USA Parks and Recreation Areas

Touro Synagogue, dedicated in 1762, is the oldest synagogue in the United States and the only one that survives from the colonial era. The congregation was founded in 1658 by Sephardim, descendants of Marranos who fled the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal and who were themselves seeking a haven from religious persecution in the Caribbean. A trap door under the bimah is symbolic of their fear and apprehension. read more...

Phone: 401-847-4794   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Newport   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Touro Synagogue National Historic Site

The John Ericsson Memorial is dedicated to the man who revolutionized naval history with his invention of the screw propeller. He was also the designer of the U.S.S Monitor, the ship that ensured Union naval supremacy during the Civil War. 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 Monument   Activities: N/A   Details Provided By: John Ericsson National Memorial

King George and Broadswords, shouted loyalists as they charged across partially dismantled Moores Creek bridge on February 27, 1776. Just beyond the bridge nearly a thousand North Carolina patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. read more...

Phone: 910-283-5591   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Currie   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Battlefield   Activities: Birding, Fishing, Wildlife Watching, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Moores Creek National Battlefield