Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...

Katmai National Park showcases Alaska's geology, including volcanoes and brown bears in their natural habitat. Gates of the Arctic National ... no shortage of amazing photo opportunities for ...

It’s a great place for a photo op ... least visited US national parks. You may find yourself pushing the boundaries of your culinary experience, too. Let’s just say seal meat is an acquired taste.

During the Vietnam War, Da Nang was a major base for both the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces. The first American combat ...

Peak season in many US national parks has begun ... Rangers staffing the gates don’t simply take the admission fees and send ...

Sul Ross students and professors collect a fossil from a giant dinosaur at a Texas national park. Photo from Sul Ross State University. A fossil from one of the largest dinosaurs to live in North ...

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated ...

At 13.2 million acres, Wrangell-St. Elias is the largest national park in the United States and covers roughly the same area as the next two biggest national parks combined (Denali and Gates of ...

Those distant summits are the Olympic Mountains, the towering heart of Olympic National Park. Encompassing nearly a million acres on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park is ...