Texas

Fort Davis, of the best examples of an Indian Wars frontier military post in the Southwest, protected emigrants and transportation on the Chihuahua Trail.

Chamizal National Memorial provides visitors with ample opportunity to better understand not only other cultures, but their own cultural roots as well.

Big Thicket National Preserve in southeast Texas offers 40 miles of hiking trails, camping, canoeing, kayaking, and plentiful bird-watching.

Big Bend offers plenty of activities for visitors of all ages. The park boasts 150 miles of hiking trails through mountainous desert terrain and along rivers.

Most visitors come to Amistad for world-class fishing and boating, but there are a variety of other activities both in the park and surrounding area.

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is protected by the National Park Service and is the only National Monument in Texas.