National Parks Traveler Episode 179: Fort Larned National Historic Site

By Kurt Repanshek - July 17th, 2022

The beauty of the National Park System is that there are more than 400 units that you can choose to visit, and each has a unique perspective showcasing the United States’ history, natural beauty, or cultural richness.

This is Kurt Repanshek, your host at the National Parks Traveler. During a recent road trip into the Midwest I found myself at Fort Larned National Historic Site in Kansas. Fort Larned is the best-preserved Civil War-era fort in the park system and has more than a few stories held in the stone walls of its barracks, officers’ quarters, commissary, and other buildings. At the fort I caught up with Ranger Brian Miller, who gave me the grand tour of the fort.

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:56 Potrero Group
1:22 The Everglades Foundation
1:33 Great Smoky Mountains Association
1:52 Interior Federal Credit Union
2:22 Friends of Acadia
2:50 Traveler Editor Kurt Repanshek explores Fort Larned National Historic Site with Ranger Brian Miller.
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25:38 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
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