Things To Do and Trip Ideas

Learn more about the history of immigration found in national parks with this collection of trip ideas and things to do. Check back over time as parks across the country add new and innovative ideas to help you plan your visit!

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  • Keweenaw National Historical Park

    Hiking into History

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Hiking
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Hikers walk on a narrow dirt path next to a river with tall trees on the riverbank.

    Many of the Park's Heritage sites offer hiking trails.

  • Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Duration: 60-120 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Wooden panels above stone wall along a paved walkway.

    The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial is an outdoor exhibit commemorating the internment of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island in the state of Washington. It is a unit of the Minidoka National Historic Site in Idaho.

  • Lowell National Historical Park

    Earn an Acre Community Ranger Badge

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Junior Ranger Program
    • Duration: 30-120 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Boott Cotton Mills Museum (115 John Street)
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    An aerial view of a historic neighborhood in Lowell, Massachusetts

    Learn their stories, become a Community Ranger! Community Rangers are neighborhood storytellers and caretakers. Using the free Community Ranger activity book, you can explore the historic Acre neighborhood. Along the way, you'll be introduced to the rich diversity and history of the places, people, and buildings that give this neighborhood life. This program is designed to give you new ways to think about the place you call home!

  • Homestead National Historical Park

    Watch Land of Dreams Film

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Park Film
    • Duration: 22-24 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Heritage Center Theater
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Log house in the forests of Alaska

    Watch the 23-minute film Land of Dreams: Homesteading America

  • Keweenaw National Historical Park

    Discover Keweenaw Lighthouses

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Guided Tours
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    A lighthouse front is in shadows in front of a bright, cloudy sky

    A number of the Park's Heritage Sites contain lighthouses.

  • Keweenaw National Historical Park

    Visit Museums and Heritage Centers

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Museum Exhibits
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    a historic fire truck with helmets mounted on the side

    Many of the Park's Heritage Sites contain museums or heritage centers.

  • Keweenaw National Historical Park

    Research History

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Museum Exhibits
    • Reservations: Yes
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Tall bookcases line the length of the image, with white floors and flourescent lights

    Doing research on the Copper Country?

  • Keweenaw National Historical Park

    Experience Keweenaw Geology

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    A Large piece of illuminated copper on the left as mineral displays in cabinets line the right.

    Experience geology at a number of the Park's Heritage Sites.

  • Keweenaw National Historical Park

    Step Back in Time

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Antique chairs and beds in an attic with a single window and exposed rafters

    Many of the Park's Heritage Sites allow you to "step back in time."

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Last updated: May 5, 2022

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