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19 incredible photos that show why you should visit a national park this week by Chloe Miller on Apr 21, 2016, 1:34 PM Advertisement
 The United States is home to some of the most incredible natural sights and wonders in the world, from towering mountains to otherworldly rock formations. The National Park Service celebrates and preserves much of these unique sights, and fosters outdoor exploration for over 300 million guests each year. April 16th to 24th is National Park Week, meaning that admission to all national parks is free. This year also marks the National Park Service's centennial, as it was created on August 25th, 1916. From the well-known geysers of Yellowstone to the labyrinthine tunnels of Mammoth Caves, we've rounded up some of the most awe-inspiring and unique features of national parks across the country. Now's as good a time as ever to check one out. Follow INSIDER Travel on Facebook Zion National Park in southwestern Utah is known for its breathtaking red sandstone canyons. The Narrows in Zion Canyon is a popular hike, featuring walls that are 1,000 feet tall and a river less than 30 feet wide. 
An easily accessible park from much of the East Coast, Shenandoah National Park is a wonderland of vistas and calming waterfalls in Northern Virginia. The park is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and a portion of the Appalachian Trail runs through it. 
At Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska, visitors can get up close and personal to marine mammals. If they're lucky, they'll also catch a glimpse of one of the park's 40 glaciers "calving," meaning that massive chunks of ice will break off the main glacier and crash into the bay below. 
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