Natural and Man-made Points of Interest Around the World
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Like National Parks, these areas are protected by the government. However, they receive less funding and are not as protective of wildlife, as the original idea was to protect small, historical areas. The president can declare an area a National Monument without Congressional approval. National monuments may be managed by the National Park Service, but many are managed by other agencies such as the USDA Forest Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the Bureau of Land Management.
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Devil's Tower rises 1267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding land and is part of the United States first official National Monument. It played a large role in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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