National Parks at a standstill

The USS Constitution remains closed to onboard visitors because of the federal government shutdown. Military personnel stood on the gangway to the ship as visitors were not allowed on board. Boston is only one of many cities across the country affected by the shutdown, which has closed many national landmarks to visitors and tourists.

A sign at the entrance of the USS Constitution told the story.

The National Park Service Salem Visitor Center was closed. Tourists from Japan, Naoko Ueno, left, and her daughter Taiko, read the sign on the door.

The visitor center’s closing comes at a pivotal tourist time for Salem, the Halloween season.

No entrance at the Salm Maritime National Historic Site.

A hand-written sign informed visitors to Faneuil Hall, the nation’s oldest public meeting hall, that restrooms were closed.

Tourists stopped along the highway to view Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

Pedestrians crossed Hyde Street in front of Alcatraz Island, also closed to visitors.

U.S. park ranger Heidi Schlichting informed visitors of the closure of Yosemite National Park.

Those with reservations in Yosemite National Park had 48 hours to get out. Reporter Tammy Webber decided to make the most of it and drive to Glacier Point and do a long hike. But too late: The road to Glacier Point already was closed.

Park Ranger Dylan Moe stood guard as the sun set at the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park, in Joshua Tree, Calif.

Visitors drove into the Badlands National Park near Wall, S.D.. Although small sections of the Badlands were accessible, the park and all other national parks were closed.

A barricade prevented visitors from entering the interior of the Badlands National Park.

A sign announced the closure of the Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

People looked at a sign for informing that the Statue of Liberty was closed.

The Lincoln Memorial was sealed off from visitors in Washington.

US National Park Service employees closed the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall.

Visitors to Independence National Historical Park looked through a window of the closed building housing the Liberty Bell.