Category: National Parks

Florida expert Joshua Lawrence Kinser tells you why Totch's Everglades Island Airboat Tours are the most historically significant boat tours in the area. He also suggests other tours for those seeking to view manatees or explore the backcountry.

Everglades National Park is the third-largest park in the continental United States and has been designated a World Heritage Site. Here's some information for visitors about where to see good stuff, what to watch out for, and more.

Erosion by water and wind produces amazing geological displays in the Grand Staircase National Monument. Learn more about the geology behind the Grand Staircase as well as the flora and fauna inhabiting its semiarid desert environment.

Yosemite's many trails offer lots of choices for day-hikers, from the popular paths of Yosemite Valley to more secluded hikes in Tuolumne Meadows. Ann Marie Brown tells day hikers what to bring along to stay comfortable, safe, and happy while enjoying the park's gorgeous views.

Bryce Canyon's fantastic landscape is composed of layers of limestone, siltstone, dolomite, and mudstone. Many visitors assume that wind shaped Bryce Canyon’s hoodoos, but nature's process is not quite that simple.

Southern Utah is so filled with staggering beauty, drama, and power that it seems like a place of myth. Five spectacular national parks and several national monuments are all within a day’s drive of one another.