National Park Service Listing Information and links

National Park Service (NPS)*

http://www.nps.gov/parks.html

National Park Passes

https://buy.nationalparks.org/default.asp?ref=nps

Golden Age Passport
(for citizens or permanent residents of the United States who are age 62 or older)

The Golden Age Passport is a lifetime entrance pass to national parks, as well as sites managed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U. S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. The Golden Age Passport admits the pass signee and any accompanying passengers in a private* vehicle if a park has a per vehicle entrance fee. Where a per person entrance fee is charged, the Golden Age Passport admits the pass signee, spouse, and children.

Golden Access Passport
(for citizens or permanent residents of the United States who are blind or permanently disabled)

The Golden Access Passport is a lifetime entrance pass to national parks, as well as sites managed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U. S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. The Golden Access Passport admits the pass signee and any accompanying passengers in a private* vehicle if a park has a per vehicle entrance fee. Where a per person entrance fee is charged, the Golden Access Passport admits the pass signee, spouse, and children.

For further information about this program, please contact:

National Park Service
1100 Ohio Drive S.W., Room 138
20242
Washington, DC 000
Phone: (202) 619-7289
Fax: (202) 205-3833

Please bring proof of age with you.

Bring the Grandchildren

National Park Service - Junior Ranger Program

http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.htm

Many National Parks offer visitors the opportunity to join the National Park Service Family as Junior Rangers. Interested students complete a series of activities during their park visit, share their answers with a park ranger, and receive an official Junior Ranger badge or patch and Junior Ranger certificate.

A list of parks offering Junior Ranger Programs appears below. Some of these parks have on-line Junior Ranger programs. These are noted with a .* (See the nps.gov website page (link is below) for listing of all the parks, the ones with the star * have Junior Ranger Programs)

Through activities, games, and puzzles, children can have fun as they learn about the park. They can also earn certificates, badges, patches, and bookmarks.

Junior Ranger activity books costs about $2.00 and are available at all park visitor centers.

Listing of all National Parks

http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.htm

VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK

20 miles NW of downtown Philadelphia at N Gulph Road and Route 23

http://www.nps.gov/vafo/

Valley Forge National Historical Park commemorates more than the collective sacrifices and dedication of the Revolutionary War generation, it pays homage to the ability of everyday Americans to pull together and overcome adversity during extraordinary times.

BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD PARK

N side of Route 1, East of the Chadds Ford Bridge, Brandywine Valley

http://www.ushistory.org/brandywine/brandywine.htm

The Brandywine Battlefield Park brings to life the largest engagement of the Revolutionary War, fought on September 11, 1777, between the Continental Army led by General George Washington and the British forces headed by General William Howe.

INDEPENDENCE HALL

Chestnut Street, Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia

http://www.nps.gov/inde/

Independence National Historical Park, located in downtown (called "Center City"), Philadelphia, is often referred to as the birthplace of our nation. At the park, visitors can see the Liberty Bell, an international symbol of freedom, and Independence Hall, a World Heritage Site where both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were created.

Liberty Bell

PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF

Frequently Asked Questions about the Liberty Bell

http://www.libertybellmuseum.com/faqs.htm

UNITED STATES MINT

Arch Street, Opposite Christ Church Cemetery, Old City, Philadelphia

http://www.usmint.gov/

The primary mission of the United States Mint is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the nation to conduct its trade and commerce. In recent history circulating coin production has varied between 11 billion and 20 billion coins annually.

The National Archives Experience

US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001

Opened on November 12, 2004

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From their website comes this description:

Journey inside the amazing world of records. In the Public Vaults, the new permanent exhibit in the National Archives Experience, you can experience the feeling of going beyond the walls of the Rotunda into the stacks and vaults of the National Archives.

The Public Vaults display at any given time about 1,100 records-originals or facsimiles of documents, photographs, maps, drawings, film or audio clips, allowing you to see the raw materials of our American democracy. Documents range from important treaties and legislation dealing with grave matters of state to snippets of the fascinating stories of individual citizens such as letters to the President and citations for military bravery.

Lighthouses of New Jersey

New Jersey Lighthouses

The following lighthouses stretch the full length of the New Jersey coastline from near New York City to Cape May and up the Delaware River to the northern tip of Salem county.

You can learn about these at the New Jersey Lighthouse Society website, http://www.njlhs.burlco.org or by writing to P.O. Box 332, Navesink, N.J. 07752. Here is a listing of the lighthouses. Copy and paste each name into your web-browser for tons of more information about each location.

Absecon
Barnegat
Brandywine Shoal
Cape May
Chapel Hill
Conover Beacon
East Point
Elbow of Cross Ledge
Finns Point Rear Range
Fourteen Foot Bank
Great Beds
Hereford Inlet
Miah Maull Shoal
Robbin's Reef
Romer Shoal
Sandy Hook
Sea Girt
Ship John Shoal
Tinicum Rear Range
Tucker's Island
Twin Lights of Navesink

(Visit http://www.visitnj.org for travel guides, maps, and fact & fun guide)

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