This image shows the islands of Komodo National Park in the Lesser Sunda Islands, on July 20, 2000.
Published May 17, 2009Mountains and hills roll right up to the Atlantic Ocean in this rocky landscape that became the first national park east of the Mississippi River.
Published Jul 31, 2016Maps of the underwater topography reveal reefs and sandbars within the largest marine park in the U.S. National Park System.
Published May 1, 2016Soldiers’ National Cemetery, where U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the “Gettysburg Address” in November 1863, appears in this Ikonos satellite image from June 25, 2003.
Published Feb 12, 2009Lighthouses and sandstone formations draw visitors to the shores of Lake Superior.
Published Aug 28, 2016Sites relevant to the start of the American Revolutionary War are interspersed throughout the modern-day Boston metropolitan region.
Published Jul 4, 2016The rugged canyons slicing through plateaus in New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument contain relics from human civilization that date back 11,000 years.
Published Feb 10, 2016Americans celebrate the 75th anniversary of Shenandoah National Park, just 75 miles from Washington, DC, but worlds away in spirit.
Published Jun 25, 2011Tall, branch-like cacti provide shelter for animals at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Published Dec 4, 2016The colonial communities of “America’s historic triangle” played defining roles in the road to American independence.
Published Jul 4, 2018Acquired October 22, 2008, this true-color image of Sequoia National Park shows a network of varied ecosystem, including conifer forests, river valleys, alpine vegetation, and bare rocks.
Published Nov 15, 2009The park encompasses about 37,000 hectares of the Sonora Desert.
Published Jul 24, 2005Over epochs, deposition and erosion have carved sharp spires and deep canyons out of this South Dakota landscape.
Published Aug 27, 2016Falling blocks of rock in cliff alcoves became building materials for Ancestral Puebloans—and a popular draw for tourists visiting the park.
Published Aug 26, 2016On most summer days, a trip to North Carolina’s Outer Banks means a peaceful day at the beach, but there is evidence all around that this beach is not always so serene.
Published Aug 25, 2016A long, active geologic history sculpted the surface features visible today in the Teton mountain range and Jackson Hole valley.
Published Apr 10, 2016State parks had already been established in the region when the U.S. Congress established northern California’s Redwood National Park in 1968.
Published Feb 22, 2009A national park and preserve almost twice as large as Yellowstone provides ample habitat for brown bears and salmon.
Published May 14, 2016