Less crowded but not less beautiful, these underrated U.S. national parks are worth visiting to avoid the crowds and enjoy beautiful views.

Arguably Arizona’s most famous natural landmark, the Grand Canyon National ... pinnacles and crimson mesas, Monument Valley is one you really don’t want to miss! Visitors to the park are ...

On Nosy Be and nearby islands like Nosy Sakatia and Nosy Komba, visitors can snorkel with turtles, search for lemurs at Lokobe National Park and lounge on pristine white-sand beaches. But ...

On the other side are national park officials, environmental advocates ... on either side, with pinnacles and crags; and sharp, angular buttresses, bristling with wind and wave polished spires ...

You know those rare places that hit you with a sense of time travel the moment you arrive? That’s what awaits in Abilene, Kansas – a town where history permeates every brick, boardwalk, and building ...

For the kickoff of the annual National Park Week, which for 2025 will be ... Joshua Tree, Lassen, Pinnacles, Redwood, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, and Yosemite. (Note that Yosemite’s still going ...

In addition to a vineyard, Cuyahoga Valley has another unexpected national park attraction: a 19,000-person outdoor music ...

I visited all the major US national parks and ranked them based on factors like beauty and crowd size. My favorites include Grand Teton and Acadia.

Just keep in mind that inner-canyon adventures require a permit. Pinnacles was only officially designated a national park in 2013, so it's still a lesser-known spot in the park system. Named for ...

April through June is when the 5,000+ elevation areas on mountain slopes start to see blooms. Desert mariposa, blackbush, beavertail cactus, and desert fiddleneck wildflowers begin blooming around ...