50 Must-See National Monuments and Memorials

Our family is currently in the middle of a 2-week road trip up the east coast. We love history, and this part of the country is rife with it. So we’ve spent the past 7 days marking as many of the following 50 National Monuments and Memorials off our bucket list as possible, and plan to spend the next week doing more of the same.

This free printable list National Monuments, Memorials, and Battlefields joins our National Park Bucket List and provides a fun way to catalog family travels.

50 Must-See National Monuments & Memorials

1. Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, CA
2. Appalachian Trail through 14 states from ME to GA
3. Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA
4. Benjamin Franklin Memorial in Philadelphia, PA
5. Booker T. Washington National Monument in VA
6. Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, FL
   
   
7. Chaco Culture National Historic Park in NM
8. Constitution Gardens in Washington, DC
9. Devil’s Tower National Monument in WY
10. Ellis Island in New York, NY
11. First Ladies National Historic Site in Canton, OH
12. Flight 83 National Memorial in Shanksville, PA
13. Fort Sumter in Sullivans Island, SC
    
    
14. Freedom Trail in Boston, MA
15. Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, PA
16. Historic Jamestowne in Williamsburg, VA
    
    
17. Hoover Dam in Las Vegas, NV
    
    
18. Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA
    
    
19. Jean Lafiitte Park & Preserve in New Orleans, LA
    
    
20. Jewel Cave National Monument in Custer, SD
21. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in IN
22. Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC
23. Little Rock Central High School in AR
24. Martin Luther King, Jr. Historical Park in Atlanta, GA
25. Mount Rushmore in Keystone, SD
26. Muir Woods National Monument in Mill Valley, CA
27. National 9-11 Memorial & Museum in New York, NY
28. National Mall & Museums in Washington, DC
29. Natural Bridges National Monument in Lake Powell, UT
30. Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in New York
31. Padre Island National Seashore in TX
32. Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
    
    
33. Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, NM
34. Pinnacles National Monument in Paicines, CA
35. Red Hill | Patrick Henry Memorial in Brookneal, VA
36. San Antonio Missions in TX
37. Scotts Bluff National Monument in Gering, NE
38. Statue of Liberty in New York, NY
39. Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC
40. United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC
    
    
41. US Marine Core War Memorial in Virginia
42. Valley Forge National Historic Park in PA
43. Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, MS
    
    
44. Vietnam Vets Memorial in Washington, DC
45. Washington Monument in Washington, DC
46. White House in Washington, DC
47. World War II Memorial in Washington, DC
48. Wright Brothers National Memorial in NC
49. Yorktown National Historic Site in Yorktown, VA
    
    

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Why not print a copy before your next road trip and consult it when planning your route? While you’re visiting, be sure to sign up for Junior Ranger Program. It’s a fun, free way to increase learning and collect souvenir badges from all the parks, battlefields, monuments and memorials you stop to see along the way.

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