Worldwide Parks and Recreation Areas with Interpretive Programs

This 50-million year old lake bed is one of the richest fossil localities in the world. Recorded in limestone are dynamic and complete paleoecosystems that spanned two million years. Preservation is so complete that it allows for detailed study of climate change and its effects on biological communities. read more...

Phone: 307-877-4455   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Kemmerer   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Birding, Biking / Bicycling, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Cross Country Skiing, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Fossil Butte

The Lincoln Memorial is a tribute to President Abraham Lincoln and the nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War (1861-1865). The Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple. It has 36 Doric columns, one for each state at the time of Lincolns death. A sculpture by Daniel Chester French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber. read more...

Phone: 202.426.6841   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Washington   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Lincoln Memorial

26 Wall Street was the site of New York City's 18th century City Hall. Here John Peter Zenger was jailed, tried, and acquitted of libel for exposing government corruption in his newspaper, an early victory for freedom of the press. City Hall hosted the Stamp Act Congress, which assembled in October 1765, to protest taxation without representation. read more...

Phone: (212) 825-6888   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: New York   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Federal Hall National Memorial