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Mystery Photo Solved: The Jones' Family Outhouse At Tallgrass Prairie

Stephen F. Jones in 1878 established the Spring Hill Ranch that today is preserved within Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas. He spent lavishly on his 11-room Second Empire limestone mansion, and since indoor plumbing didn't exist at the time, he saw that a proper outhouse -- one made from limestone -- was built not far from the mansion's back door.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 1st, 2022 2:30am

Mystery Photo: You Might Think You Know What This Is

Sure, you might think you know what this picture depicts. But that's just part of the challenge in solving the Traveler's Mystery Photos, which are returning to the site after a hiatus.To correctly solve it, you need to fully identify the photo and where in the National Park System it came from. Simple, right?

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 30th, 2022 7:53am

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Mystery Photo: Elevation At Grand Canyon's South Entrance

There are times when you're heading to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park when you have more than a little time to notice the little things at the entrance station...such as the elevation sign.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 7th, 2021 1:45am

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Mystery Photo: Elevation

There's a lot of elevation in the National Park System, and lots of signs telling you what the elevation is where you're standing. Knowing that, who knows where this elevation marker can be found?

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 6th, 2021 1:45am

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Mystery Photo 61 Revealed: The Blacksmith Shop At Grant-Kohrs Ranch

The smithy at Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in Montana was a key person when you consider that at its heyday the ranch spanned a 10-million-acre empire that Conrad Kohrs used to run cattle on the open range in four states and two Canadian provinces.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 22nd, 2021 1:45am

Mystery Photo 61: Don't Burn Yourself

There are some great units of the National Park System that capture vignettes of the country's cultural history. In some of these places, you have to be careful not to burn yourself, though. Where was this shot taken?

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 21st, 2021 1:45am

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Mystery Photo: Water And Wood, But No Fire....Currently

Time to put your thinking caps on travelers, and come up with not only the answer to what this is, but where in the park system it is. Of course, if you get the first answer, you'll have the second, as well.

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By NPT Staff - October 23rd, 2014 3:00am

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Mystery Photo: Where In The National Park System Is This?

After a long, long hiatus, the Mystery Photo returns to the Traveler. How sharp are you? Have many parks have you visited? How is your memory of those visits? Bottom line, where was this photo taken, and what is it?

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 21st, 2014 3:20am

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National Park Mystery Photo 52 Revealed: This Is The Way

Route markers have played an important role since the earliest days of cave exploration.

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By Bob Janiskee - July 2nd, 2012 8:00pm

Mystery Photo 42 Revealed: The Rest of The Profile

It doesn't fly, but the object of this week's Mystery Photo can help you tell which way the wind is blowing.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 20th, 2012 4:22am

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