If you know what these distinctively shaped cactuses are called, you can name this patch of public land in the Sonoran Desert. Saguaro National Park was established on this day in 1994 to protect giant saguaros like these. The slow-growing, prickly behemoths have been known to reach almost 80 feet into the Arizona sky. Just don"t be tempted to climb one—take it from us, a closer look at that celestial display isn"t worth getting jabbed by 3-inch saguaro spines.
Happy birthday, Saguaro National Park
Today in History
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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World Architecture Day
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Kawachi Fuji Garden
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Monarch butterflies migrate south
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Lake Peipus, Estonia
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Celebrating Mexico in a Cultural Capital
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Cloughoughter Castle, County Cavan, Ireland
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A look at Uranus, seventh planet from the sun
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Pearl of the Adriatic
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Landscape Architecture Month
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Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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Halloween
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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Paro Tsechu Festival in Bhutan
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The Millennium at 20
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Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington
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Black bear cub emerging into spring
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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China
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Almond trees in full bloom, California
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Seville, Spain
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It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
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Gauchos showcase Argentina’s independent spirit
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International Mountain Day
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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Festival of British Archaeology
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