<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F22%2Ftravel%2Farches-summer-park%2Findex.html">Arches National Park</a> is one of 401 National Park Service sites to close to visitors during the government shutdown.
Closed: Arches National Park —
Arches National Park is one of 401 National Park Service sites to close to visitors during the government shutdown.
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Wildlife will be roaming in visitor-free peace at <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F15%2Ftravel%2Fyellowstone-summer-in-the-park%2Findex.html">Yellowstone National Park</a> -- the fourth-most-visited national park in 2012, with 3.4 million visitors last year.
Closed: Yellowstone National Park —
Wildlife will be roaming in visitor-free peace at Yellowstone National Park -- the fourth-most-visited national park in 2012, with 3.4 million visitors last year.
u.s. fish & wildlife service
New York's Statue of Liberty, one of the United States' most recognizable symbols, is among the National Park Service sites affected by the federal government shutdown. This means Liberty Island, a national park, is closed to visitors too.
Closed: Statue of Liberty —
New York's Statue of Liberty, one of the United States' most recognizable symbols, is among the National Park Service sites affected by the federal government shutdown. This means Liberty Island, a national park, is closed to visitors too.
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Washington's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F08%2Ftravel%2Folympic-national-park-visit%2Findex.html">Olympic National Park</a> is famous for offering visitors ocean, mountains and rain forest in one park. Now that the U.S. government shutdown has come into effect, guests staying in campgrounds and on-site hotels will be given 48 hours to leave.
Closed: Olympic National Park —
Washington's Olympic National Park is famous for offering visitors ocean, mountains and rain forest in one park. Now that the U.S. government shutdown has come into effect, guests staying in campgrounds and on-site hotels will be given 48 hours to leave.
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Tennessee's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F05%2F23%2Ftravel%2Fnational-parks-great-smoky%2Findex.html">Great Smoky Mountains National Park</a>, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the nation's most visited with 9.7 million visitors last year. The shutdown comes as the park enters one of its busiest months of the year, according to visitor stats.
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Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the nation's most visited with 9.7 million visitors last year. The shutdown comes as the park enters one of its busiest months of the year, according to visitor stats.
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Nearly 2.5 million people visited Maine's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F07%2F11%2Ftravel%2Facadia-summer-park%2Findex.html">Acadia National Park</a> last year. Mid-October is usually a busy time of year, with travelers coming in to check out the colorful fall leaves in the forests.
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Nearly 2.5 million people visited Maine's Acadia National Park last year. Mid-October is usually a busy time of year, with travelers coming in to check out the colorful fall leaves in the forests.
Friends of Acadia
The <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F11%2F10%2Ftravel%2Famerican-cemeteries-overseas%2Findex.html">Normandy American Cemetery and 23 other overseas cemeteries</a> operated by the American Battle Monuments Commission will be closed to the public for the duration of the shutdown.
Closed: Normandy American Cemetery —
The Normandy American Cemetery and 23 other overseas cemeteries operated by the American Battle Monuments Commission will be closed to the public for the duration of the shutdown.
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Airport security personnel are considered essential and will continue working through the shutdown. So if you fly, there will be someone there to ask you to remove your shoes. (File photo)
Operational: Airport security —
Airport security personnel are considered essential and will continue working through the shutdown. So if you fly, there will be someone there to ask you to remove your shoes. (File photo)
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Air traffic controllers, some safety inspectors and other essential employees will "continue working in order to maintain the safety of the national airspace system," said the Federal Aviation Administration. (File photo)
Operational: Air traffic control —
Air traffic controllers, some safety inspectors and other essential employees will "continue working in order to maintain the safety of the national airspace system," said the Federal Aviation Administration. (File photo)
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