According to the National Park Service: Congress made this area a national park in 1916 because of the eruption and active volcanic landscape. Lassen Volcanic National Park is a valuable natural ...

Kirby Storter boardwalk is one of the most popular visitor attractions in Big Cypress National Preserve. The elevated walkway ...

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The most touching tribute to a dog I ever saw is at the home of America’s only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, who also won four Pulitzers, Eugene O'Neill.

If you haven’t visited a park lodge for several years, and are in the planning stage for next year, be prepared for sticker shock, because overnight stays in many national park lodges won’t be cheap.