New Art of National Monuments and National Park Service Sites June 22, 2025

The 63 American National Parks have earned international fame for their natural beauty and historic wonder. They are truly America’s Best Idea, embodying values of conservation, preservation, patriotism, and a deep respect for America’s natural lands. 

(We love the 63 National Parks so much, our Founder and Creative Director Joel Anderson recently sat down with collaborating artist Kenneth Crane and the National Park Foundation to talk park adventures, national park coffee table books, and more! Check out the video below).

While everyone recognizes the 63 flagship parks, the National Park Service preserves over 400 sites across the country, including: 

- National Battlefields
- National Battlefield Parks
- National Battlefield Sites
- National Military Parks
- National Historical Parks
- National Historic Sites
- International Historic Sites
- National Lakeshores
- National Memorials
- National Monuments
- National Parks
- National Parkways
- National Preserves
- National Reserves
- National Recreation Areas
- National Rivers
- National Wild and Scenic Rivers
- National Scenic Trails
- National Seashores 

Though often overshadowed by the illustrious 63 National Parks, America’s national monuments, nature preserves, recreation areas, lakeshores, seashores, and rivers are worth visiting and celebrating. 

Inspired by the success of our critically acclaimed national park poster art, the award-winning poster artists and illustrators of Anderson Design Group have been applying the same passion, technique, craftsmanship, and care to each illustrated poster design in this new series dedicated to favorite American scenic places: National Monuments and Natural Wonders.

We began focusing on some of the lesser-known yet no less beautiful sites managed by the National Park Service. The following is a sneak peek at 12 of those sites! Each of these designs is available for purchase on our website, and remember, whenever you order national park art from Anderson Design Group, a portion of our profits goes to the National Park Foundation! The art of the national parks you choose to decorate with, in turn, helps provide essential funding and staffing in the parks and thus ensures they remain protected for generations to come.

Twelve National Park Service Sites and National Park Poster Art

Pecos National Historical Park, NM

There are hundreds of parks beyond the 63 flagship National Parks. These lesser-known parks offer experiences just as incredible as the larger parks, yet typically with a fraction of the crowds. One such park is Pecos National Historical Park in San Miguel County, New Mexico. From preserved prehistoric archaeological ruins to 19th-century ranches to a Civil War battlefield, this park is bustling with the history of the region. Available in multiple size options, our hand-rendered illustration of the park is fashioned in the style of 20th-century vintage art and the iconic travel art that first promoted the national parks and national monuments. You can learn more about the park here, as the National Park Service maintains a dedicated website for each park on its roster.

Fort Union National Monument, NM

Designated as a national monument in 1954 to preserve the remnants of an 1850s-era outpost, Fort Union was the largest regional military base of its time, tasked with supplying troops and equipment throughout the Southwest. Located in Mora County, the fort’s adobe walls still stand today, and savvy visitors can still spot the wagon wheel ruts marking the old Santa Fe Trail that passes through the fort. This national park art will look great as an unframed print, framed poster, notecard, postcard, metal sign, canvas, or mini canvas. Decorate with it on any wall, in the home, or at work. And to learn more about the national monument and its cultural and historical significance, check out the NPS's dedicated website for the monument.

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: Magical Moment

Monument Valley is a land of spellbinding scenery. This Navajo Tribal Park is a national monument like no other, as some of the places in the valley are the most-photographed places in the U.S., and the valley has also served as a set for countless Hollywood films and iconic western stories and ballads. This hand-rendered illustration is fashioned in the style of 20th-century vintage art and the iconic travel art that first promoted the national parks and other protected lands. To learn about the many recreational opportunities to be had in the park, check out the official Monument Valley website.

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park, TX

The National Park Service preserves the places where even the painful chapters in America’s story were written. Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park marks the site where, on May 8, 1846, U.S. and Mexican troops clashed for the first time in the Mexican-American War. The war changed the map of North America, and while the U.S. and Mexico are allies now, the park tells the story of how things weren’t always that way. Perfect for any wall, this hand-rendered illustration is fashioned in the style of 20th-century vintage art and the iconic travel art that first promoted historic places like Palo Alto. Commemorate a visit to the park with original art of national parks, and don't forget to learn more about the park and find important travel tips at the park's website.

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, TX

Prehistoric hunters known as the Antelope Creek people gathered Alibates flint to make the weapons and tools they needed to kill and process bison. As some have remarked, the Antelope Creek people created the Texas Panhandle’s first transcontinental trading hub, as they had material they could trade from Mexico to Minnesota and across the continent to both coasts. Available in multiple size options, this hand-rendered illustration is fashioned in the style of 20th-century vintage art and the iconic travel art that first promoted national parks and monuments. Plan a trip to Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument by reading important travel advice and reviewing park maps at the NPS's park website.

Chamizal National Memorial, Texas

An urban park standing in contrast to Texas’s wilderness places, Chamizal National Memorial rests upon the land that was once at the center of a 100-year-long boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico. Today, the memorial pays tribute to the harmonious resolution of a once-tense international disagreement. Enjoy this original poster art as a reminder of a trip to this iconic national park site. Visit this website to learn more about this important national memorial.

Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM

Located in north-central New Mexico, Valles Caldera National Preserve comprises 88,900 acres of natural lands formed when a volcanic eruption about 1.2 million years ago created a 14-mile-wide circular depression in the landscape. The “dormant” volcanic activity (hot springs and steam-producing fumaroles but no eruptions) combined with elevation changes, rich soil, and abundant rainfall have created one of the most biodiverse regions in the state. Visitors enjoy conifer forests, mountain meadows, streams, and wildlife. This national park art will look great as an unframed print, framed poster, notecard, postcard, metal sign, canvas, or mini canvas. Once you're done viewing our vintage poster art of national parks, check out this webpage for more information about Valles Caldera National Preserve. 

Lava Beds National Monument, California

Located in Tulelake, Lava Beds National Monument provides opportunities to learn about California’s tumultuous geological history. Often compared to Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lava Beds preserves a landscape shaped by volcanic eruptions and a rugged topography of diverse lava-formed features. More than 800 caves, Indigenous rock art, campsites, and a wild desert landscape await. Available in multiple size options, this hand-rendered illustration is fashioned in the style of 20th-century vintage art. Visit the Park Service's dedicated website for this park to learn more.

Little River Canyon National Preserve, AL

When most people think of canyons, their mind’s eye conjures images of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado, or the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Wyoming. Yet what about canyons in the eastern U.S.? Alabama’s Little River Canyon National Preserve is home to one of the deepest canyons east of the Mississippi. Visually iconic, the 600-foot-deep canyon is Alabama’s only national preserve. It was established in 1992 to “protect and preserve the area’s natural, scenic, recreational and cultural resources and to provide for public enjoyment of those resources.” At 15,288 acres, the park protects the canyon, river, and threatened/endangered species. Enjoy this original national park art as a souvenir or bucket list reminder, available as an unframed print, framed poster, notecard, postcard, metal sign, canvas, or mini canvas. Plan your trip to the preserve by starting at the National Park Service website.

Point Reyes National Seashore, CA: Coastal Elk

California’s 840 miles of coastline offer a wealth of possibilities to the savvy traveler, but few oceanside parks provide as much opportunity as Point Reyes National Seashore. The NPS maintains Point Reyes in Marin County near San Francisco to protect critical species and habitats. This original art of national parks will look great on any wall as a print, framed poster, canvas, notecard, postcard, metal sign, or mini canvas. Visit the park's website to make travel plans and create an itinerary.

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, TX

Welcoming 1.3 million visitors annually, this park is a UNESCO World Heritage site protecting four Spanish frontier missions. Beginning in 1718, the missions became the center of a turning point where drought, European diseases, and colonization led Indigenous tribes to assimilate into Spanish culture, religion, diet, and economy. Celebrate the historic significance of the site with original national park art by Anderson Design Group, available in a variety of formats and sizes. Read more about the park at the NPS's dedicated website for San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site preserves an essential chapter in Alabama’s history. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Yet, civil rights organizations and black-owned newspapers pressured the federal government to lift the ban in the lead-up to World War II. Those efforts, boosted by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, resulted in the formation of an all-African-American aviation squadron based in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1941. Pay tribute to the site and celebrate it into perpetuity with original poster art and vintage national park art available as prints, canvases, framed posters, notecards, postcards, metal signs, and mini canvases. Learn more about the site and plan your trip with help from the park's official website. 

Here’s to a Summer of Travel!

June marks the period when folks typically narrow down their travel plans for the summer. Since Anderson Design Group is composed of artists, illustrators, designers, writers, and researchers who travel to the places that we create art of, you can imagine our dance card is getting pretty full for the summer!

We hope the designs in this blog inspired you to get off the beaten path and see some of America’s less-traveled national park sites. When you’re ready for a souvenir from the places you journeyed to, our poster art collections and travel art can be found here.

Until next time,

-Ren Brabenec
Anderson Design Group Staff Writer