National Parks

Known simply as 'M.L.' by his family, it was in these surroundings of home, church and neighborhood that Martin Luther King, Jr. experienced his childhood.

The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument commemorates the legacies of two civil rights activists who, from their small, three-bedroom ranch home, devoted their lives to ending racial injustice against Black Americans through local and national activism.

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument preserves the site of the first major victory for the Union Army during the Civil War.

The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge was the catalyst for North Carolina's state independence.

Natchez National Historical Park celebrates the rich cultural history of Natchez, Mississippi, which played a big role in the settlement of the old southwest.

The Old Natchez Trace was a 500-mile footpath that connected Mississippi to Tennessee.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park hosts live world-class jazz and musical concerts at the New Orleans Jazz Museum.

Ninety Six National Historic Site marks where settlers struggled for survival, Cherokees hunted and fought, and two Revolutionary War battles were waged.

Obed Wild and Scenic River stretches along the Cumberland Plateau and offers visitors whitewater rafting and rock climbing.

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a prehistoric Native American site, valuable during the Paleo-Indian period for its bounty of Ice Age mammals.

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail expands four southern states and traces the Revolutionary War patriot militia route taken in 1780.

Poverty Point National Monument honors an ancient culture and contains some of North America's largest prehistoric earthworks.

This national park in Beaufort County, South Carolina, marks a central location that played a crucial role in the development of the Reconstruction Era.