Come see National Monuments and other park sites we have visited in the National Park Service (NPS). Most people think of only the official 63 “national parks”. But there are over 420 national park sites managed by the NPS. National monuments have the most park sites with over 80, but there are many more. Check out some of these amazing National Monuments and other NPS sites we have visited!
Check out our adventures over 2 days at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. Along with Becky and our daughter, today we are visiting the Point Reyes Lighthouse and exploring more of the park. Teeming with amazing wildlife and views, see what makes the rugged coastline in Point Reyes so special! This is the 2nd […]
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Check out our adventures over 2 days at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. Along with Becky and our daughter, we are visiting the only national seashore on the West Coast. Teeming with amazing wildlife and views, see what makes the rugged coastline in Point Reyes so special! This is the 1st of 2 posts
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Today we are headed to Muir Woods National Monument near San Francisco, California. Becky and I are with our daughter in San Francisco, and we want to see the giant redwood trees. So, we’re taking a drive to explore Muir Woods and the area! To see things to do and see while in San Francisco,
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What better way to start National Parks Week then with a daddy/daughter day at Fort Caroline National Memorial. Today we’re doing a guided tour and more at Fort Caroline in Jacksonville, Florida. See what makes Fort Caroline such an important part of Florida history! Planning our Fort Caroline National Memorial Itinerary During National Parks Week
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Experience the special Mount Rushmore lighting ceremony for the 1st time. If ever in the area, this is an experience you don’t want to miss!
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Today we are exploring 3 amazing forts around St. Augustine, Florida. Becky is staying home while I take our daughter and our son Drew to the Ancient City. We’ll be visiting the main fort downtown, the Castillo de San Marcos, as well as Fort Matanzas and Fort Mose. We are looking forward to exploring these
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Read about our stop at Fort Frederica National Monument in St. Simons Island, GA. We were heading back from our Labor Day stay in Lake Marion, SC and were looking for places to explore on the way. With our daughter and Becky’s parents, the 5 of us headed to Fort Frederica National Monument. None of
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On this day, we ventured to the Big Cypress National Preserve in South Florida. Some of our most exciting stops along the Tamiami Trail were here. This post will focus on these stops in Big Cypress. If you want to follow our whole trip, check out our post: Tamiami Trail – A Scenic Drive into
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Today is Daddy Daughter day in the Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve in Jacksonville, Florida. It’s just Paul and our daughter doing our 1st daddy/daughter hiking and exploring trip. We are excited to spend time together and visiting 3 different areas close to each other. The 1st is the Fort Caroline National Memorial where we’ll
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a must-stop near Rapid City, South Dakota. This is Day 2 of Paul and Drew’s road trip from Washington to Florida. You can read more about our road trip at: Driving from Washington to Florida in 5 Days. We are staying in Rapid City tonight and found out Mount Rushmore is
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Devils Tower National Monument is a super cool stop in Wyoming. This is Day 2 of Paul and Drew’s road trip from Washington to Florida. You can read more about our road trip at: Driving from Washington to Florida in 5 Days. Driving south on I-90 from Montana, we enter Wyoming as it turns east.
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is an amazing stop in Montana. This is Day 2 of Paul and Drew’s road trip from Washington to Florida. You can read more about our road trip at: Driving from Washington to Florida in 5 Days. Driving east on I-90 through Montana, we turn south and enter the Crow
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Read about our stop at Montezuma Castle National Monument in Camp Verde, AZ. We are on our way from Flagstaff to Tucson as part of Our Road Trip from Florida to Arizona and Back. You can read about our whole trip or continue reading about this stop along the way. Montezuma Castle is home to
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