National Parks

Andersonville National Historic Site serves as a memorial to all American prisoners of war throughout the nation's history.

One of the many historic national park sites honoring the life of the 17th President, this park preserves his two homes, tailor shop, and grave site.

Larger than the entire state of Rhode Island, Big Cypress National Preserve is the nation’s first national

preserve.

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area protects the Cumberland River, providing visitors hiking, camping, and kayaking.

Established January 2017, Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument honors the nonviolent protestors that fought against the country’s racial discrimination laws and practices.

On April 5, 1856, a child who later called himself Booker T. Washington was born in slavery on this 207-acre tobacco farm.

Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is one of nearly 100 sites and battlefields related to the American Civil War.

At the easternmost point of Buck Island Reef National Monument is a famous underwater trail; novice and expert snorkelers will enjoy the passages.

Kentucky’s Camp Nelson National Monument tells the story of the African-American military service in the Union Army during the Civil War, as well as the difficult transition to freedom during the Reconstruction era.

Canaveral National Seashore is on a barrier island which includes ocean, beach, dune, hammock, lagoon, salt marsh, and pine flatland habitats.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park is located within the National Park Service-run Cane River National Heritage Area in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.

A haven for recreation and reflection, the islands of Cape Hatteras National Seashore are constantly changing by tide, storm, current, and wind.

Cape Lookout National Seashore protects the southernmost section of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, just east of the mainland.