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
- Visited: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
- Visited: 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
- Visited: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
- Visited: De Soto National Memorial
- Visited: Dry Tortugas National Park
- Visited: Everglades National Park
- Visited: Fort Caroline National Memorial
- Not yet: Fort Matanzas National Monument
- Visited: Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Visited: Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve
Georgia
- Visited: 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
- Visited: 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: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
- Visited: Natchez National Historical Park
- Visited: Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
- Visited: Tupelo National Battlefield
- Visited: 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
- Visited: 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
- Visited: 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
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
One of the great privileges of traveling across the United States has been visiting our National Parks. While many people immediately think of spectacular mountains, canyons, or seashores, the National Park Service also preserves places where the course of American history was changed. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, North Carolina, is one of […]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
During World War II, as the United States government began expanding the role of African Americans in the military, the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama was selected as the center for an unprecedented program: the training of African American military pilots. At a time when the U.S. armed forces were still segregated, the program became an […]
Shiloh National Military
The peaceful landscape at Shiloh National Military Park gives little indication of the enormous battle that took place here on April 6 and 7, 1862. The Battle of Shiloh was one of the first major battles in the Western Theater of the Civil War and, at the time, the bloodiest battle yet fought in American […]
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site preserves the home and farm where one of America’s most important twentieth-century writers spent the final years of his life. A nationally renowned poet, journalist, biographer, and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes, Carl Sandburg used his writing to explore the lives, struggles, language, and spirit of the American people. […]
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
When we visited St. Croix, one of the places we wanted to explore was Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve. Rather than simply seeing the park from shore, we explored it by kayak, which gave us an opportunity to experience the landscape from the water and see the mangroves and shoreline up […]
Stones River National Battlefield
While visiting Stones River National Battlefield in Murfreesboro, we came upon these long, grass-covered earthworks. At first glance they look almost like natural ridges, but they are surviving sections of Fortress Rosecrans, one of the largest earthen fortifications constructed during the Civil War. The fortress was built following the Battle of Stones River, fought from […]
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Every national park tells a story, but Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park occupy a unique place in the history of the National Park System. Established by Congress on August 19, 1890, and signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison, it became the first national military park in the United States. More than simply preserving […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park – Ebenezer Baptist Church
There are places where history was witnessed, and there are places where history was spoken. Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta is one of those places. Walking into this sanctuary, I was struck by its simplicity. The pews, the pulpit, and the stained-glass windows are much as they were when generations of worshippers gathered here. Yet […]
Kings Mountain National Military Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park in Blacksburg, South Carolina, commemorates one of the most decisive Patriot victories of the American Revolution. Established as a National Military Park in 1931, it preserves the site where, on October 7, 1780, frontier militia defeated a force of Loyalists under British Major Patrick Ferguson. The Battle of Kings Mountain marked […]
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site in Baldwyn, Mississippi, preserves the location of one of the most remarkable Confederate victories of the Civil War. Established as a National Battlefield Site in 1929, this small one-acre park commemorates a battle whose outcome had consequences far beyond the crossroads where it was fought. On June 10, 1864, […]
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 […]
