Who’s ready for the semiquincentennial (Semi-what? Try saying it three times fast!) In 2026, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, officially known as the nation’s semiquincentennial. (We promise spelling it isn’t any easier than pronouncing it.) The National Park Service preserves some of the most important places where the American Revolution was imagined, fought, and won. Many parks have already kicked off 250th-anniversary events this year, with even bigger commemorations coming in 2026. From Boston’s Freedom Trail to the hallowed grounds of Lexington and Concord, where “the shot heard round the world” ignited the Revolution, the story of American independence unfolds in national parks across the nation. In Philadelphia, Independence National Historical Park preserves Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, bears witness to the brutal winter encampment of 1777–78, while Saratoga, New York, commemorat...