At Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, the National Park Service preserves natural hot springs and the opulent bathhouses erected around them in the early 1900's.
The mineral springs, which bubble out at 143 degrees, were once thought to have the power to alleviate pain, restore youth, and cure diseases such as rheumatism.
The National Park Service protects 415 square miles of spectacular mountain wilderness at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Visitors enjoy many scenic overlooks, wildflowers, wildlife, and clear starry nights along the 300 miles of hiking trails in the park.
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve in Alaska covers 3.3 million acres of wilderness; part of a 25-million acre World Heritage Site, one of the largest international protected areas.
The National Park Service protects Little River and the Little River Canyon area in the southern Appalachians of northeast Alabama. Little River Canyon National Preserve offers waterfalls, forested uplands, canyon rims and bluffs, pools, boulders, sandstone cliffs, and a variety of recreational activities including 23 miles of road to ride horses on.
In 1969, Alabama designated the Little River, south of the Alabama State Highway 35 bridge to the mouth of the Little River canyon, as an official state wild and scenic river.
The National Park Service protects the wonder and majesty of the Grand Canyon, whose size alone is overwhelming; 277 river miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and a mile deep! Laid bare in the rocks of the Grand Canyon are the last two billion years of Earth's history.
Madison is the state capital of Wisconsin and the seat of Dane County. Madison is the second-largest city in Wisconsin (the largest city in the state is Milwaukee).
Downtown Madison is located on an isthmus of land between two of the city's five Lakes. All State Capitals
Located in the Appalachian mountains where the Elk and Kanawha rivers converge in Kanawha County, Charleston is the state capital and largest city of West Virginia. All State Capitals
West Virginia's first capital city was located in Wheeling (Ohio County). It was later moved to Charleston, then back to Wheeling, and then again back to Charleston (Washington Hall, located in Wheeling, is known as the "Birthplace of West Virginia").
Olympia, located at the southern tip of Puget Sound, is the capital city of the state of Washington, and the seat of Thurston County. All State Capitals
Historic Richmond is the capital city of the commonwealth of Virginia. All State Capitals
Salt Lake City is the state capital and largest city in Utah, located near the Great Salt Lake and surrounded by the Wasatch, Oquirrh, and Traverse mountain ranges. All State Capitals