Park type

National Monuments

This library profiles 87 national monuments. Each profile lists the permanent facts its sources state — where it is, how big, since when, and what makes it significant.

African Burial Ground National Monument

National Monument · New York (state), United States · 0 acres

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

National Monument · Nebraska, United States · 3,058 acres

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

National Monument · Texas, United States · 1,371 acres

Aniakchak National Monument

National Monument · Alaska, United States · 137,176 acres

Aztec Ruins National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico, United States · 318 acres

Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

National Monument · Washington, D.C., United States · est. 1972

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument

National Monument · Alabama, United States · 18 acres

Buck Island Reef National Monument

National Monument · Virgin Islands, United States · 19,015 acres

Cabrillo National Monument

National Monument · California, United States · 160 acres

Canyon De Chelly National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 83,840 acres

Cape Krusenstern National Monument

National Monument · Alaska, United States · 649,096 acres

Capulin Volcano National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico, United States · 793 acres

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 472 acres

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

National Monument · Florida, United States · 19 acres

Castle Clinton National Monument

National Monument · New York (state), United States · 1 acres

Castle Mountains National Monument

National Monument · California, United States · 21,026 acres

Cedar Breaks National Monument

National Monument · Utah, United States · 6,155 acres

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

National Monument · Ohio, United States · 60 acres

Craters of the Moon National Monument

National Monument · Idaho, United States · 53,438 acres

César E. Chávez National Monument

National Monument · California, United States · 117 acres

Devils Postpile National Monument

National Monument · California, United States · 800 acres

Devils Tower National Monument

National Monument · Wyoming, United States · 1,347 acres

Dinosaur National Monument

National Monument · Colorado, United States · 210,282 acres

Effigy Mounds National Monument

National Monument · Iowa, United States · 2,526 acres

El Malpais National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico, United States · 114,247 acres

El Morro National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico, United States · 1,279 acres

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

National Monument · Colorado, United States · 6,278 acres

Fort Frederica National Monument

National Monument · Georgia (U.S. state), United States · 305 acres

Fort Matanzas National Monument

National Monument · Florida, United States · 300 acres

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

National Monument · Maryland, United States · 43 acres

Fort Pulaski National Monument

National Monument · Georgia (U.S. state), United States · 5,623 acres

Fort Union National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico, United States · 721 acres

Frances Perkins National Monument

National Monument · Maine, United States · 57 acres

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico, United States · 533 acres

Governors Island National Monument

National Monument · New York (state), United States · 23 acres

Grand Portage National Monument

National Monument · Minnesota, United States · 710 acres

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument

National Monument · Maryland, United States · est. 2013

Hovenweep National Monument

National Monument · Colorado, United States · 785 acres

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

National Monument · Oregon, United States · 14,062 acres

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

National Monument · Maine, United States · 87,564 acres

Lava Beds National Monument

National Monument · California, United States · 46,692 acres

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

National Monument · Mississippi, United States · 1 acres

Montezuma Castle National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 1,016 acres

Muir Woods National Monument

National Monument · California, United States · 554 acres

Natural Bridges National Monument

National Monument · Utah, United States · 7,636 acres

Navajo National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 360 acres

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 330,692 acres

Pipe Spring National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 40 acres

Russell Cave National Monument

National Monument · Alabama, United States · 310 acres

Scotts Bluff National Monument

National Monument · Nebraska, United States · 3,005 acres

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 3,138 acres

Tonto National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 1,120 acres

Tule Lake National Monument

National Monument · California, United States · 37 acres

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

National Monument · Nevada, United States · 22,650 acres

Tuzigoot National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 812 acres

Waco Mammoth National Monument

National Monument · Texas, United States · 107 acres

Walnut Canyon National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 3,201 acres

Wupatki National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 35,402 acres

BMBandelier National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States

Bandelier National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico, United States · 33,677 acres

BTBooker T. Washington National MonumentNational Monument · Virginia, United States

Booker T. Washington National Monument

National Monument · Virginia, United States · 239 acres

CNCamp Nelson Heritage National MonumentNational Monument · Kentucky, United States

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument

National Monument · Kentucky, United States · est. 2018

CICarlisle Indian Industrial SchoolNational Monument · Pennsylvania, United States

Carlisle Indian Industrial School

National Monument · Pennsylvania, United States · 24 acres

CMColorado National MonumentNational Monument · Colorado, United States

Colorado National Monument

National Monument · Colorado, United States · 20,536 acres

ETEmmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National MonumentNational Monument · Illinois, United States

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

National Monument · Illinois, United States · 6 acres

FMFort Monroe National MonumentNational Monument · Virginia, United States

Fort Monroe National Monument

National Monument · Virginia, United States · 367 acres

FSFort Stanwix National MonumentNational Monument · New York (state), United States

Fort Stanwix National Monument

National Monument · New York (state), United States · 16 acres

FSFort Sumter National MonumentNational Monument · South Carolina, United States

Fort Sumter National Monument

National Monument · South Carolina, United States

FBFossil Butte National MonumentNational Monument · Wyoming, United States

Fossil Butte National Monument

National Monument · Wyoming, United States · 8,198 acres

FRFreedom Riders National MonumentNational Monument · Alabama, United States

Freedom Riders National Monument

National Monument · Alabama, United States · 8 acres

GWGeorge Washington Birthplace National MonumentNational Monument · Virginia, United States

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

National Monument · Virginia, United States · 654 acres

GWGeorge Washington Carver National MonumentNational Monument · Missouri, United States

George Washington Carver National Monument

National Monument · Missouri, United States · 240 acres

HFHagerman Fossil Beds National MonumentNational Monument · Idaho, United States

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

National Monument · Idaho, United States · 4,351 acres

HPHohokam Pima National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States

Hohokam Pima National Monument

National Monument · Arizona, United States · 1,690 acres

JCJewel Cave National MonumentNational Monument · South Dakota, United States

Jewel Cave National Monument

National Monument · South Dakota, United States · 1,274 acres

LBLittle Bighorn Battlefield National MonumentNational Monument · Montana, United States

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

National Monument · Montana, United States · 765 acres

MSMill Springs Battlefield National MonumentNational Monument · Kentucky, United States

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument

National Monument · Kentucky, United States · 1,456 acres

OCOregon Caves National Monument and PreserveNational Monument · Oregon, United States

Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve

National Monument · Oregon, United States · 4,554 acres

PMPetroglyph National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States

Petroglyph National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico, United States · 7,204 acres

PMPipestone National MonumentNational Monument · Minnesota, United States

Pipestone National Monument

National Monument · Minnesota, United States · 297 acres

PPPoverty Point National MonumentNational Monument · Louisiana, United States

Poverty Point National Monument

National Monument · Louisiana, United States · 911 acres

RBRainbow Bridge National MonumentNational Monument · Utah, United States

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

National Monument · Utah, United States · 160 acres

SPSalinas Pueblo Missions National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico, United States · 1,071 acres

SLStatue of Liberty National MonumentNational Monument · New York (state), United States

Statue of Liberty National Monument

National Monument · New York (state), United States · 58 acres

SMStonewall National MonumentNational Monument · New York (state), United States

Stonewall National Monument

National Monument · New York (state), United States · 8 acres

TCTimpanogos Cave National MonumentNational Monument · Utah, United States

Timpanogos Cave National Monument

National Monument · Utah, United States · 250 acres

VIVirgin Islands Coral Reef National MonumentNational Monument · Virgin Islands, United States

Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument

National Monument · Virgin Islands, United States · 12,708 acres

YHYucca House National MonumentNational Monument · Colorado, United States

Yucca House National Monument

National Monument · Colorado, United States · 195 acres