We have been visiting national park sites since our very first trip together in 2009. Our love for the National Park Service is deep and often fuels our US travels. Though not all are represented on the blog, we’ve visited approximately half of the NPS units.
As the home to one of the country’s best collections of historic lighthouses and unique sandstone formations, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is more about the lake than the shore. Indeed, the park…
Isle Royale National Park is the least visited National Park in the continental US and the most revisited, percentage-wise, at least according to the ranger giving us our welcome briefing. It didn’t…
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore stretches more than 40 miles across the northern shoreline of Michigan’s upper peninsula. Established in 1966 as the first national lakeshore in the country, Pictured Rocks protects not…
Located “up North” in Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Traverse City were easily a couple of our favorite stops on our trip through the Great Lakes. It didn’t hurt that…
Indiana is home to three National Parks sites: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park and Indiana Dunes National Park. Despite the fact that the three parks are spread…
Located in northern Ohio between Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is not your typical national park. There are no grand views or unique natural features as you’ll find at Yosemite…
From Pre-Columbian earthen mounds to the birthplace of human flight, the Ohio National Parks sites tell a unique story. It’s the story of the frontier and the struggle to hold it from…
Located at the mouth of the Mississippi River in Southern Louisiana, New Orleans is well-known for many things. It is a city with a rich and diverse history making it home to…
From pre-Columbian earthen mounds and antebellum plantations in the north to the swamps of Cajun country and birth of jazz in the south, Louisiana’s national parks have a lot to offer. We…
When we started planning our Bahamas cruise and realized that we’d have the opportunity to visit a national park, we were thrilled! The fact that the ship’s shore excursion to Lucayan National…
