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Virtual Passport Stamp Scavenger Hunt: President Sites 2020

People travel far and wide to collect national park passport cancellation stamps making memories along the way. In 2020, our partner America’s National Parks™ introduced virtual stamps to help people stay connected to national parks from any distance. Test your knowledge of presidential sites and see if you can find these stamps on a virtual scavenger hunt. These national parks with strong presidential connections had special virtual passport stamps in 2020, which may be over, but better late than never with national park passport stamps!

Instructions

  1. Try to guess each of these national parks based on the visual and written clues.
  2. Slide the arrow on each image to the left or right to reveal the correct answer.
  3. Try to find the virtual passport stamp on the park's website and/or social media channels while also learning a little more about each of these places.
  4. Add the virtual stamp to your collection! Save the image for your virtual stamp display or print it for your book or paper display.
  5. Visit the park in person one day!

Challenge 1

Photo of a long two-story house next to a passport stamp for Adams National Historical Park Photo of a long two-story house next to a passport stamp for Adams National Historical Park

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Credit: NPS Photo (left), America’s National Parks™ (right)

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Credit: America’s National Parks™

Clue: This park was the birthplace and home of two U.S. presidents. 

Challenge 2

Photo of a two-story house with columns next to a passport stamp for Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Photo of a two-story house with columns next to a passport stamp for Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural

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Credit: NPS Photo (left), America’s National Parks™ (right)

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Credit: America’s National Parks™

Clue: This home became the site of an unexpected inauguration when a vice president had to be quickly sworn in as president.

Challenge 3

Small two-story brick house next to a passport stamp for Andrew Johnson NHS Small two-story brick house next to a passport stamp for Andrew Johnson NHS

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Credit: NPS Photo (left), America’s National Parks™ (right)

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Clue: This park includes a president's home and tailor shop.

Challenge 4

Yellow two-story house next to a passport stamp for Longfellow Home - Washington's Headquarters NHS Yellow two-story house next to a passport stamp for Longfellow Home - Washington's Headquarters NHS

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Credit: NPS Photo (left), America’s National Parks™ (right)

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Clue: Before becoming the home of a renown poet, this home was a temporary military headquarters for a future U.S. president.

Challenge 5

Light three-story house next to a passport stamp for John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS Light three-story house next to a passport stamp for John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS

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Credit: NPS Photo (left), America’s National Parks™ (right)

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Credit: America’s National Parks™

Clue: A president and a prominent presidential candidate grew up in this house with a family who became very involved in public service.

Challenge 6

Small log cabin covered in snow next to a passport stamp for Lincoln Boyhood Home National Memorial Small log cabin covered in snow next to a passport stamp for Lincoln Boyhood Home National Memorial

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Credit: NPS Photo (left), America’s National Parks™ (right)

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Credit: America’s National Parks™

Clue: A president spent his childhood years in this park growing up in a style of house that people commonly associate with him today.

Challenge 7

Colorful three-story house next to a passport for Sagamore Hill NHS Colorful three-story house next to a passport for Sagamore Hill NHS

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Credit: Audrey C. Tiernan Photography, Inc. (left), America’s National Parks™ (right)

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Credit: America’s National Parks™

Clue: This home was referred to as "the Summer White House" by the president who used it during his terms in office.

Challenge 8

Long two-story house at dusk next to a passport stamp for James A. Garfield NHS Long two-story house at dusk next to a passport stamp for James A. Garfield NHS

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Credit: NPS Photo (left), America’s National Parks™

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Credit: America’s National Parks™

Clue: A president used this house's prominent porch as a platfrom to greet well-wishers during his presidential campaign.

Challenge 9

Two-story green house next to a passport stamp for Ulysses S. Grant NHS Two-story green house next to a passport stamp for Ulysses S. Grant NHS

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Credit: NPS Photo (left), America’s National Parks™ (right)

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Credit: America’s National Parks™

Clue: A future president lived in this property, which belonged to his wife's family.

Challenge 10

Long brick public building with a prominent cupola next to a passport stamp for Independence NHP Long brick public building with a prominent cupola next to a passport stamp for Independence NHP

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Credit: NPS Photo (left), America’s National Parks™ (right)

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Credit: America’s National Parks™

Clue: A president was inaugurated in this park years after he made other revolutionary choices to create a new nation.

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Last updated: January 18, 2021