University of Washington “With my subject matter expertise [in African American history], I definitely lend a different gaze into how we interpret our sites and what stories are missing," says Turkiya Lowe, chief historian of the National Park Service. Media credit: Courtesy of Turkiya L. Lowe
If you’ve been hankering for a national park visit, maybe you had Yosemite or Olympic National Park in mind. But look further and you’ll discover more than 400 National Park Service (NPS) sites across the US, from a national park for jazz in New Orleans, to a historical park inspired by Rosie the Riveter in California, to a national park along the Columbia River devoted to the journey of Lewis and Clark.