MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
Established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States, Mount Rainier National Park is home to Mount Rainier, the highest mountain of the Cascade Ran
NATIONAL PARKS ARTS FOUNDATION
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OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK
Olympic National Park is situated on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, and is home to the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests
EXPLORE NEBRASKA
Nebraska was admitted as the 37th state of the United States on March 1, 1867. It is in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. The state has two major land regio
EXPLORE NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, along with its neighboring state, South Dakota. It borders Canada and lies at the center of the North American cont
EXPLORE SOUTH DAKOTA!
South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, at the same time as North Dakota. The Missouri River divides the state into East which is mainly agricultural and West, which is
EXPLORE KANSAS!
On January 29, 1861, Kansas was admitted to the Union as our 34th state. The state song is “Home on the Range,” and it is nicknamed the Sunflower State. At the ending of t
EXPLORE OHIO!
Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, is historically known as the “Buckeye State” after its Ohio buckeye trees. Lake Erie gives Ohio 312 miles o
EXPLORE ILLINOIS!
Nicknamed “the Prairie State,” and “the Land of Lincoln,” Illinois is home to wetlands, farmland, forests, and rolling hills. It is our 21st State joining the
EXPLORE IOWA!
Iowa became our 29th state on December 28, 1846. With a landscape of rolling plains and cornfields, it is bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and
EXPLORE INDIANA!
Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816, and is known as the Hoosier State. While it is famous for its sand dunes, it is also home to fla
EXPLORE MISSOURI!
Although Missouri has no official nickname it is known as the “Show Me” state. It is a combination of grassy plains, the forested Ozark Mountains, over 6,000 caves and is
