From thermal hot springs and underground caves to unparelled ecosystems, the Southeast offers a bit of everything. Here we share just of few of its diverse National Parks.
Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky was established to protect the unparalleled underground labyrinth of caves, the rolling hilly country above, and the Green River valley.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is situated on over 800 square miles of the Southern Appalachians between Tennessee and North Carolina. The Great Smoky Mountains, and the entire Southern Appalachians Mountains of which they are a part, are rich in geologic history, biodiversity, and beauty.
Everglades National Park in Florida protects an unparalleled landscape that provides important habitat for numerous rare and endangered species like the manatee, American crocodile, and the elusive Florida panther.