525 Arch St (btwn 5th St & 6th St), Filadelfia, PA
Museo di storia · Center City East · 81 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: The museum, which opened in 2003, has hosted political debates and speeches, including then-presidential candidate Barack Obama’s historic address on race in March 2008.
HISTORY: Attracting 8.6 million visitors annually, Navy Pier is Chicago's lakefront playground. It was designed for shipping and recreation and has evolved into a major Midwest leisure destination.
HISTORY: The Agricultural Memories Museum is housed in a 48-foot by 128-foot building where you can see antique farming equipment, tractors, carriages and toys related to agricultural machinery.
HISTORY: The Afton Historical Society Museum features items relating to local and Mormon history, including artifacts from the life of Joseph Smith. Other items are stored in a barn on the museum grounds.
Museo di storia · Beacon Hill · 13 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Built in 1806 when Beacon Hill was the heart of Boston's African American community, this is the oldest black church building in the United States.
Sito storico e protetto · Historic District-North · 1 consiglio
HISTORY: The African American Monument, erected here in 2002, honors and commemorates the contributions of African Americans to the cultural, social, educational, economic and spiritual life of Savannah.
HISTORY: In 1864, Mormon pioneer Anson Call founded Callville on the Colorado River. The town was intended as a supply depot for Mormon settlements but it was never commercially successful.
216 Fort Washington Ave (near 168th & Broadway), New York, NY
Pista · Washington Heights · 13 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Built for the National Guard in 1909, the Armory was used as a homeless shelter before opening in the 1990s as an indoor track and field center.
Arte e intrattenimento · Theater District · 1 consiglio
HISTORY: This landmark building from 1907 is a rare surviving example of studio building architecture and a reminder of the early 20th Century when West 57th was a center of artistic activity.
Sito storico e protetto · Fort Hamilton · 1 consiglio
HISTORY: Although NYC never was attacked during the Civil War, that doesn't mean it wasn't prepared. Four of these 13-inch seacoast mortars were stationed near Fort Hamilton, along with guns in Staten Island.
HISTORY: The Huguenot Schoolhouse is a one-room brick schoolhouse that was built in 1863 from the clay found along the banks of the nearby Neversink river.
HISTORY: Followers of the psychedelic cult leader Charles Manson murdered actress Sharon Tate and four other people at a home on this site in August 1969.
HISTORY: The Frisbie House is the two-story home of the Salisbury Historical Society. The house features local history exhibits on iron mining and colonial cheese making.
HISTORY: This Inn was built in 1716 and became an operating hotel in 1889. One of the original structures on the site was used to store arms and provisions prior to the War of Independence.
2355 Calle de Guadalupe (btwn Santiago & Parian), Mesilla, NM
Bisteccheria · 16 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Built in 1840, the Mexican-American War Treaty was signed here in 1846. This restaurant is known for its tragic love story of Armando and Inez where it is said they haunt still today.
Museo · United States Air Force Academy · 12 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: The youngest of the five United States service academies; having graduated its first class in 1959.In 1975 President Gerald Ford signed legislation permitting women to enter the US service academies.
1123 Prudential Dr. (Flagler Ave.), Jacksonville, FL
Parco · 11 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: The Treaty Oak is an octopus-like live oak that is estimated to be 250 years old & may be the single oldest living thing in Jacksonville. The Jessie Ball DuPont Park opened in 1907 to help preserve th
HISTORY: John Carter acquired this land while being the Secretary of the Colony of Virginia. The mountain was named Carter Mountain in 1729 & upon his death in 1742 the land was given to his son Edward.
1 Manhattan Square Dr (at Chestnut St.), Rochester, NY
Museo · Central Business District · 71 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Home of the national Toy Hall of Fame, which opened to the public in 1998. To date, 44 toys have made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame, including 2009 inductees: the Ball, Big Wheel® & Game Boy®
4801 La Crosse Ave (Sundrop Valley Dr), Austin, TX
Giardino · Circle C Ranch · 36 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Former first lady, Helen Hayes, founded this organization in 1982. In 2006 this Center became an Organized Research Unit of the University of Texas at Austin.
Crocker Park (Crocker Rd. & Market St.), Westlake, OH
Mercato dei contadini · 6 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: This market is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995. On the 1st day only 6 farmers attended; but the market now hosts over 87 farmers here every Saturday with over 2,000 visitors each year.
Stadio di baseball · Downtown Cleveland · 241 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: Progressive Field is home to the Cleveland Indians and was originally named Jacobs Field when it was opened in 1994. It set a record by selling out 455 straight games from 1995-2001.