Boasting a whopping three heritage areas, seven national parks, and 14 national monuments, this road trip route guarantees ...

How do volcanologists determine the height of eruptive plumes from Yellowstone’s past explosive eruptions? Ironically, you ...

Smack in the middle of Spotsylvania Battlefield lies a grassy oasis threaded by walking paths and topped by an assortment of ...

Antiquities Act gives the president the authority to establish national monuments on federal lands. During its nearly ...

Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms are nearing the 2025 peak bloom. Here's what to know about viewing the trees.

According to the National Parks Service, peak bloom typically lasts for several days and the exact dates can vary each year. Here’s what to know.

Public lands are quintessentially American, and in many ways they define and shape the American identity. There are a few ...

The president of Northwestern Bell Telephone was summoned to Washington to assemble the first plans for Cold War civilian ...

March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift ...

The Majestic Mountain Loop takes you through three of America’s most iconic parks: Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon. Julie ...

Composer Marko Bajzer wrote “The Sacrifice of Prometheus,” a classical-music epic, when he was a Great Basin National Park artist-in-residence. The piece, a musical exploration of the park’s ...

California's bird diversity and accessibility of parks and other public spaces make the state second best in the U.S. for birdwatching.