I’ve said it before, and I will say it again: Stopping at the National Park Visitor Center is a must! It is true that our first National Park Visitor Center experience happened by chance. In our article about falling in love with the National Park Passport Program at Smoky Mountains National Park, I shared that we stumbled upon the Visitor Center on our way into the park. Going to a Visitor Center wasn’t even on my radar at the time. It is now the first place that I stop when going to a new place, and I am saddened when I see people pass up on their opportunity to stop at one. When I was a National Park “newbie” (for lack of a better word), I really didn’t know what to expect from park Visitor Centers. I thought that they were just a place to stretch my legs and maybe…