US National Parks are more popular than ever. If you’re planning to visit one of these treasures, here’s a handy National Parks checklist with tips for making the most out of your experience.

Historian Wallace Steiner called America’s national parks “the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.”

Our parks are open to everyone. Can you imagine if places like Joshua Tree or Zion had been sold to developers, or…

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The Local Tourist

Born to write with a nearly obsessive love of travel, history, cooking, Chicago, and my husband. Author, speaker, exuberant lover of life.