Crater Lake, Oregon. Source: CNN
Every year the US National Parks are attracting millions of tourists from around the world. The Parks are offering a great variety of nature, architecture and history to be discovered. A new article by CNN outlines these records.
1. The largest National Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska
2. The smallest National Park: Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
3. The longest cave system in the world: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
4. The tallest national monument: Gateway Arch in St. Louis
5. The deepest lake: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
6. The tallest peak: Denali, Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska
7. The lowest (and hottest) spot: Death Valley National Park, California
8. The largest living tree in the world: General Sherman, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, California
Further records set by the US National Parks are documented on CNN:
http://us.cnn.com/2016/08/24/travel/nps-100-superlatives/index.html
Source: www.CNN.com
