Below is a list of National Parks, Monuments, and Landmarks I have been to. This list was compiled with the help of Wikipedia
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National Parks

Acadia		Maine 44°21′N 68°13′W / 44.35°N 68.21°W / 44.35; -68.21 (Acadia)	01919-02-26February 26, 1919	700447389670000000047,389.67 acres (191.8 km2)	Covering most of Mount Desert Island and other coastal islands, Acadia preserves the tallest mountain on the Atlantic coast, granite peaks, ocean shoreline, woodlands, and lakes. There are freshwater, estuary, forest, and intertidal habitats.[6]

Arches		Utah 38°41′N 109°34′W / 38.68°N 109.57°W / 38.68; -109.57 (Arches)	01971-11-12November 12, 1971	700476518980000000076,518.98 acres (309.7 km2)	This site features more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the Delicate Arch. In a desert climate millions of years of erosion have led to these structures, and the arid ground has life-sustaining soil crust and potholes, natural water-collecting basins. Other geologic formations are stone columns, spires, fins, and towers.[8]

Badlands		South Dakota 43°45′N 102°30′W / 43.75°N 102.50°W / 43.75; -102.50 (Badlands)	01978-11-10November 10, 1978	7005242755940000000242,755.94 acres (982.4 km2)	The Badlands are a collection of buttes, pinnacles, spires, and grass prairies. It has the world’s richest fossil beds from the Oligocene epoch, and there is wildlife including bison, bighorn sheep, black-footed ferrets, and swift foxes.[9]

Black Canyon of the Gunnison		Colorado 38°34′N 107°43′W / 38.57°N 107.72°W / 38.57; -107.72 (Black Canyon of the Gunnison)	01999-10-21October 21, 1999	700432950030000000032,950.03 acres (133.3 km2)	The park protects a quarter of the Gunnison River, which has dark canyon walls from the Precambrian era. The canyon has very steep descents, and it is a site for river rafting and rock climbing. The narrow, steep canyon, made of gneiss and schist, is often in shadow, appearing black.[

List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state ArizonaCaliforniaColoradoHawaiiNew YorkSouth CarolinaSequoiaCalifornia
36°26′N 118°41′W / 36.43°N 118.68°W / 36.43; -118.68 (Sequoia)01890-09-25September 25, 18907005404051170000000404,051.17 acres (1,635.1 km²)This park protects the Giant Forest, which has the world’s largest tree, General Sherman, as well as four of the next nine. It also has over 240 caves, the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states, Mount Whitney, and the granite dome Moro RockLake Mead National Recreation Area
36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.015556°N 114.737778°W / 36.015556; -114.737778 (Hoover Dam)Mohave, AZ and Clark, NVHistoric dam, power plant and water-storage facility67New York Stock Exchange2 June 1978ManhattanNew YorkOne of the first securities markets in the U.S.; still the world’s largest

Bryce Canyon		Utah 37°34′N 112°11′W / 37.57°N 112.18°W / 37.57; -112.18 (Bryce Canyon)	01928-02-25February 25, 1928	700435835080000000035,835.08 acres (145.0 km2)	Bryce Canyon is a giant natural amphitheatre along the Paunsaugunt Plateau. The unique area has hundreds of tall hoodoos formed by erosion. The region was originally settled by Native Americans and later by Mormon pioneers.[13]
Canyonlands		Utah 38°12′N 109°56′W / 38.2°N 109.93°W / 38.2; -109.93 (Canyonlands)	01964-09-12September 12, 1964	7005337597830000000337,597.83 acres (1,366.2 km2)	This landscape was eroded into canyons, buttes, and mesas by the Colorado River, Green River, and their tributaries, which divide the park into four districts. There are rock pinnacles and other naturally sculpted rock, as well as artifacts from Ancient Pueblo Peoples.[14]
Capitol Reef		Utah 38°12′N 111°10′W / 38.20°N 111.17°W / 38.20; -111.17 (Capitol Reef)	01971-12-18December 18, 1971	7005241904260000000241,904.26 acres (979.0 km2)	The park’s Waterpocket Fold is a 100-mile (160 km) monocline that shows the Earth’s geologic layers. Other natural features are monoliths and sandstone domes and cliffs shaped like the United States Capitol.[15]
Carlsbad Caverns		New Mexico 32°10′N 104°26′W / 32.17°N 104.44°W / 32.17; -104.44 (Carlsbad Caverns)	01930-05-14May 14, 1930	700446766450000000046,766.45 acres (189.3 km2)	Carlsbad Caverns has 117 caves, the longest of which is over 120 miles (190 km) long. The Big Room is almost 4,000 feet (1,200 m) long, and the caves are home to over 400,000 Mexican Free-tailed Bats and sixteen other species. Above ground are the Chihuahuan Desert and Rattlesnake Springs.[16]
Grand Canyon		Arizona 36°04′N 112°08′W / 36.06°N 112.14°W / 36.06; -112.14 (Grand Canyon)	01919-02-26February 26, 1919	70061217403320000001,217,403.32 acres (4,926.7 km2)	The Grand Canyon, carved out by the Colorado River, is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 1 mile (1.6 km) deep, and up to 15 miles (24 km) wide. Millions of years of exposure has formed colorful layers of the Colorado Plateau in mesas and canyon walls.[29]
Grand Teton		Wyoming 43°44′N 110°48′W / 43.73°N 110.80°W / 43.73; -110.80 (Grand Teton)	01929-02-26February 26, 1929	7005309994659900000309,994.66 acres (1,254.5 km2)	Grand Teton is the tallest mountain in the Teton Range. The park’s Jackson Hole valley and reflective piedmont lakes contrast with the tall mountains, which abruptly rise from the glacial sage-covered valley.[
Great Sand Dunes		Colorado 37°44′N 105°31′W / 37.73°N 105.51°W / 37.73; -105.51 (Great Sand Dunes)	02004-09-13September 13, 2004	700442983740000000042,983.74 acres (173.9 km2)	The tallest dunes in North America are up to 750 feet (230 m) tall and neighbor grasslands, shrublands and wetlands. They were formed by sand deposits of the Rio Grande on the San Luis Valley. The park also has alpine lakes, six 13,000-foot mountains, and ancient forests.[32]
Great Smoky Mountains		North Carolina, Tennessee 35°41′N 83°32′W / 35.68°N 83.53°W / 35.68; -83.53 (Great Smoky Mountains)	01934-06-15June 15, 1934	7005521490130000000521,490.13 acres (2,110.4 km2)	The Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains, have a wide range of elevations, making them home to over 400 vertebrate species, 100 tree species, and 5000 plant species. Hiking is the park’s main attraction, with over 800 miles (1,300 km) of trails, including 70 miles (110 km) of the Appalachian Trail. Other activities are fishing, horseback riding, and visiting some of nearly 80 historic structures
Mammoth Cave		Kentucky 37°11′N 86°06′W / 37.18°N 86.10°W / 37.18; -86.10 (Mammoth Cave)	01941-07-01July 1, 1941	700452830190000000052,830.19 acres (213.8 km2)	With 392 miles (631 km) of passageways mapped, Mammoth Cave is by far the world’s longest cave system. Cave animals include eight bat species, Kentucky cave shrimp, Northern cavefish, and cave salamanders. Above ground, the park contains Green River (Kentucky), 70 miles of hiking trails, sinkholes, and springs.[46]
Mesa Verde		Colorado 37°11′N 108°29′W / 37.18°N 108.49°W / 37.18; -108.49 (Mesa Verde)	01906-06-29June 29, 1906	700452121930000000052,121.93 acres (210.9 km2)	This area has over 4,000 archaeological sites of the Ancestral Pueblo, who lived here for 700 years. Cliff dwellings built in the 12th and 13th centuries include Cliff Palace, which has 150 rooms and 23 kivas, and the Balcony House, with passages and tunnels
Petrified Forest		Arizona 35°04′N 109°47′W / 35.07°N 109.78°W / 35.07; -109.78 (Petrified Forest)	01962-12-09December 9, 1962	700493532570000000093,532.57 acres (378.5 km2)	This portion of the Chinle Formation has a great concentration of 225-million-year-old petrified wood. The surrounding region, the Painted Desert, has eroded red-hued volcanic rock called bentonite. There are also dinosaur fossils and over 350 Native American sites.[51]
Pinnacles		California 36°29′N 121°10′W / 36.48°N 121.16°W / 36.48; -121.16 (Pinnacles)	02013-01-10January 10, 2013	700426605730000000026,605.73 acres (107.7 km2)	Known for the namesake eroded leftovers of half of an extinct volcano, it is popular for its rock climbing.[52]
Redwood		California 41°18′N 124°00′W / 41.30°N 124.00°W / 41.30; -124.00 (Redwood)	01968-10-02October 2, 1968	7005112512050000000112,512.05 acres (455.3 km2)	This park and the co-managed state parks protect almost half of all remaining Coastal Redwoods, the tallest trees on Earth. There are three large river systems in this very seismically active area, and the 37 miles (60 km) of protected coastline have tide pools and seastacks. The prairie, estuary, coast, river, and forest ecosystems have varied animal and plant species.[53]
Rocky Mountain		Colorado 40°24′N 105°35′W / 40.40°N 105.58°W / 40.40; -105.58 (Rocky Mountain)	01915-01-26January 26, 1915	7005265828409999999265,828.41 acres (1,075.8 km2)	This section of the Rocky Mountains has ecosystems varying in elevation from the over 150 riparian lakes to Montane and subalpine forests to the alpine tundra. Large wildlife including mule deer, bighorn sheep, black bears, and cougars inhabit these igneous mountains and glacier valleys. The fourteener Longs Peak and Bear Lake are popular destinations.[54]
Yellowstone		Wyoming, Montana, Idaho 44°36′N 110°30′W / 44.60°N 110.50°W / 44.60; -110.50 (Yellowstone)	01872-03-01March 1, 1872	70062219790710000002,219,790.71 acres (8,983.2 km2)	Situated on the Yellowstone Caldera, the first national park in the world has vast geothermal areas such as hot springs and geysers, the best-known being Old Faithful and Grand Prismatic Spring. The yellow-hued Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River has numerous waterfalls, and four mountain ranges run through the park. There are almost 60 mammal species, including the gray wolf, grizzly bear, lynx, bison, and elk.[63]
Yosemite		California 37°50′N 119°30′W / 37.83°N 119.50°W / 37.83; -119.50 (Yosemite)	01890-10-01October 1, 1890	7005761266189900000761,266.19 acres (3,080.7 km2)	Yosemite has towering cliffs, waterfalls, and sequoias in a diverse area of geology and hydrology. Half Dome and El Capitan rise from the central glacier-formed Yosemite Valley, as does Yosemite Falls, North America’s tallest waterfall. Three Giant Sequoia groves and vast wilderness are home to diverse wildlife.[64]
Zion		Utah 37°18′N 113°03′W / 37.30°N 113.05°W / 37.30; -113.05 (Zion)	01919-11-19November 19, 1919	7005146597600000000146,597.60 acres (593.3 km2)	This geologically unique area has colorful sandstone canyons, high plateaus, and rock towers. Natural arches and exposed formations of the Colorado Plateau make up a large wilderness of four ecosystems
Devils Tower		NPS	Wyoming 44°35′N 104°43′W / 44.59°N 104.72°W / 44.59; -104.72 (Devils Tower)	01906-09-24September 24, 1906	The tower is a monolithic igneous intrusion of volcanic neck rising dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain. Proclaimed by Theodore Roosevelt, this was the first national monument.[
Florissant Fossil Beds		NPS	Colorado 38°55′N 105°16′W / 38.92°N 105.27°W / 38.92; -105.27 (Florissant Fossil beds)	01969-08-20August 20, 1969	Huge petrified redwoods and incredibly detailed fossils of ancient insects and plants reveal a very different landscape in Colorado of almost 35 million years ago in the Eocene age.[
Fort Sumter		NPS	South Carolina 32°45′07″N 79°52′26″W / 32.752°N 79.874°W / 32.752; -79.874 (Fort Sumter)	01948-04-28April 28, 1948	Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor, South Carolina. It is best known as the site where the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter. Nearby Fort Moultrie is a unit of this monument; it was made of palmetto logs and inspired the flag and nickname (Palmetto State) of South Carolina
Giant Sequoia		USFS	California 36°02′N 118°30′W / 36.04°N 118.50°W / 36.04; -118.50 (Giant Sequoia National Monument)	02000-04-15April 15, 2000	The monument includes 38 of the 39 Giant Sequoia groves in the Sequoia National Forest, amounting to about half of the sequoia groves currently in existence. This includes one of the ten largest Giant Sequoias, the Boole Tree. Its two parts are around Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks
Jewel Cave		NPS	South Dakota 43°44′N 103°50′W / 43.73°N 103.83°W / 43.73; -103.83 (Jewel Cave)	01908-02-07February 7, 1908	Jewel Cave is the second longest cave in the world, with about 141 miles (227 km) of mapped passageways. In the Black Hills, it was discovered in 1900 and is so named because of its calcite crystals
White Sands		NPS	New Mexico 32°47′N 106°10′W / 32.78°N 106.17°W / 32.78; -106.17 (White Sands)	01933-07-25July 25, 1933	Located in the mountain-ringed Tularosa Basin valley area, White Sands consists of the southern part of a 275 square miles (710 km2) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. It is completely within the White Sands Missile Range and is subject to closure when tests are conducted
Grand Canyon Lodge		01987-05-28May 28, 1987	North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park	Coconino	Lodge at Bright Angel Point, on North Rim of Grand Canyon
14	Grand Canyon Park Operations Building		01987-05-28May 28, 1987	Grand Canyon Village 36°03′12″N 112°08′13″W / 36.0532260853°N 112.136908007°W / 36.0532260853; -112.136908007 (Grand Canyon Park Operations Building)	Coconino	National Park Service building; built in 1929; designed to blend with the natural surroundings
Grand Canyon Village		01987-02-18February 18, 1987	Grand Canyon Village	Coconino	Planned town significant for its urban planning and ecological sensitivity
17	Hoover Dam		01985-08-20August 20, 1985
Alcatraz Island		01986-01-17January 17, 1986	San Francisco 37°49′35″N 122°25′21″W / 37.82639°N 122.4225°W / 37.82639; -122.4225 (Alcatraz Island)	San Francisco	Former maximum security Federal prison; Frank Morris escaped, but few others did; part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area; visited by tourist ferries.
Cripple Creek Historic District		01961-07-04July 4, 1961	Cripple Creek 38°45′07″N 105°10′31″W / 38.751944°N 105.175278°W / 38.751944; -105.175278 (Cripple Creek Historic District)	Teller	The gold mining town of Cripple Creek and the surrounding hills
5	Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad		01961-07-04July 4, 1961	Durango to Silverton 37°17′51″N 107°42′39″W / 37.2975°N 107.710833°W / 37.2975; -107.710833 (Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad)	San Juan and La Plata	Narrow gauge mining railroad which has continued to serve as a tourist line between Durango and Silverton
Pikes Peak		01961-07-04July 4, 1961	Colorado Springs 38°50′26″N 105°02′39″W / 38.840556°N 105.044167°W / 38.840556; -105.044167 (Pikes Peak)	El Paso	Pike’s Peak (everything above 14,000 feet (4,300 m) elevation). This mountain was inspiration for “America the Beautiful” as well as the motto “Pike’s Peak or Bust“
Raton Pass		01960-12-19December 19, 1960	Trinidad, CO and Raton, NM 36°59′25″N 104°29′17″W / 36.9903°N 104.488°W / 36.9903; -104.488 (Raton Pass)	Las Animas, CO and Colfax, NM	Mountain pass between New Mexico and Colorado
17	Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building		02001-01-03January 3, 2001	Estes Park 40°21′58″N 105°33′39″W / 40.366111°N 105.560833°W / 40.366111; -105.560833 (Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building)	Larimer	Also known as the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, it was designed by Taliesin Associated Architects, their first major work after Frank Lloyd Wright had died. It demonstrated modern architecture could be successful inside the National Parks and was the last significant project in Mission 66
Silverton Historic District		01961-07-04July 4, 1961	Silverton 37°48′45″N 107°39′47″W / 37.812545°N 107.662994°W / 37.812545; -107.662994 (Silverton Historic District)	San Juan	Former silver mining town, home of the Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill and one end of the Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad
United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area		02004-04-01April 1, 2004	Colorado Springs 39°00′30″N 104°53′26″W / 39.008333°N 104.890417°W / 39.008333; -104.890417 (United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area)	El Paso	Bold use of Modern architecture at the United States Air Force Academy, especially with the Cadet Chapel
USS Arizona (shipwreck)		01989-05-05May 5, 1989	Pearl Harbor 21°22′00″N 157°57′10″W / 21.3665398725°N 157.952798087°W / 21.3665398725; -157.952798087 (USS Arizona)	Oʻahu	Sunken remains of the USS Arizona; destroyed in battle during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Now the centerpiece of the NRHP USS Arizona Memorial
Brooklyn Bridge		29 January 1964	Brooklyn and Manhattan 40°42′23″N 73°59′51″W / 40.706344°N 73.997439°W / 40.706344; -73.997439 (Brooklyn Bridge)	Kings and New York	The first steel wire suspension bridge; at one point the largest in the world; inspiration for Hart Crane‘s poem, “The Bridge“
Central Park		23 May 1963	Manhattan 40°46′55″N 73°57′58″W / 40.781944°N 73.966111°W / 40.781944; -73.966111 (Central Park)	New York	The Green Lung of the city; one of the most visited city parks in the world; designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux
City Hall		19 December 1960	Manhattan40°42′46″N 74°00′21″W / 40.7127°N 74.0059°W / 40.7127; -74.0059 (City Hall)	New York	Oldest city hall in U.S. still in use as main municipal government building
Empire State Building		24 June 1986	Manhattan 40°44′54″N 73°59′08″W / 40.748433°N 73.985694°W / 40.748433; -73.985694 (Empire State Building)	New York	Current tallest building in New York and internationally-recognized symbol of the city
Holland Tunnel		4 November 1993	Manhattan	New York	Tunnel underneath the Hudson River, connecting Manhattan and New Jersey; civil engineering landmark; one of the earliest ventilated tunnels
48	USS Intrepid		14 January 1986	Manhattan	New York	One of the most active U.S. ships during World War II; today a museum moored along the West Side
R. H. Macy and Company Store (Macy’s)		2 June 1978	Manhattan	New York	Largest department store in world for many years
New York Public Library		21 December 1965	Manhattan	New York	One of the largest and most important libraries in the U.S.
Rockefeller Center		23 December 1987	Manhattan	New York	Successful urban planning projects of 20th-century America; changed Midtown Manhattan; originating site of popular NBC television programs Today and Saturday Night Live
Trinity Church		8 December 1976	Manhattan	New York	Historic church which looks down Wall Street
Charleston Historic District		01960-10-09October 9, 1960	Charleston	Charleston	Historic district including 81 contributing properties and 700 others
USS YORKTOWN (Aircraft Carrier)		01986-01-14January 14, 1986	Mount Pleasant 32°47′20″N 79°54′31″W / 32.78879224°N 79.9085875915°W / 32.78879224; -79.9085875915 (USS YORKTOWN (Aircraft Carrier))	Charleston	Famous World War II aircraft carrier