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  • The Memorial Building surrounded by fall colors
    The first memorial erected to honor Abraham Lincoln
    The symbolic birth cabin on the traditional site of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
    Statue of the Lincoln family in the park's Visitor Center

    Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
    National Historical Park

    KY

  • A brilliant sunset filled with hues of blue, red, orange, magenta, and purple highlight the sky.
    Hiking tracks carved through three feet of snow wind through a heavy snow-laden forest.
    Large puffy clouds dot a brilliant blue sky as wave crash against the rocky coastline of Acadia.
    Two hikers ascend a sheer cliff trail by way of historic iron rung ladders.

    Acadia
    National Park

    ME

  • The Birthplaces of Presidents John Adams (right) and John Quincy Adams (left)
    A New England "salt-box" style home with wooden siding and trim.
    A New England "salt-box" style house with light gray siding and a beige door.
    A view of Old House at Peace field
    The Paneled Room located inside Old House at Peace field.
    The Stone Library located outside Old House at Peace field.
    A dark room with tiled floor, filled with chairs and desks, with books lining the walls.
    The gardens located at Old House at Peace field.

    Adams
    National Historical Park

    MA

  • Site Statue
    African American Sailor Close up
    African American Soldier Close up
    Bronze statue of African American Civil War soldiers.
    Bronze statue of African American Civil War soldier.

    African American Civil War Memorial

    DC

  • African Burial Ground Memorial
    Entrance to visitor center with four banners above doorway.
    Outdoor memorial entrance with closed gate.
    Memorial's circle of diaspora.
    Exhibits within visitor center.

    African Burial Ground
    National Monument

    NY

  • The visitor center sits in the middle of mixed grass prairie.
    Tipis and Fossil Hills represent the two subjects that Agate Fossil Beds interprets.
    Thunderheads are common in July.
    The Dinohyus was a scavenger, nicknamed "Terrible Pig"
    This buckskin shirt decorated with quills was worn by Red Cloud.

    Agate Fossil Beds
    National Monument

    NE

  • Aerial photograph of trail through lava along the Hawaiian Coast
    sandy beach
    Aerial photograph of trail along the Hawaiian Coast
    Photograph of woman walking along a segment of trail underneath a shaded tree canopy
    Aerial photograph of hikers along straight rocky segment of Ala Kahakai

    Ala Kahakai
    National Historic Trail

    HI

  • underwater photo of salmon swimming in river
    inflatable rafts on the edge of a river
    aerial view of braided Alagnak River

    Alagnak
    Wild River

    AK

  • Two Hikers stand on top of a very large granite boulder, looking out across the landscape
    Front of the Anchorage Federal Building, housing the Anchorage APLIC
    Fairbanks Alaska Public Lands Information Center, located inside the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visi

    Alaska Public Lands

    AK

  • View of the Alcatraz Lighthouse and Island from the water
    A corridor extends between two rows and three tiers of cells. Skylights let in light from overhead.
    Alcatraz Rangers and Firetruck
    Army Prisoners in the Stockade, 1902
    Cook serving Christmas dinner with menu posted above.

    Alcatraz Island

    CA

  • Group of people around a Russian cross in tall grass
    People crowd at the railing of a ship
    Six men with guns carry a person on a stretcher in a valley.
    A uniformed man holds up a broken Russian cross
    a rusty, large gun sits on a grassy bank overlooking a coastal bay.

    Aleutian Islands World War II
    National Historic Area

    AK

  • Turtle Petroglyph at Antelope Creek Village Site
    A view of the gardens and Alibates Visitor Center.
    Colorful chunks of Alibates Flint.
    Stair steps up the Alibates Flint Quarries Trail.
    A snowy mesa, as seen from the Alibates Visitor Center.

    Alibates Flint Quarries
    National Monument

    TX