Tag: national parks
West Virginia’s New River Gorge Bridge is closed to foot traffic except for one memorable day each year
Suspended 876 feet above a mighty Appalachian canyon, the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia, is a man-made marvel inside America’s newest national park.
Underwater Wilderness: Biscayne National Park
South of bustling downtown Miami and below the tranquil surface of the ocean lies a vast and colorful world known as Biscayne.
Land of Giants: Congaree National Park
Established in 2003, Congaree is one of the country’s newest national parks, yet it boasts the southeastern United States’ largest expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest.
Secluded Desert Isles: Dry Tortugas National Park
A remote bird and marine-life sanctuary, Dry Tortugas National Park is centered on a chain of seven small islands about seventy nautical miles west of Key West, Florida.