Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway borders both the Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Park, offering
stunning views of Appalachia.
National Parks
Explore America’s national parks. Discover our most treasured places, supported by people like you, and start your travel planning here by finding your park.
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Cape Hatteras National SeashoreA haven for recreation and reflection, the islands of Cape Hatteras National Seashore are constantly changing by tide, storm, current, and wind.
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Cape Lookout National SeashoreCape Lookout National Seashore protects the southernmost section of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, just east of the mainland.
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic SiteExplore American Poet Carl Sandburg's legacy with our National Park Service at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina.
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Fort Raleigh National Historic SiteFort Raleigh National Historic Site preserves England's first New World settlements and the cultural heritage of Native, European, and African Americans.
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Guilford Courthouse National Military ParkFought on March 15, 1781 the battle at Guilford Courthouse was the largest, most hotly-contested action of the Revolutionary War's climactic Southern Campaign.
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Moores Creek National BattlefieldThe Battle of Moores Creek Bridge was the catalyst for North Carolina's state independence.
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Wright Brothers National MemorialWright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, honors the first successful airplane flight, conducted by Wilbur and Orville Wright.