Midwestern States

Midwest includes the following States - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

National Parks: Wind Cave National Park -- Hot Springs, South Dakota -- Wind Cave National Park protects the most complex three-dimensional maze cave in the world. Wind Cave's 111 miles of known passages are filled with incredible displays of boxwork, honeycombed shaped calcite formations adorning the walls and ceilings.
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National Parks: Wilson's Creek National Battlefield -- Republic, Missouri -- As with other Civil War battlefields, Wilson’s Creek is also known by other names. Following the battle, Northerners called it the battle at "Springfield" as the town was only 12 miles away. Southerners called it the battle of “Oak Hills” owing to the terrain. After the 1863 battle at Springfield, Missouri, the name “Wilson’s Creek” became standard in the north for the earlier engagement.
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National Parks: Voyageurs National Park -- International Falls, Minnesota -- The song of the voyageurs has long since left this area, but visitors can still experience the waterway system of the fur trade. The park's namesake, the Voyageurs, were French-Canadian canoe-men who paddled these waters in birch-bark canoes from the Great Lakes to the interior of northwestern North America. The waterway system, accompanying scenery, geology, and rich cultural and natural resources give Voyageurs its national significance.
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National Parks: Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway -- Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin -- Formed by two rivers, the St. Croix and Namekagon, the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway tells the compelling story of how water has shaped the cultural and natural landscape.
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National Parks: Mississippi National River & Recreation Area -- Saint Paul, Minnesota -- In recognition of the national significance of the Mississippi River, Congress established the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area in 1988. With Minneapolis and St. Paul at its center, this 72-mile stretch of the river encompasses a variety of public places administered by state or local agencies and organizations. Together these sites interpret the natural, cultural, and economic history of the river corridor while offering a variety of recreational opportunities ranging from boating and fishing to hiking and birdwatching.
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National Parks: Lincoln Home National Historic Site -- Springfield, Illinois -- The Lincoln Home, centerpiece of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, has been restored to its 1860s appearance, revealing Lincoln as husband, father, politician, and President-elect. In a four-block historic neighborhood, the National Park Service preserves fourteen houses that date from the Lincoln era, including the Lincoln family home. Through neighborhood preservation and interpretive activities, the National Park Service seeks to recreate a vivid sense of the relationship of the Lincoln family to their neighbors and the broader Springfield community, enriching the experience of visitors at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
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National Parks: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore -- Porter, Indiana -- Sitting on the southern edge of Lake Michigan, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a blend of natural wonders, educational and scientific opportunities, historical interest and recreational splendor that attracts nearly two million visitors each year.
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National Parks: Harry S. Truman National Historic Site -- Independence, Missouri -- Harry S Truman National Historic Site includes the Truman Home in Independence, Missouri, and the Truman Farm Home in Grandview, Missouri. Both units are within the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.
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National Parks: Fort Larned National Historic Site -- Larned, Kansas -- Situated on the vast expanse of the Southern Plains on the banks of the Pawnee River, Fort Larned National Historic Site tells the story of the Indian Wars era, a turbulent chapter of our Nation's conquest of the West. Established in 1859, Fort Larned was one of several military posts protecting the Santa Fe Trail from Plains Indians resisting passage of commercial freighters and others following the great trade route.
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National Parks: Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park -- Dayton, Ohio -- The human imagination found its highest expression in three men from Dayton, Ohio; Wilbur and Orville Wright, first to fly a powered, heavier-than-air machine and creators of the first practical airplane, and Paul Laurence Dunbar, who with his compelling new voice was the first African American writer to win high distinction in American literature. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park commemorates the lives and legacies of these three exceptional men.
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National Parks: Badlands National Park -- Interior, South Dakota -- South Dakota's Badlands National Park consists of 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires surrounded by the largest protected mixed-grass prairie in the NPS. Over 11,000 years of human prehistory and history can be found within the sod layers while 30-65 million-year-old fossils erode out of the rocks. Known locally to the Lakota Sioux as "mako sica" the area was first called "badlands" by early French trappers due to the difficulty of travel and the lack of water.
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