor Center

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Museum Exhibits
    • Duration: 60 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Little Rock Central High School NHS Visitor Center
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Little Rock Central High School NHS visitor center and exhibits

    Start your visit to Little Rock Central High School NHS at the park visitor center - featuring a detailed exhibit with interviews, news footage, and audio/video recordings of those directly involved plus a new park interpretive film, accessible restrooms and a Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA) bookstore.

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Living History
    • Duration: 30-45 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Age: 10 and Older
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Great Hall of Faneuil Hall
    • Season: Summer
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Interior of a large hall with 2 men and one woman in 1800s clothing, speaking to an audience.

    Join National Parks of Boston Rangers in an interactive program that recreates the historic meeting of abolitionists who protested freedom seeker Anthony Burns' arrest.

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Guided Tours
    • Duration: 60-90 Minutes
    • Reservations: Yes
    • Age: 8 and Older
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    An NPS Ranger speaking to a group of children in front of a monument, holding an image of soldiers.

    Join a Park Ranger from the National Parks of Boston on a Black Heritage Trail® Tour to learn about the Black community of Beacon Hill that thrived before, during, and after the American Civil War.

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Junior Ranger Program
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Visitor Center, Faneuil Hall
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    A matte gold ranger bade that has a silhouette of a drummer soldier marching in the center.

    Become a Junior Ranger at Boston African American National Historic Site by learning about the sites along the Black Heritage Trail Trail® here in Boston.

  • Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

    A Half Day at Central High School NHS

    • Type: Trip Idea
    • Subtype: Kid Friendly,Relaxed,Urban,Educational,Inspirational,Volunteer,Indoors,Outdoors,Road Trip,Group Friendly
    • Duration: Half Day
    • Topics: African American Heritage, US Army, Presidents, Social Movements, Civil Rights, Urban America, Architecture and Building, Schools and Education, Sculpture, Monuments and Memorials, Scenic Views
    • Activities: Museum Exhibits, Hands-On, Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    The front facade at Little Rock Central High School framed by blue skies and puffy clouds.

    Plan ahead and reserve an available ranger-led tour that goes by Little Rock Central High School. View the exhibits at the park's Visitor Center, learn about the Little Rock Nine, watch the park's interpretive film, and explore the other historic buildings and outdoor activities within the park. Earn your Junior Ranger badge by completing activities within the park. Stamp your passport book in our visitor center to capture memories from your visit to our site.

  • Fort Monroe National Monument

    Commemorate the First African Landing

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Cultural Demonstrations
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Time Of Day: Day
    A line of colorfully dressed seated people in colorful clothes beat drums with their hands. .

    Come together at Fort Monroe each August to commemorate the landing of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia. Their historic arrival still has a profound impact on the United States and its people.

Last updated: August 17, 2018