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Virgin Islands National Park

Covering most of St. John, this park protects white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and Danish colonial ruins in the Caribbean.

Badlands scenery in three separate units where Theodore Roosevelt once ranched, with free-roaming bison, wild horses, and prairie dog towns.

Rolling Blue Ridge Mountain scenery along the 105-mile Skyline Drive, with waterfalls, wildlife, and fall foliage a short drive from

Home to General Sherman, the largest tree on Earth by volume, and vast groves of giant sequoias in the southern

Two districts flanking Tucson protect dense forests of the towering saguaro cactus, the enduring symbol of the American Southwest.

Alpine tundra above 12,000 feet, Trail Ridge Road (the highest continuous paved road in the U.S.), and abundant elk make

Home to the tallest trees on Earth, this jointly managed park protects old-growth coast redwood groves alongside rugged Pacific coastline.

Remnants of an ancient volcano form the towering rock spires and talus caves of this park, home to a reintroduced

Colorful badlands strewn with 200-million-year-old fossilized logs, plus Painted Desert overlooks along a single scenic drive.

An extraordinary range of ecosystems in one park — glacier-capped mountains, temperate rainforest, and wild Pacific coastline — connected by