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
- Not yet: 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
- Not yet: Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve
Georgia
- Not yet: Andersonville National Historic Site
- Visited: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Not yet: 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
Kentucky
- Visited: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
- Visited: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Not yet: Mammoth Cave National Park
Mississippi
- Not yet: 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
- Not yet: 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
- Not yet: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
- Not yet: Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
- Not yet: 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
- Not yet: Kings Mountain National Military Park
- Not yet: 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
- Not yet: Fort Donelson National Battlefield
- Visited: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Not yet: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
- Visited: Obed Wild & Scenic River
- Not yet: Shiloh National Military Park
- Not yet: Stones River National Battlefield
U.S. Virgin Islands
- Visited: Buck Island Reef National Monument
- Visited: Christiansted National Historic Site
- Not yet: Salt River Bay National Historical Park
- Visited: Virgin Islands National Park
- Not yet: Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
Recent Posts
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 […]
Cowpens National Battlefield
A visit to Cowpens National Battlefield is a chance to stand on the ground where an important American victory of the Revolutionary War took place. While the battlefield tells the story of military strategy, this reconstructed log cabin helps visitors understand the everyday lives of the people who called the Carolina backcountry home in the late eighteenth […]
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
A visit to the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site is an opportunity to explore one of the most important educational institutions in American history. Established as a National Historic Site in 1974, the park preserves a portion of the original Tuskegee Institute campus and the legacy of Booker T. Washington, whose vision helped transform educational opportunities for […]
Buck Island Reef National Monument
Another birthday and family history vacation was spent on Saint Croix exploring Buck Island Reef National Monument. Like many of our family trips, the destination combined celebration, adventure and another opportunity to experience one of the unique places preserved within the National Park System. Buck Island is unlike many national parks we have visited over the years. This […]
Everglades National Park
The Everglades National Park is such a massive and unique national park that each visit feels like exploring an entirely different landscape. Spanning more than 1.5 million acres, it protects one of the largest subtropical wilderness areas in the United States and became a national park in 1947 under President Harry S. Truman. The Everglades were protected […]
Natchez National Historical Park
This is Melrose, one of the centerpiece homes within Natchez National Historical Park in Natchez, and it reflects another chapter of American history. Built in the 1840s, Melrose is a classical example of the Greek Revival style, with its columns and symmetry. What sets it apart is not just the architecture, but the way the […]
