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Parks Info, News & Facts |
- National Parks Worldwide
- U.S. National Park System
- U.S. National Parks by State
- U.S. National Parks Visitation Numbers
- List of U.S. National Parks
- Best U.S. National Parks for 2024
- Enjoy the Heat: The Best Outdoor Water Park Ride
- Verruckt at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, Kansas City, Kan.
- Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach in Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
- Deep Water Dive at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Ky.
- The Scorpion’s Tail at Noah's Ark, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
- Zero-G, Canyon Cliffs, and Bombs Away at Mountain Creek Water Park, Vernon, N.J.
- Ihu's Breakaway Falls at Aquatica, Orlando, Fla.
- Massiv Monster Blaster at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, Galveston, Texas
- Mammoth at Splashin' Safari, part of Holiday World, Santa Claus, Ind.
- King Cobra at Hurricane Harbor, adjacent to Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, N.J.
- Voyage to the Center of the Earth at Water World, in Federal Heights, Colo.
- Disneyland Statistics
- Intercot - Features travel information, pictures, audio clips, video clips, tips, and trivia.
- Magictrips - Includes resort information, tips, forums,...
- Michael's VIP's - Private guide and custom itinerary service.
- Mouse Pal - Software that generates custom Disney World attraction schedules.
- Mousetyme - Vacation planning information, news, and message boards.
- Our Laughing Place - Resort information and vacation and strategy tips.
- Raging Rivers Water Park
- Roller Coaster Database - Searchable database with information and statistics
- Safer Parks - Safety tips and statistics come from governmental and industry sources
- Theme Index and Museum: The Global Attractions Attendance Report
- 7 Great South Carolina National Parks
- 8 Facts You Didn't Know About Disney's Hollywood Studios
- 10 National Parks That Have the Best Fall Foliage
- 10 Best National Parks Around the World
- 10 Facts About Disney Parks
- 10 Incredible National Parks Around the World
- 11 Breathtakingly Beautiful Waterfalls in the U.S.
- 12 Most Stunning National Parks in the U.S.
- 15 Best National Parks in the World
- 16 Surprising Facts About Disney Parks
- 19 U.S. National Parks You Can Visit for Free All Year Round
- 20 Best National Parks Around the World
- 20 Interesting Facts About Hollywood
- 20 of Europe's Best National Parks
- 22 Pieces of Relationship Advice from Parks and Recreation
- 24 Incredible Disney Hollywood Studios Facts and Secrets
- 47 Most Stunning National Parks in the World
- 63 U.S. National Parks Ranked by Experts (Best to Worst)
- 100 Must-Visit National Parks Around the World
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American Festivals |
- Alternative Festivals:
- Burning Man — Black Rock City, Nevada
- Coney Island Mermaid Parade — New York City, New York
- Exotic Erotic Ball — San Francisco, California
- How Weird Street Faire — San Francisco, California
- King Mango Strut — Coral Gables, Florida
- New York's Village Halloween Parade — New York City, New York
- Porcupine Freedom Festival — Lancaster, New Hampshire
- Rainbow Gathering — national and regional locations, worldwide
- Roswell UFO Festival — Roswell, New Mexico
- Sawdust Art Festival — Laguna Beach, California
- SLUG Queen — Eugene, Oregon
- Arts and Crafts Festivals:
- Allentown Arts Festival — Buffalo, New York
- Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival — Nappanee, Indiana
- Ann Arbor Art Fairs — Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Bayou City Art Festival — Houston, Texas
- Catoctin Colorfest — Thurmont, Maryland
- Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts — State College, Pennsylvania
- Cherry Creek, Colorado
- Detroit Festival of the Arts — Detroit, Michigan
- Dogwood Arts Festival — Knoxville, Tennessee
- Festival of the Arts — Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Arizona Roots Music & Arts Festival — Wayne County, Indiana
- Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival — Half Moon Bay, California
- Harvest of the Arts — Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- La Quinta Arts Festival — La Quinta, California
- Lake Eden Arts Festival — Black Mountain, North Carolina
- St. James Art Fair — Louisville, Kentucky
- Sawdust Art Festival — Laguna Beach, California
- Summer Camp Music Festival — Chillicothe, Illinois
- Vermont Quilt Festival — Essex, Vermont
- Beer Festivals:
- Celebration/Talk Festivity:
- Cheeseburger in Caseville — Caseville, Michigan
- ComFest — Columbus, Ohio
- Friendship Festival — Buffalo, New York and Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
- Gasparilla Pirate Festival — Tampa, Florida
- Hessler Street Fair — Cleveland, Ohio
- Minneapolis Aquatennial — Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Pecan Street Festival — Austin, Texas
- Red River Revel — Shreveport, Louisiana
- Saint Paul Winter Carnival — Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Culture, Heritage and Folk Festivals:
- Aloha Festivals — Hawaii
- Arlington International Film Festival — Arlington, Massachusetts
- Borderfest — Rio Grande Valley, Texas
- Cleveland Feast of the Assumption Festival — Cleveland, Ohio
- Dublin Irish Festival — Dublin, Ohio
- Feast of San Gennaro — New York City, New York
- Festival Latinoamericano — Provo, Utah
- FinnFestUSA
- Folkmoot — Waynesville, North Carolina
- Greek Food Festival of Dallas — Dallas, Texas
- Hungarian Festival — New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Indy Irish Festival — Indianapolis, Indiana
- International Children's Festival — Washington, DC
- Italian Heritage Festival — Wheeling, West Virginia
- Johnny Appleseed Festival — Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Kansas City Irish Fest — Kansas City, Missouri
- Little Italy Festival — Clinton, Indiana
- Lowell Folk Festival — Lowell, Massachusetts
- New Jersey Folk Festival — New Brunswick, NJ
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — New Orleans, Louisiana
- Nisei Week — Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California
- North Texas Irish Festival — Dallas, Texas
- Northwest Folklife Festival — Seattle, Washington
- Pepper Jelly Festival — Thomaston, Alabama
- Pittsburgh Folk Festival — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Portugal Day Festival — Newark, New Jersey
- Riverfront Irish Festival — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- Taste of Polonia — Chicago, Illinois
- Texas Folklife Festival — San Antonio, Texas
- Tulip Time Festival — Holland, Michigan
- World of Nations Celebration — Jacksonville, Florida
- World's Largest Disco — Buffalo, New York
- Ypsilanti Heritage Festival — Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Earth and Nature Festivals:
- Film and Music Festivals:
- Fine Art and Theatre Festivals:
- Alabama Shakespeare Festival — Montgomery, Alabama
- Allentown Art Festival — Buffalo, New York
- Arizona Renaissance Festival — Apache Junction, Arizona
- Artscape — Baltimore, Maryland
- Bristol Renaissance Faire — Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Carolina Renaissance Festival — Huntersville, North Carolina
- Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts — State College, Pennsylvania
- Curtain Up! — Buffalo, New York
- Grand Cities Art Fest — Grand Forks, North Dakota/East Grand Forks, Minnesota
- Kansas City Renaissance Festival — Bonner Springs, Kansas
- Maryland Renaissance Festival — Crownsville, Maryland
- MasterWorks Festival — Cedarville, Ohio
- Minnesota Renaissance Festival — Shakopee, Minnesota
- New York Renaissance Faire — Tuxedo, New York
- North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Performance Festival — Manteo, North Carolina
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival — Ashland, Oregon
- The River To River Festival — New York, New York
- Savannah Music Festival — Savannah, Georgia
- Sterling Renaissance Festival — Sterling, New York
- True/False Film Festival — Columbia, Missouri
- Utah Shakespearean Festival — Cedar City, Utah
- Flower Festivals:
- International Cherry Blossom Festival — Macon, Georgia
- Lilac Festival — Rochester, New York
- Lompoc Valley Flower Festival — Lompoc, California
- National Cherry Blossom Festival — Washington, D.C.
- Philadelphia Flower Show — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Portland Rose Festival — Portland, Oregon
- Seattle Hempfest — Seattle, Washington
- Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival — Winchester, Virginia
- Texas Rose Festival — Tyler, Texas
- Tulip Festival — Holland, Michigan
- Washington State Apple Blossom Festival — Wenatchee, Washington
- Food, Harvest and Wild Game Festivals:
- Apple Festival — Bayfield, Wisconsin
- Banana Split Festival — Wilmington, Ohio
- Barnesville Pumpkin Festival — Barnesville, Ohio
- Brushy Mountain Apple Festival — North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
- Circleville Pumpkin Show — Circleville, Ohio
- Delmarva Chicken Festival — Delmarva Peninsula
- Festival of the Fish — Vermilion, Ohio
- Florida food festivals — Florida
- Gilroy Garlic Festival — Gilroy, California
- Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival — Half Moon Bay, California
- Jackson County Apple Festival — Jackson, Ohio
- Kentucky Apple Festival — Paintsville, Kentucky
- Lexington Barbecue Festival — Lexington, North Carolina
- Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival — Cameron, Louisiana
- Morton Pumpkin Festival — Morton, Illinois
- National Buffalo Wing Festival — Buffalo, New York
- National Cherry Festival — Traverse City, Michigan
- National Cornbread Festival National Cornbread Festival — South Pittsburg, Tennessee
- North Carolina Wine Festival — Clemmons, North Carolina
- Norwalk Oyster Festival — Norwalk, Connecticut
- Parker County Peach Festival — Weatherford, Texas
- Paso Robles Wine Festival — Paso Robles, California
- Roanoke-Chowan Pork-Fest — Murfreesboro, North Carolina
- Schmeckfest — Freeman, South Dakota
- Strawberry Festival — Poteet, Texas
- Sweet Corn Festival — Fairborn, Ohio
- Taste of Buffalo — Buffalo, New York
- Taste of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois
- A Taste of Colorado
- West Side Nut Club Fall Festival — Evansville, Indiana
- Yadkin Valley Wine Festival — Elkin, North Carolina
- Yambilee Festival — Opelousas, Louisiana
- Holiday Festivals:
- Innovation and Pioneer Festivals:
- Pagan Festivals:
- Contemporary Christian Festivals:
- Renaissance Fairs/Festivals:
- Sports, Rodeo and Horse Racing Festivals:
- Science Festivals:
- Seasonal Festivals:
- Storytelling Festivals:
- Transportation Festivals:
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U.S. National Parks
(Source: The Time Almanac &
National Park) |
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Maine, 1919 |
46,998 - Rugged seashore on Mt. Desert Island. |
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Utah, 1971 |
73,379 - Unusual stone arches and pedestals. |
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S. Dakota, 1978 |
242,756 - Arid land of fossils, prairie, deer, and antelope. |
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Texas, 1935 |
801,163 - Mountain and desert |
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FL, 1980 |
172,924 - Aquatic, coral reef park. |
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Utah, 1924 |
35,835 - Area of grotesque eroded colorful rocks. |
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Utah, 1964 |
337,570 - Colorful wilderness with impressive red-rock canyons, spires, arches. |
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Utah, 1971 |
241,904 - Colorfully sedimentary rock formations in high, narrow gorges. |
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NM, 1930 |
46,766 - The world's largest known caves. |
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CA, 1980 |
249,354 - Rich in marine mammals, sea birds, endangered species, and archeology. |
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Ore, 1902 |
183,224 - Deep blue lake in heart of inactive volcano. |
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CA/NV, 1994 |
3,367,628 - Largest desert, surrounded by high mountains. |
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Alaska, 1917 |
4,741,800 - Contains Mt. McKinley, N. America's highest mountain (20,320 ft.) |
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FL, 1992 |
64,700 - Features an underwater nature trail. |
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FL, 1934 |
1,507,850 - Subtropical area with abundant bird and animal life. |
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Alaska, 1980 |
7,523,898 - Diverse wilderness. |
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Montana, 1910 |
1,013,572 - Rocky Mountain scenery with many glaciers and lakes. |
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Alaska, 1980 |
3,224,794 - Wildlife, whale-watching, glacier-calving, and scenery. |
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Ariz, 1919 |
1,217,158 - Mile-deep gorge, 4 to 18 miles wide, 217 miles long. |
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Wyo, 1929 |
309,995 - Picturesque range of high mountain peaks. |
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NV, 1986 |
77,180 - Beautiful scenic, biologic, and geologic attractions. |
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NC/TN, 1926 |
521,621 - Highest mountain range, luxuriant plant like. |
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Texas, 1966 |
86,416 - Highest point in Texas (8,751 ft.) |
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Hawaii, 1960 |
28,091 - World's famous volcano (dormant). |
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Hawaii, 1916 |
209,695 - Spectacular volcanic area; luxuriant vegetation at lower levels. |
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Ark, 1921 |
5,549 - Contains 47 mineral hot springs. |
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Mich, 1931 |
571,790 - Largest wilderness island; moose, wolves and lakes. |
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CA, 1936 |
Desert region featuring Joshua trees, variety of plants and animals. |
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Alaska, 1980 |
3,674,541 - Brown bears, fishing. |
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Alaska, 1980 |
670,643 - Mountain goats, marine mammals, birds. |
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CA, 1940 |
461,901 - Huge canyons, high mountains, giant sequoias. |
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Alaska, 1980 |
1,750,737 - Native culture center. |
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Alaska, 1980 |
2,636,839 - Scenic and wilderness. |
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CA, 1916 |
106,372 - Impressive volcanic phenomena. |
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Ky, 1926 |
52,830 - Vast limestone labyrinth with underground river. |
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Colo, 1906 |
Cliff dwellings - Largest wilderness island; moose, wolves and lakes. |
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WA, 1899 |
235,613 - glacial dense forests, flowered meadows. |
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WA, 1968 |
504,781 - Roadless Alpine landscape, jagged peaks, mountain lakes, glaciers. |
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WA, 1938 |
922,651 - Rain forest, scenic mountain park. |
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Ariz, 1962 |
93,533 - Extensive natural exhibit of
petrified wood. |
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CA, 1968 |
110,232 - Coastal redwood forests, contains world's tallest trees (369 ft.) |
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Colo, 1915 |
265,727 - Contains 107 peaks over 10,000 ft. |
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Ariz, 1994 |
91,453 - Giant saguaro cacti. |
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CA, 1890 |
402,482 - Giant sequoias, magnificent High Sierra scenery. |
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VA, 1926 |
197,389 - Tree-covered mountains, scenic Skyline Drive. |
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N. Dakota, 1978 |
70,447 - Scenic valley, wildlife. |
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Minn, 1971 |
218,035 - Wildlife, canoeing, fishing, and hiking. |
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S. Dakata, 1903 |
28,295 - Limestone caverns, buffalo herd. |
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Alaska, 1980 |
8,323,618 - Abundant wildlife, second highest peak in the U.S. |
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Wyo-Mont-ID, 1872 |
2,219,791 - World's greatest geyser area,
abundant falls, wildlife and canyons. (Idaho) |
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CA, 1890 |
761,236 - Mountains, inspiring gorges and waterfalls, giant sequoias. |
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Utah, 1919 |
146,598 - Multicolored gorge. |
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