In the Texas Panhandle, Palo Duro Canyon is the second-largest canyon in the U.S. and second only to Arizona’s Grand Canyon. The best feature of this canyon is visitors can drive to the bottom of Palo Duro. Along the route,…
Does the name scare you? It shouldn’t; Death Valley is a warm winter escape that offers lots of hiking, scenic drives, and even a golf course. Death Valley National Park also holds a lot of records. It had the hottest…
As a year-round destination, the South Rim of the Grand Canyon attracts visitors from across North America and beyond. From warm summer days to the blazing fall color to a snow-kissed desert landscape, the Grand Canyon is a National Park…
As the first national park in the world, Yellowstone is a top U.S. destination with travelers from across the world. Visitors flock to the park for its geothermal features, historic lodges and wildlife viewing. Located in the western corner of…
Located in Washington, Olympic National Park features over 1,440 square miles of wilderness. As a year-round destination and centered around the Olympic Mountains visitors will find several ecosystems, like the old-growth rainforests, beaches and lakes. Best of all, Olympic National…
If your travels have you in the Pacific Northwest for the summer, add Mount St. Helens to your itinerary. Back in 1980, this quiet mountain getaway lost its top and made news around the world. For school-age kids and…
With fewer crowds than the national parks of Southern California, visit a gem of Northern California. Lassen Volcanic National Park features majestic mountain scenery covered in evergreens, just like the more southerly Sequoia or Yosemite. As a part of the…
As an iconic piece of architecture in the U.S., the Old Faithful Inn is the most requested lodge in Yellowstone National Park. The nearly indestructible log building survived the historic Yellowstone Fire of 1988, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake and harsh winters that…
Nestled between the National Park sites of South Dakota, visitors will find Custer State Park. Protected since 1912, it is known for some of North America’s top wildlife viewing. From hiking to boating to rock climbing, Custer State Park also…
From the national parks to the premier wildlife viewing to the western history, the Black Hills of South Dakota packs in the family fun with family-sized adventure. Often skipped for the beaches and the amusement parks, this area has fewer…
Located at the corner where Wyoming, Montana and Idaho meet, Yellowstone National Park’s vast wilderness is home to towering geysers, roaming wildlife and epic scenery from forests to lakes to mountains. One area that visitors need to explore is Yellowstone…
Driving up to this national monument in Wyoming, it is no surprise that Steven Spielberg chose this site for his 1977 movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. For those who don’t know, the movie is about aliens. About 110 miles west…