National monuments protect a wide variety of natural and historic resources, including sites of geologic, marine, archaeological, and cultural importance. The 129 national monuments in…
The United States has 61 protected areas known as national parks that are operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior. National parks must be established…
Along with 61 National Parks, there are 24 World Heritage Sites, including 2 transboundary sites, in the United States and Puerto Rico. United States has more Natural…
Glacier Bay National Park is a beautiful U.S. National Park located just west of Juneau, Alaska. With over 672,000* visitors in 2019, Glacier Bay, along with Denali National Park, is…
Alaska has 17 National Park Service sites and several of the Alaska sites have a park and a preserve component. Although they are technically two different park service…
Ketchikan is known as Alaska’s “First City” because it’s the first major community travelers come to as they journey north. Located on an island, Ketchikan…