Sand Island State Recreation Area
🏆 Hawaii — Urban beach park on a man-made island in Honolulu Harbor — one of the few places to
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Kukaniloko Birthstones State Monument
🏆 Hawaii — The most sacred site on Oahu — Hawaiian royal women gave birth here on special birthing stones
Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline
🏆 Hawaii — Dramatic volcanic coastline on Oahu’s southeast shore — the Makapu’u Lighthouse Trail winds along 700-foot sea cliffs
San Rafael State Natural Area
🏆 San Rafael State Natural Area — A closed-to-public preserve protecting one of Arizona’s last pristine native grassland valleys —
Poison Springs Battleground State Park
🏆 Arkansas — Site of the April 18, 1864 battle where Confederates ambushed a Union foraging expedition — the engagement
Marks’ Mills Battleground State Park
🏆 Arkansas — Site of the April 25, 1864 Confederate ambush that captured an entire Union wagon train of 240
Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area
🏆 Wisconsin — 3,763-acre landscape sculpted by the last Ice Age — the Chippewa Lobe of the glacier left behind
Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail
🏆 Kentucky — Kentucky’s longest hiking trail — 120 miles along the Pine Mountain ridge from Breaks Interstate Park to
Old Mission State Park
🏆 Idaho — The oldest building still standing in Idaho — the Cataldo Mission (1850-1853) was built by Coeur d’Alene
Lake Louise Recreation Area
🏆 South Dakota — Scenic 50-acre lake nestled in the James River valley — named after Louise Firesteel, this spring-fed
Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park
🏝️ Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park lies in the Ohio River at Parkersburg, West Virginia. A sternwheeler takes you to
Blackwater Falls State Park
🏆 West-virginia — Iconic 57-foot waterfall where amber-colored water plunges over sandstone — the water is stained dark by tannic
Wah-Sha-She Park (Former Oklahoma State Park)
📋 No longer an Oklahoma state park — the state closed Wah-Sha-She in 2011. The land belongs to the U.S.
Claude D. Kelley State Park
Claude D. Kelley State Park is now Little River State Forest near Atmore, Alabama, owned by the Alabama Forestry Commission. The recreation area is closed for repairs (September 2026).
Angel Fire Vietnam Veterans Memorial
🕊️ Angel Fire Vietnam Veterans Memorial — the Peace and Brotherhood Chapel in the Moreno Valley, dedicated in 1971 The
South Fork State Recreation Area
🏆 Ruby Mountains Gateway — Recreation area on the South Fork Humboldt River in the shadow of the Ruby Mountains
Wild Horse State Recreation Area
🏆 Wild Horse State Recreation Area — A high-desert reservoir oasis at 6,200 feet in northeastern Nevada, offering year-round fishing,
Webster State Park
🏆 Smoky Hills Reservoir — 3,780-acre Webster Reservoir on the South Fork Solomon River — one of the best walleye
Prairie Dog State Park
🏆 Prairie Dog Town — Named for the massive black-tailed prairie dog colonies! This park surrounds 9,000-acre Norton Reservoir (Sebelius
Fort Delaware State Park
🏆 Island Fortress — Civil War-era island fortress in the Delaware River — Fort Delaware held up to 12,500 Confederate
Rough Rider State Park
🏆 Rough Rider State Park, called Sully Creek State Park until October 2024, is one of North Dakota‘s designated horse
Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — Illinois’ oldest surviving capitol building (1836) — where young Abraham Lincoln served his first terms as
Ulysses S. Grant Home State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — The Italianate home given to Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant by grateful citizens of Galena
Postville Courthouse State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — Replica of the original Lincoln County courthouse (1840) — young Abraham Lincoln tried cases here as
Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — 1802 French Colonial mansion of Pierre Menard — first Lieutenant Governor of Illinois! The finest example
Old State Capitol State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — Where Abraham Lincoln delivered his “House Divided” speech on June 16, 1858 — “A house divided
Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — The other surviving courthouse of Lincoln’s 8th Judicial Circuit — built in 1848, this Greek Revival
Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — One of only two remaining courthouses where Abraham Lincoln practiced law on the 8th Judicial Circuit
Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — Where Abraham Lincoln practiced law with partner William Herndon from 1843-1852 — the only surviving building
Lincoln’s Tomb State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — The final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, and three of their four sons
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — The last home of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln — Abraham Lincoln’s father and stepmother! The
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — Where the Lewis and Clark Expedition began! Camp Dubois (Camp Wood) was built here in December
Fort de Chartres State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — The most imposing French colonial fortress in North America — built 1753 with 18-foot-thick stone walls!
Douglas Tomb State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — 96-foot marble monument over the tomb of Senator Stephen A. Douglas — Lincoln’s great debate rival!
David Davis Mansion State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — 1872 Victorian mansion of Supreme Court Justice David Davis — Lincoln’s campaign manager who masterminded the
Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — Frank Lloyd Wright’s best-preserved Prairie-style home (1902-1904) — 35 rooms, 12,000 square feet with 250 art
Carl Sandburg State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — Birthplace of poet Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878) — the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Chicago Poems”
Bryant Cottage State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — The house where Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas agreed to their famous 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates —
Black Hawk State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — Site of the 1832 Black Hawk War along the Rock River — where Sauk leader Black
Bishop Hill State Historic Site
🏆 Illinois History — Preserved 1846 Swedish utopian commune — 1,500 Swedish immigrants led by Erik Jansson built this communal
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
🏆 Illinois History — The most-visited presidential library in America — 200,000+ artifacts chronicling Lincoln’s life from log cabin to
Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site
🏆 Missouri History — The only surviving Burr arch truss covered bridge in Missouri — built in 1871, spanning 120
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site
🏆 Missouri History — Home of the “King of Ragtime” — Scott Joplin lived in this St. Louis flat from
Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site
🏆 Missouri History — Historic cemetery near Arrow Rock — burial site of the Sappington family, including Dr. John Sappington
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site
🏆 Missouri History — One of only four remaining covered bridges in Missouri — built in 1872 using the Howe
Osage Village State Historic Site
🏆 Missouri History — Archaeological site of a major Osage Nation village occupied from the 1600s to 1700s — the
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site
🏆 Missouri History — Home of Nathan Boone — son of legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone! Nathan was a U.S. Army
Morris State Park
🌳 Crowley’s Ridge — 161 acres on the one band of hills that rises out of the flat Mississippi lowlands
Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site
🏆 Missouri History — The tiny cabin where Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born on November 30, 1835 — he would
Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site
🏆 Missouri History — Historic African American cemetery in Columbia — final resting place for enslaved and free Black Missourians