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The 10 Best National Parks in America

The last one might be surprising…

Markie Young
7 min readMay 19, 2021
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When it comes to national parks, there are a ton of beautiful ones — and even MORE horrible ones.

If you’re trying to visit one, you already know how much research it can take to figure out which national park to go with. Luckily for you, I just compiled a list of the ten best national parks in America.

The list is based on different factors such as biodiversity, beauty of landscapes, and popularity.

I didn’t go there myself though, because I have a bonsai on my desk and that’s enough for me.

10. Glacier National Park

In the 1890s, conservationist George Bird nicknamed it the Crown of the Continent as a reference to the region’s geographical importance. Located in Montana, it’s considered one of the remnants from the ice age, which was a time when airplanes and cruise ships weren’t warming up the planet. It was a pretty boring time, to be honest.

I mean, how did people live without floating buildings and complimentary peanuts in the sky?

One of the most famous things about the Glacier National Park is its road, which opened in 1933 and was specifically built to accommodate cars when they finally realized horses were a pretty…

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