Tag: national landmark

Colorado’s Garden of the Gods Can Still Be Great in the Busy Summer. Here Are Some Tips

By Seth Boster From The Gazette Colorado Springs—Bret Tennis started working around Garden of the Gods 17 years ago. “We used to say 1.2 million visitors a year when I started here,” said the park operations administrator. “Now we say over 4.5 million.” The annual numbers are reportedly similar at Rocky Mountain National Park, where…


Take a Boat Ride Through Natural History in the Nation’s Largest Underground Lake

By Nancy Clanton From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — You can take a boat ride on this Tennessee lake and not have to worry about getting a sunburn. The Lost Sea, America’s largest underground lake and a registered national landmark, is about two hours up Interstate 75 from Atlanta in Sweetwater. It is part of…