National Parks
Architectural Sites in North America's National Parks
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Cave and Basin National Historic Site This was given national park protection in 1885, becoming the birthplace of the Canadian Rockies park |
Banff National Park | |
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Bryce Canyon Lodge The lodge's architect, Gilbert Stanley Underwood, was a national park specialist, having designed lodges |
Bryce Canyon National Park | |
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Behunin Cabin Elijah Cutlar Behunin used blocks of sandstone to build this cabin in 1882. Floods in the lowlands made |
Capitol Reef National Park | |
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El Garces Harvey House Train Depot Stop and gawk at the lovely but crumbling 1908 train depot, one of the many restaurant-boardinghouses |
The Mojave Desert | |
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thermometer You can't help but notice Baker's 134-foot-tall thermometer, whose world-record height in feet pays homage |
The Mojave Desert | |
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National Park Inn Even if you don't plan to stay overnight, you can stop by year-round to observe the architecture of this |
Mount Rainier National Park | |
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Shadow Mountain Fire Lookout The lookout, which gives you a 360-degree view of the surrounding peaks and lakes, was built in 1932 and |
Rocky Mountain National Park | |
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Gamlin Cabin What you see is only borderline historical, despite its being on the National Register of Historic Places. |
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | |
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Knapp's Cabin Stop here not so much for the cabin itself, but as an excuse to get out of the car to stretch and ogle |
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks |
