Earthly Treasures

This Earth Day, Take A Hike... To These 10 Extraordinary National Parks

These natural spaces are out of this world!

by Simone R. Johnson
Looking into the greater of Haeeakala Volcano on Maui
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Dry Tortugas National Park

Dry Tortugas National Park — which sits off Key West, Florida — isn't your typical national park. During the Civil War, this 101 square miles archipelago served as a prison. There you can find the 19th-century Fort Jefferson, which you'll discover is surrounded by coral reefs, seven tiny islands, and lots of marine life.

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Petrified Forest National Park

Petrified Forest National Park feels like a magical fairyland in Arizona. It's most famous for its unique wood stones — they’re actually fossilized chunks of timber filled with bright and colorful quartz, stretching across 85,542 square miles of southwest desert.

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