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What's special about Petrified Forest and Painted Desert? All that petrified wood, for one thing. Plus dino fossils, petroglyphs and amazing scenery.

Oh, America, the beautiful. When President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill that created the National Park Service, it read in part, "[...] and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." More than a century later, national parks and monuments continue to do just that, boasting everything from impressive natural wonders to the ruins of peoples past. Maybe it's been a while since you explored them. But now is a great time to get out there and make friends with nature, because Free Park Day is happening on Saturday, April 17. It's the start of National ...