Una buena idea americana

Echando un vistazo a una lista de documentales en alta definición
me ha llamado la atención este:


Lo ha sido por el subtítulo: The National Parks America's best idea.

Investigando unos instantes en la wikipedia he resuelto la duda:

A national park is a reserve of natural or semi-natural land, declared or owned by a government, set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, animal and environmental protection and restricted from most development. While ideas for national parks had been suggested previously, what is held to be the first one established was the United States' Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872.

Sí, el primer Parque Nacional del mundo fue el de Yellowstone[Wikipedia, inglés]:

Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872 is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho

Más información ☞

• Página oficial del Parque.