Mid-Atlantic Region
Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware.
Delaware
- Visited: First State National Historical Park
Maryland
- Visited: Antietam
- Visited: Assateague Island National Seashore
- Visited: Catoctin Mountain Park
- Not yet: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Visited: Clara Barton National Historic Site
- Not yet: Fort Foote Park
- Visited: Fort McHenry National Historic Site
- Not yet: Greenbelt Park
- Visited: Hampton National Historic Site
- Visited: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
- Visited: Monocacy National Battlefield
- Not yet: Piscataway Park
- Visited: Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Visited: Thomas Stone National Historic Site
New Jersey
- Visited: Gateway National Recreation Area / Sandy Hook Lighthouse
- Visited: Great Egg Harbor National Wild and Scenic River
- Visited: Morristown National Historical Park
- Visited: Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
- Not yet: Pinelands National Reserve
- Visited: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
- Visited: Thomas Edison NHP - Black Maria Studio
Pennsylvania
- Visited: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Visited: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Visited: Edgar Allan Pоe National Historic Site
- Visited: Eisenhower National Historic Site
- Visited: Flight 93 National Memorial
- Visited: Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Visited: Friendship Hill National Historic Site
- Visited: Gettysburg National Military Park
- Visited: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
- Visited: Independence National Historical Park
- Visited: Johnstown Flood National Memorial
- Visited: Steamtown National Historic Site
- Visited: Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Historical Park
- Visited: Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
- Visited: Valley Forge National Historical Park
- Visited: The Soldiers' Huts - Valley Forge National Historical Park
Virginia
- Visited: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
- Visited: Arlington House, Robert E. Lee Memorial
- Visited: Booker T. Washington National Monument
- Visited: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
- Not yet: Colonial National Historical Park
- Not yet: Fort Monroe National Monument
- Visited: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
- Visited: George Washington Birthplace National Monument
- Visited: George Washington Memorial Parkway
- Visited: Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
- Visited: Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Visited: Petersburg National Battlefield
- Visited: Prince William Forest Park
- Visited: Richmond National Battlefield Park
- Visited: Shenandoah National Park
- Not yet: Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
- Visited: Manassas National Battlefield Park - Stonewall Jackson Monument
West Virginia
- Visited: Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Not yet: Bluestone National Scenic River
- Not yet: Gauley River National Recreation Area
- Visited: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
- Visited: New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
Recent Posts
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park in Richmond, Virginia, preserves more than a dozen Civil War battlefields that tell the story of the campaigns fought to capture the Confederate capital. Established in 1936, the park commemorates battles including Gaines’ Mill, Cold Harbor, Malvern Hill, and others that helped shape the outcome of the Civil War. One of […]
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, preserves one of the most remarkable engineering achievements of early America. Established as a unit of the National Park System in 1964, the site tells the story of the first railroad built to overcome one of the nation’s greatest transportation barriers: the Allegheny Mountains. When the […]
Petersburg National Battlefield
Petersburg National Battlefield in Petersburg, Virginia, preserves the site of one of the longest and most important campaigns of the Civil War. Established as a national military park in 1926, it tells the story of the ten-month siege that ultimately led to the fall of both Petersburg and the Confederate capital of Richmond. The earthwork […]
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
One of the most powerful exhibits at the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in South Fork, Pennsylvania, tells the story of Dr. Victor Heiser, a young medical student who survived one of America’s worst disasters. As the South Fork Dam gave way on May 31, 1889, Heiser was swept away in the floodwaters. He managed to climb onto […]
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Farmington, Pennsylvania, preserves the site of the opening battle of the French and Indian War and marks the beginning of George Washington’s military career. Established as a National Battlefield Site in 1931, it commemorates an event that would ultimately set the stage for the larger conflict between Britain and France […]
George Washington Memorial Parkway
The George Washington Memorial Parkway is unlike most units of the National Park System. Established in 1930, it was designed not simply as a scenic roadway, but as a living memorial to George Washington. Stretching for nearly 25 miles along the Potomac River, it links many of the places most closely associated with our nation’s […]
Thomas Edison NHP – Black Maria Studio
While exploring the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, one exhibit immediately caught my attention. This unassuming black building is a replica of the Black Maria, the world’s first motion picture production studio. Although simple in appearance, it represents the birthplace of an industry that would forever change entertainment, communication, and popular culture. The original Black Maria was […]
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
One of the unexpected discoveries during our travels was the home of Zane Grey, preserved within the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Although I had never read his Western novels, I certainly knew his name and the enormous popularity he enjoyed during the early twentieth century. Finding his home overlooking the Delaware River was […]
Steamtown National Historic Site
I have enjoyed taking the drive across New York and into Scranton as an alternative to the busy highways of the Northeast. The route is more relaxing, the scenery is beautiful, and it offers the opportunity to stop at the Steamtown National Historic Site. Located in the heart of Scranton, Steamtown preserves the history of […]
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
During our travels through southwestern Pennsylvania, we visited Friendship Hill National Historic Site, the country estate of Albert Gallatin. Gallatin was one of the most influential figures in the early history of the United States. Born in Switzerland, he immigrated to America and rose to become Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and […]
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site is one of those places I might never have visited or even learned about. If it had not been preserved by the National Park Service. Traveling to Richmond, Virginia, with a friend, I stepped into the world of a remarkable woman whose vision and determination helped transform the lives of countless African Americans […]
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
There are many places to visit in Philadelphia, but one stop that I wanted to include was the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. Unlike the grand homes of some famous Americans, Poe’s Philadelphia residence is modest. Yeast within these humble walls, Edgar Allan Poe produced some of the most important and enduring works of American literature. […]
