The Burke-Gilman Trail is about 20 miles, but the road to becoming a Seattle transportation icon is vastly longer. “From Rails to Trails,” a new PBS documentary narrated by Edward Norton premiering ...

The documentary premiering October 15 tracks the 60-year struggle of one of America’s most unlikely grassroots movements. Narrator Edward Norton plays conductor for viewers, digging into how former ...

Visitors flocked to Gettysburg National Military Park and Shenandoah National Park over the fall weekend. The 55th North Carolina Infantry Regiment outflanked the federal government shutdown without a ...

Several National Parks in California are facing facility and area closures as the federal government shutdown continues on Monday, Oct. 6. That’s according to alerts from the National Park Service, ...

As Congress remains at an impasse on an agreement to fund government operations, several sites under the National Park Service (NPS) have brought their operations to a halt. Across the country, parks ...

Some underground attractions are closed, and many outdoor sites have reduced their services. By Chris Hippensteel As the government shutdown enters its first full week, travelers planning visits to ...

The parks will remain mostly open, but some services will not be available. At midnight on October 1, the United States government began what could be a prolonged shutdown after Republican and ...

Planning a mountain hike to see fall colors? One last Pacific beach ramble before rain settles in? Washington’s three main national parks remain open, but don’t expect to ask a ranger about trail ...

Several visitors just couldn’t wait for the weekend to get into Great Falls Park in northern Virginia. They drove up to the park’s main gate on Friday morning, and, seeing a closed entrance and three ...

Sites and lands in Colorado operated by the National Park Service are open, but “some services may be limited or unavailable,” according to the agency’s website. Phone lines for all four national ...