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AMERICA'S BEST IDEA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS

4/21/2016

 
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Hit the road and head to your nearest NPS site.
HURRY!  The celebration has begun; admission is FREE for the rest of the week, through Sunday, April 24th!

Turn off all electronics!  Grab the kids, the pets, the passport, the camera, and the car keys and get out of Dodge.  America awaits, in all her beauty, glory and history; it’s National Parks Week! 

Pick a site, any one of over 400 National Park sites covering a plethora of possibilities and make some memories for FREE.    
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Yes, a plethora of possibilities, including . . . 
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Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois home is one of only 2 NPS sites located in Illinois.
​. . . 128 historical parks; 
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New Mexico is home to 15 NPS sites, among them White Sands National Monument.
81 national monuments; 
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Yellowstone, America's first national park, was established in 1872; the NPS followed in 1916.
59 national parks, 25 battlefields or military parks, 19 preserves; 
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Alcatraz, once a Civil War fort, a military prison and a federal prison is included in the 80,000 acres that are part of the Golden Gate Recreational Area.
​18 recreation areas; 
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The Wright Brother's National Memorial is the only national memorial in North Carolina.
30 national memorials, 10 seashores, 4 parkways, 4 lake shores and 2 reserves. 
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They're everywhere!  See what's in your neck of the woods via this link.
Or sit back and watch a few videos highlighting America's Best Idea before you hit the road.     

BTW, for those of you lucky enough to
be U.S. citizens (or permanent residents) 62 and over, a one-time fee of $10 (it does come with an additional fee of $10 for processing unless you apply in person) a NPS Senior Pass offers a lifetime of free admission to over 2,000 sites affiliated with NPS.  You can check out the details via this link.   
 

Let the celebration begin!

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6/2/2016 07:33:44 am

I visited these all places. You can't believe that place so beautiful.


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