Here is a collection of actual questions which park rangers have received at the indicated parks. They're every bit as breath-taking as the landscapes which inspired them.

• Everglades National Park:
• Are the alligators real?
• Are the baby alligators for sale?
• Where are the rides?
• What time does the two o'clock bus leave?
• Grand Canyon National Park:
• Was this man-made?
• Do you light it up at night?
• I bought tickets for the elevator to the bottom - where is it?
• Is the mule train air-conditioned?
• So where are the faces of the presidents?
• Denali National Park:
• What time to you feed the bears?
• What's so wonderful about Wonder Lake?
• Can you show me where the Yeti lives?
• How often do you mow the tundra?
• How much does Mt. McKinley weigh?
• Mesa Verde National Park:
• Did people build this, or did Indians?
• Why did they build the ruins so close to the road?
• Do you know of any undiscovered ruins?
• What did they worship in the kivas - their own made-up religion?
• Why did the Indians decide to live in Colorado?
• Yellowstone National Park:
• Does Old Faithful erupt at night?
• How do you turn it on?
• When does the guy who turns it on get to sleep?
• We had no trouble finding the park entrances, but where are the exits?
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park:
• How much of the cave is underground?
• So what's in the unexplored part of the cave?
• Does it ever rain in here?
• How many Ping-Pong balls would it take to fill this up?
• So what is this - just a hole in the ground?
• Yosemite National Park:
• Where are the cages for the animals?
• What time of year do you turn on Yosemite Falls?
• What happened to the other half of Half Dome?
• Can I get a picture taken with the carving of President Clinton?
• Where do you put the faces in the wintertime?
• Custer State Park:
• I keep seeing signs that say Cattle Guard, what kind of uniforms do they wear ?