National Parks
Georgia National Parks include Andersonville National Historic Site, Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site; and also Fort Frederica National Monument, Fort Pulaski National Monument and Ocmulgee National Monument. You will also find Chickamauga and Chattanooga Military Park, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. National Parks in Georgia are public lands, monuments and historical properties that the National Park Service (NPS) oversees. You may also want to see National Forests in Georgia, National Historic Landmarks in Georgia, National Marine Sanctuaries, and National Wildlife Refuges. Use Refine Search to locate National Parks in Georgia by travel region, county or city. Use the Alphabetical Index to search by name when more than one page of profiles is shown.
Andersonville National Historic Site
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The Andersonville National Cemetery, the National Prisoner of War Museum and the stockade where 40,000 prisoners of war were held during the Civil War serve as grim reminders of the horror of war.
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
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One of the most unspoiled, scenic and historic rivers running through any major metropolitan area of the United States.
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
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Created in 1890, this is the oldest and largest military park in the United States and is dedicated to 35,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who died in battle here.
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Cumberland Island
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Cumberland Island is one of Georgia’s major barrier islands. Read more about Cumberland Island and see a map showing all of Georgia’s major barrier islands.
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Fort Frederica National Monument
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Fort Frederica, the most extensive fort in British-ruled colonies, was built by Georgia founder General James Oglethorpe in 1736 to protect the colonies against the Spanish.
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Fort Pulaski National Monument
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Built of 25 million bricks in 1847 to protect Savannah and other ports from sea attack, Fort Pulaski was taken by cannon attack April 11, 1862, marking a turning point in the building of military fortifications along the nation’s coastline.
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Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
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Designated by Congress in 2006, the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor extends from Wilmington, N.C. in the north to Jacksonville, Fl. in the south. It is home to one of America’s most unique cultures, a tradition first shaped by captive Africans brought to the southern United States from West Africa and continued in later generations by their descendants.
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Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
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The National Historic Site encompasses most of tiny Plains, Georgia, birthplace of 39th US president Jimmy Carter.
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield is a 2,923-acre National Battlefield that preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Atlanta Georgia Family Vacations
Tour Martin Luther King’s birth home in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood where he grew up as well as the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church where he was baptized and served as co-pastor from 1960-68.
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