Utilizing funds from America's National Parks™, Andersonville NHS created an immersive escape room experience and displayed games from the 1800s as part of their America's 250th events in June 2026. The Rangers at the site even developed a board game (pictured below)...
Antietam National Battlefield recently premiered its new orientation film, Remembering Antietam, made possible by more than $43,000 in donations from America's National Parks™. The support also helped fund youth intern programs and printed posters for the film, which...
Blue Ridge Parkway used more than $270,000 in America's National Parks™ donations to help cover seasonal interpretive staff salaries from May through October 2025. With this support, the parkway operated 10 visitor centers and offered an average of 15 interpretive...
Acadia National Park utilized $81,734 in funds from America’s National Parks™, to support internships, educational initiatives, seasonal staff, and visitor programs. Known as the “Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic Coast,” Acadia National Park welcomes more than 4...
San Juan National Historic Site utilized approximately $106,000 in funds from America's National Parks™ to enhance interpretation, education, volunteer programs, two Puerto Rican folk dance events, and the annual Festival de Tunas. The site also used funds to expand...
The historic Jamestown Glasshouse was a point of interest for Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer from the Today Show 3rd hour and were joined by actor/comedian Patton Oswalt. The Glasshouse is part of Colonial National Historical Park, but the glassblowers are employees of...
America’s National Parks™ continues its work with the America’s National Parks™ 250th Grant Program – History Happens Here by awarding an additional round of funding totaling $250,000 to 13 National Park Service units to support the parks’ efforts in the...
We're excited to announce that the official Passport To Your National Parks® America250™ Ink Cancellation stampers have been shipped to all National Park Service units! While the nation looks forward to July 4th, 2026, there are other great America's 250th...
Andersonville National Historic Site utilized America's National Parks™ funds to support its Travelling Trunk Program. Andersonville was the site of a Confederate prison that held Union Soldiers and is known as one of the deadliest sites of the Civil War, claiming...
America’s National Parks™ has awarded a total of $250,000 to 11 National Park Service units through the America’s National Parks™ 250th Grant Program – History Happens Here to support the parks’ efforts in the upcoming celebrations for the 250th Anniversary of the...