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National Scenic Trails<sup class="fnr" >1</sup>

Name and location Total mileageAppalachian (Maine-N.H.-Vt.-Mass.-Conn.-N.Y.-N.J.- Pa.-Md.-W.Va.-Va.-N.C.-Tenn., Ga.) 2,174Ice Age (Wis.)1,000Natchez Trace (Ala.-Miss.-Tenn.) 444North Country…

US Geographical Landmarks

National Reserves National Preserves National Monuments National Historical Parks Ten Most Visited National Parks America's Most Endangered Places 2005 America's Most…

Santa Fe Trail

(Encyclopedia) Santa Fe Trail, important caravan route of the W United States, extending c.780 mi (1,260 km) from Independence, Mo., SW to Santa Fe, N.Mex. Independence and Westport, Mo., were the…

America's Most Endangered Places 2007

Brooklyn's Industrial Waterfront among American sites most at risk by Mark Zurlo Greer Spring, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered…

Civil Rights Landmarks

Across the United States, places where the movement took shape by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Alabama First African Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa Brown Chapel, Selma First Baptist Church, Selma Selma-…

The Iditarod

The Iditarod Alaska's marathon sled-dog race by Erin Teare The first Saturday in March marks the beginning of the Iditarod, a one thousand mile sled dog race across Alaska's harsh…

America's Most Endangered Places 2013

The Astrodome in Houston, Texas is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2012America's Most Endangered Places 2011America's Most…

Oregon Trail

(Encyclopedia) Oregon Trail, overland emigrant route in the United States from the Missouri River to the Columbia River country (all of which was then called Oregon). The pioneers by wagon train did…

Earth & Environment

Cite Environment covers air pollutants, global warming, the greenhouse effect, and other dangers to the planet. It also includes a glossary of environmental terms as well as a brief directory of…