Summer got off to a record start at Bryce Canyon and Wind Cave national parks, where holiday weekend crowds set records.

From Nashville to Natchez, you’ll enjoy an incredible experience thanks to the Natchez Trace Compact.

After the unseasonably dry winter in the Sierra, it should come as no surprise that the fire danger is high and that Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks are instituting fire restrictions inside the parks beginning today.

If you have any interest in the night sky and other wonders of the universe, the number "13" will be a lucky one this year if you can get to Bryce Canyon National Park between June 5 and 8. Those are the dates for the 13th annual Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival, and the list of activities is an impressive one.