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24 alternatives to 59 Illustrated National Parks

160-pages for the outdoorsy American history buff

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 59 Illustrated National Parks launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   See America▲67

   A celebration of our national parks & treasured sites

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bushcraft 101▲54

   A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Landmarks▲53

   On the importance of language and landscape

   2016 · penguin.co.uk · its alternatives →

6. 6
   See America: A Celebration of Our National Parks & Treasured Sites▲68

   A new collection of WPA-inspired travel posters.

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Microadventures▲91

   Ideas for local adventures for busy folk. 5 to 9 Adventures.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   A Sand County Almanac▲61

   The book that started an American nature writing revolution

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Chimani▲71

   Your guide to the national parks

   2019 · chimani.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    An American Road Trip▲61

    7,000+ km road trip photo book

    2016 · books.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Seven Ages of Paris▲56

    The intense history of Paris [condensed into 500 pages]

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Survival Hacks▲63

    Over 200 Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    A People's History of the United States▲66

    The American history textbook that will blow your mind

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Discover National Parks▲132

    Collection of resources to help plan your national park trip

    2018 · nationalparks.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    We the People▲63

    The second generation of Founding Fathers

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Humble Book Bundle▲6

    National Park Service 100th Anniversary Book Bundle

    2016 · humblebundle.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Atlas of Remote Islands▲58

    Fifty islands I have never set foot on and never will

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Natural Atlas▲87

    An evolving, nationwide map of the outdoors

    2015 · naturalatlas.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    HistoryMaps▲84

    Learn History Visually

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    How to Stay Alive in the Woods▲66

    A complete guide to food, shelter and self-preservation

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Into the Wild▲66

    How to go for your dreams and not look back

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Earth and Space▲56

    Photographs from the Archives of NASA

    2015 · chroniclebooks.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Oxford History of Board Games▲73

    Investigates the myriad board games around the world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wonderbook▲78

    The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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