Year after year, hundreds of millions of visitors spend more than a billion hours enjoying the magnificent, astonishingly diverse realm overseen by America’s National Park Service. And the National Geographic Society has been involved with this forward-looking, environmentally-minded department from the very beginning.
This extensive travel planner covers not just the 58 official National Parks but also the nearly 350 additional properties in the Park Service’s domain. The premier Parks are described in detail, but equal attention is given to the National Monuments, Memorials, Preserves, Historic Sites, Battlefields, Cemeteries, and Seashores, not to mention a network of "National Trails" and even the intriguingly referred to "Affiliated Areas." From Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty, from the hallowed ground of Gettysburg National Military Park to the Pacific waters shrouding Hawaii’s U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, this catalog spans American history and territory both, with practical advice on how to reach each park, when to go, and what to do there.
Anonymous
Posted Mon May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2010
I was hoping at 500+ pages it would be more indepth, but then again with covering so many parks how indepth could it be on each. I wanted it as a starting point to aid in deciding which parks to put on my "bucket list". In that regards its a great book, after all it is National Geographic. That being said i was hoping for the $30 price tag and the name it would be more indepth and I would get mor bang for the buck. There in lies the dissappointment. If you are looking for a top notch:Coffe Table/Starting Point/Quick Reference, this is it. You will have to then buy a book on the exact topic once decided.
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Posted Wed May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2010
This is the definitive National Park travel book on bookshelves today. It gives a complete rundown of all United States National Parks, Monuments, Battlefields, Historical Sites, Scenic Trails, Recreation Areas, and Seashores, all vividly described with inspired photography. This is a "must buy" for all nature and history enthusiasts.
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Overview
Year after year, hundreds of millions of visitors spend more than a billion hours enjoying the magnificent, astonishingly diverse realm overseen by America’s National Park Service. And the National Geographic Society has been involved with this forward-looking, environmentally-minded department from the very beginning.
This extensive travel planner covers not just the 58 official National Parks but also the nearly 350 additional properties in the Park Service’s domain. The ...