Southeast Region
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Alabama
- Not yet: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
- Not yet: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
- Not yet: Little River Canyon National Preserve
- Visited: Russell Cave National Monument
- Not yet: Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
- Visited: Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
- Visited: Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
Florida
- Visited: Big Cypress National Preserve
- Visited: Biscayne National Park
- Not yet: Canaveral National Seashore
- Not yet: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
- Visited: De Soto National Memorial
- Visited: Dry Tortugas National Park
- Visited: Everglades National Park
- Not yet: Fort Caroline National Memorial
- Not yet: Fort Matanzas National Monument
- Not yet: Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Visited: Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve
Georgia
- Not yet: Andersonville National Historic Site
- Visited: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Visited: Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
- Visited: Cumberland Island National Seashore
- Not yet: Fort Frederica National Monument
- Visited: Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Not yet: Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
- Visited: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
- Visited: Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
- Visited: Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
- Visited: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park - Ebenezer Baptist Church
Kentucky
- Visited: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
- Visited: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Visited: Mammoth Cave National Park
Mississippi
- Visited: Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
- Not yet: Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Not yet: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
- Visited: Natchez National Historical Park
- Visited: Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
- Visited: Tupelo National Battlefield
- Not yet: Vicksburg National Military Park
North Carolina
- Not yet: Blue Ridge Parkway
- Visited: Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Visited: Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Visited: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
- Visited: Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
- Visited: Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Not yet: Moores Creek National Battlefield
- Visited: Wright Brothers National Memorial
Puerto Rico
- Visited: San Juan National Historic Site
South Carolina
- Visited: Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
- Visited: Congaree National Park
- Visited: Cowpens National Battlefield
- Visited: Fort Sumter
- Visited: Kings Mountain National Military Park
- Visited: Ninety Six National Historic Site
- Not yet: Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Tennessee
- Visited: Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
- Not yet: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
- Visited: Fort Donelson National Battlefield
- Visited: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Not yet: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
- Visited: Obed Wild & Scenic River
- Visited: Shiloh National Military Park
- Visited: Stones River National Battlefield
U.S. Virgin Islands
- Visited: Buck Island Reef National Monument
- Visited: Christiansted National Historic Site
- Visited: Salt River Bay National Historical Park
- Visited: Virgin Islands National Park
- Not yet: Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
Recent Posts
Vicksburg National Military Park
National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi, preserves one of the most decisive campaigns of the Civil War. Established as a National Military Park in 1899, it commemorates the siege of Vicksburg, which ended with a Union victory on July 4, 1863. With the surrender of the city, the Union gained control of the entire Mississippi […]
Tupelo National Battlefield
Tupelo National Battlefield in Tupelo, Mississippi, commemorates one of the lesser known but strategically important battles of the Civil War. Established as a unit of the National Park System in 1971, it preserves the story of the Battle of Tupelo, fought on July 14–15, 1864. While exploring Mississippi, we made a point of visiting this […]
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ninety Six National Historic Site in Ninety Six, South Carolina, preserves one of the most significant yet least-known battlefields of the American Revolution. Established as a National Historic Site in 1976, it tells the story of a frontier settlement where Native Americans, settlers, Loyalists, and Patriots all struggled for control of the South Carolina backcountry. […]
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Dover, Tennessee, preserves the site of one of the most important Union victories of the Civil War. Established as a National Military Park in 1928, it commemorates the battle fought in February 1862, when Union forces under Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Donelson and opened the Cumberland and […]
Mammoth Cave National Park
I have visited Mammoth Cave National Park only once, but it is a place that has stayed with me. Walking through the immense underground chambers provided an opportunity to appreciate the geological processes that have shaped this landscape over millions of years. Today, more than 400 miles of passageways have been surveyed, making Mammoth Cave […]
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
We had the opportunity to explore many parts of Georgia while Erin was attending chiropractic school in Marietta, and one place we visited was Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park near Macon. Preserving traces of more than 12,000 years of human history, the park tells the story of the many peoples who lived along the Ocmulgee […]
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Another presidential site I explored through the National Park Service was the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee. During our visit, we toured both the tailor shop where Johnson learned his trade and the home where he and his family lived. The simple bedroom shown here offered a glimpse into the personal side […]
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
The historic Natchez National Scenic Trail is a route the served as one of the most important transportation corridors in the early American frontier. Worn deeply into the earth by generations of travelers, traders, soldiers and Native Americans, the sunken pathway visible today offers a glimpse into what travel looked like before modern roads and railroads transformed the landscape. Long before […]
Virgin Islands National Park
One of the highlights of our family vacation to St Thomas, was visiting the Virgin Islands National Park on the island of St. John. While we were staying on nearby St. Thomas, we took the ferry across the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean to spend a day exploring this unique national park. Virgin Islands National Park is a place […]
Christiansted National Historic Site
One of the highlights of our visit to St. Croix was exploring Christiansted National Historic Site. Standing atop the walls of Fort Christiansted, overlooking the harbor and surrounded by the distinctive yellow buildings of the Old Danish colonial town, it was easy to imagine the importance this port once held in the Caribbean. Christiansted National Historic […]
Cumberland Island National Seashore
A visit to Cumberland Island National Seashore requires a bit of planning, but the effort is well worth it. Located off the coast of Georgia, the island is accessible only by boat, helping preserve the undeveloped character that makes it one of the most unique places in the National Park System. Arriving by ferry feels like stepping […]
Russell Cave National Monument
Long before cities, highways, and even recorded history, people found shelter beneath this massive limestone cave entrance. Russell Cave is one of the most important archaeological sites in the southeastern United States. Evidence found within the cave reveals that people used it as a shelter for nearly 10.000 years. Archaeologists have uncovered thousands of artifacts that […]
