What would you see on a day trip to the new Chuckwalla National Monument? Rugged mountains, sweeping valleys, breathtaking slot canyons and more.

This Arizona national monument boasts 13 hiking trails, unique geology, and is even a designated International Dark Sky Park; ...

Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...

A Native American family visiting the Smithsonian Institution in the middle of the last century would have found its story told alongside rocks and fossils at the National Museum of Natural ...

Environmentalists in the Canary Islands are sounding the alarm over the damage tourism is doing in Teide National Park ... Can Europe’s natural landmarks handle mass tourism?

Today, the Walnut Canyon National Monument remains more than just a natural wonder ... to the nearby Kinishba Ruins National Historic Landmark. At General Crook’s Cabin, a log cabin built ...

With the encouragement of my instructor, Sawtooth Mountain Guides’ Matt Scrivner, I had already stretched myself over seemingly impassable humps of stone and up a natural rock ladder.

making it one of the most common volcanic rocks in the cosmos. Located just 23.3 km east of Yerevan, the Garni Gorge is a protected natural monument, famed for its basalt columns, shaped by the ...

At the southernmost tip of Taiwan lies Kenting National Park. Home to forests, mountains, pastures, lakes, sand dunes, beaches and coral reefs, it encapsulates Taiwan's natural beauty.

Known as the “Wonderland of Rocks,” Chiricahua National Monument doesn’t get the recognition it deserves ... And the views of the rock gardens here are awe-inspiring. Bryce Canyon has natural bridges, ...

Before settling in for the night, the students will visit Monument Rocks — a series of large chalk formations rich in fossils. The formations were the first landmark in Kansas chosen by the U.S.