My name is Aron Lawson, and I created this blog about the world's national parks. There are thousands and thousands of national parks, places designated for conservation, that house lands normally left in a natural state for human visitation. The term "national park" itself has different meanings around the world. In the United Kingdom, for example, the phrase simply describes a relatively undeveloped area that attracts tourists. In the United States, the terminology is much stricter and describes 63 protected areas managed by the U.S. National Park Service.