Oct 26, 2025
Though the Revolutionary War didn’t officially end until September 1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, a key turning point in the war for independence occurred six years earlier in a small corner of today’s New York state.
The Battle of Saratoga stretched out from September 19 until October 7, 1777, and...
Oct 19, 2025
The federal government is shut down, but the national parks – most of them, anyway – are open.
Back during his first term in office President Donald Trump also kept the parks open during the government shutdown that stretched from the end of 2018 into early 2019. That led to some vandalism to the parks and damage to...
Oct 12, 2025
Kansas is a big place, and not one particularly well-known for national park destinations. But that doesn’t mean you should overlook the Sunflower State.
In the closing days of September, as the country seemed destined for a government shutdown, the Traveler's Kurt Repanshek and Patrick Cone headed into Kansas to...
Oct 5, 2025
How do national parks develop their interpretive materials? What influences come into play when a park begins to outline its approach and the direction it takes when crafting educational materials for visitors? Is the National Park Service careful to take a truthful path when presenting history?
Those are topical...