General information about the website

Our ratings

We have rated all the locations we have visited with stars. This rating is of course completely subjective and simply reflects our taste. 

5/5
4/5
3/5
2/5
1/5

Must See

very worth seeing

worth seeing

ok, but not worth a detour

not worth the trip

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used on our website.

NP – Nationalpark
NM – National Monument
NHP – National Historical Park
NRA – National Recreation Area
NHS – National Historic Site
SP – State Park
SHP – State Historic Park
RA – Recreation Area
AZ – Arizona

Our visits

All the locations described are accompanied by the number of visits we have made as well as the corresponding months and years. This makes it easier for everyone to evaluate how old our information and descriptions of the respective location are.

Example:
Our visits:
So far 3 visits in September 1994, October 2010 and January 2023