Visitors to the Monument can gaze through the windows of the past into one of the best preserved cliff dwellings in North America. This 20-room high-rise apartment, nestled into a towering limestone cliff, tells a 1,000-year-old story of ingenuity and survival in an unforgiving desert landscape. Marveling at this enduring legacy of the Sinagua culture reveals a people surprisingly similar to modern peoples today.

The site offers exhibits, tours, and educational programs.

Along the western coastline of the Island of Hawai'i lies the hot, rugged lava of Kaloko-Honokohau. Some people find it difficult to understand why the ancient Hawaiians chose to settle upon these stark lava fields. The reason was, perhaps, a spiritual one, for there was a spirit in Kaloko-Honokohau. The Hawaiians who first came to the area felt its presence in every rock and tree, in the gentle waters of shallow bays, and in the tradewinds that gently swept across the lava flow. Visitors to the park can see the ancient heiau (temple) that stands at the end of the beach, as it did in times when Hawaiian settlements thrived in the area, and the 'Aiopi'o Fishtrap, where reef fish were captured for food.

The site offers exhibits and tours.

Built between 1790–91 by Kamehameha I, Pu'ukohola Heiau displays the skill of chiefs, men, women, and children under the astute leadership of Kamehameha I. With the assistance of two stranded European sailors, John Young and Isaac Davis, Kamehameha I extended his reign over all Hawaiian Islands. The remains of John Young’s homestead may be toured at the site.

The site offers tours, exhibits, educational programs, demonstrations, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument preserves an ancient Hohokam farming community and "Great House." Created as the nation's first archeological reserve in 1892, the site was declared a National Monument in 1918 "in order that better provision may be made for the protection, preservation, and care of the ruins and the ancient buildings and other objects of prehistoric interest thereon."

The site offers a short film, exhibits, tours, and educational programs.

For over 400 years Ojibwe families of Grand Portage have tapped maples every spring on a ridge located just off Lake Superior. During the summer, Ojibwe fishermen harvest in the same areas their forefathers have. Before the United States and Canada existed, the trading of furs, ideas, and genes between the Ojibwe and French and English fur traders flourished. From 1778 until 1802, welcomed by the Grand Portage Ojibwe, the North West Company located their headquarters and western supply depot here for business and a summer rendezvous. Today, Grand Portage National Monument and Indian Reservation form a bridge between people, time and culture.

The site offers short films; tours; exhibits; educational programs; demonstrations; and educational and recreational events, including living history events.

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument consists of 1,100 acres containing the ruins of four mission churches, located at Quarai, Abó, and Gran Quivira, in addition to the partially excavated pueblo of Las Humanas, otherwise known as Gran Quivira. Originally inhabited by the American Indian trade communities of Tiwa- and Tompiro-speaking Puebloans, in the early 17th century Spanish Franciscans visited the area and found it ripe for their missionary efforts. As of 1677 the entire Salinas District was depopulated of both Indian and Spaniard alike.

The monument offers museums, three historic sites, and an interpretive trail.

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site protects and interprets the setting along the Washita River where Lt. Col. George A. Custer led the 7th U.S. Cavalry on a surprise dawn attack against the Southern Cheyenne village of Peace Chief Black Kettle, November 27, 1868. The attack was an important event of the Indian Wars era.

The site offers exhibits, an introductory film, guided tours, and lectures.

On August 9, 1877, gun shots shattered a chilly dawn on a sleeping camp of Nez Perce. Colonel John Gibbon and 163 men of the 7th Infantry and 34 Bitterroot Volunteers had orders to stop the non-treaty Nez Perce and return them to Idaho. The nearly 800 Nez Perce men, women, and children had fled their native lands when being forced onto a smaller reservation.

The site offers a short film, exhibits, tours, and lectures.

Fort Union was established in 1851 to protect area inhabitants and trade routes. During its forty-year history, three different forts were constructed close together. The third Fort Union was the largest in the American Southwest, and functioned as a military garrison, territorial arsenal, and military supply depot for the southwest. The largest visible network of Santa Fe Trail (an ancient Native American trade route) ruts can be seen here.

The monument offers interpretive talks, guided tours, living history programs, and a 1.6 mile self-guided interpretive trail.

The San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is located along the San Antonio River and is comprised of four historic missions and the surrounding land. Visitors can enjoy sections of unaltered river, centuries old irrigation systems, church services in the historic missions, and exhibits in the historical park's museum.

The park offers curriculum-based programs for schoolchildren, tours, ranger led activities, and periodic special events including guest lectures. The website offers historical information regarding the park, visitor information, and resources for teachers including primary sources and online activities. In order to contact the park via email, use the "contact us" link located on the left side of the webpage.