Yellowstone: Old Faithful geyser, hot springs, bison; the first national park (1872)
Grand Canyon: A huge canyon cut by the Colorado River
Yosemite: Granite cliffs like El Capitan and Half Dome, and tall waterfalls
Great Smoky Mountains: Misty mountains, black bears and wildflowers
Glacier: Mountain glaciers, lakes and the Going-to-the-Sun Road
Zion: Red sandstone canyons and the Narrows
Bryce Canyon: Tall rock spires called hoodoos
Arches: More than 2,000 natural stone arches, including Delicate Arch
Everglades: A huge wetland with alligators and wading birds
Denali: North America's highest mountain, in Alaska
Acadia: Rocky coast and mountains in Maine
Rocky Mountain: High peaks, elk and Trail Ridge Road
Grand Teton: Jagged mountain peaks above Jackson Hole
Olympic: Rainforest, mountains and a wild Pacific coast
Mount Rainier: A giant snowy volcano near Seattle
Crater Lake: A deep blue lake inside an old volcano
Redwood: The tallest trees in the world
Sequoia: Giant sequoia trees, including General Sherman
Death Valley: Extreme heat and the lowest point in North America
Joshua Tree: Spiky Joshua trees and desert boulders
Badlands: Striped rock formations and prairie wildlife
Carlsbad Caverns: Huge underground caves and bats
Mammoth Cave: The longest known cave system in the world
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes: Active volcanoes, including Kīlauea
Haleakalā: A giant volcano on Maui with sunrise views
Canyonlands: Deep canyons carved by the Colorado and Green rivers
Mesa Verde: Ancient cliff dwellings built by Ancestral Puebloans
Petrified Forest: Trees turned to stone and colorful badlands
Saguaro: Giant saguaro cacti
Big Bend: A desert and mountains along the Rio Grande
White Sands: Dunes of bright white gypsum sand
Dry Tortugas: An old fort on islands in the Gulf of Mexico
Channel Islands: Offshore islands with unique plants and animals
Great Sand Dunes: The tallest sand dunes in North America
Shenandoah: Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge views
Voyageurs: Lakes and waterways of northern Minnesota
Katmai: Brown bears catching salmon
Kenai Fjords: Glaciers and sea life near Seward, Alaska
Glacier Bay: Tidewater glaciers and whales
Theodore Roosevelt: Badlands and prairie where the president once ranched
Congaree: Old-growth floodplain forest
Wind Cave: A maze of boxwork cave formations
Gateway Arch: The tall stainless steel arch beside the Mississippi
Cuyahoga Valley: Woodlands and waterfalls between Cleveland and Akron
Lassen Volcanic: Steaming vents and mud pots in a volcanic area
Pinnacles: Rock spires and California condors
Biscayne: Mostly water: coral reefs and islands near Miami
Isle Royale: A wild island in Lake Superior with wolves and moose
Indiana Dunes: Sand dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan
New River Gorge: A deep gorge with a famous steel arch bridge
Hot Springs: Natural hot springs and old bathhouses

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