George W.P. Hunt and his wife are buried here in a pyramid at Papago Park.Hunt built the tomb in 1931, when his wife passed away, and he joined her there three years later.
Brings together plants from the Earth's many and varied deserts and dry lands. Approximately 3,200 different desert plants can be found and seen along the 1.5 mile main trail.
Roy Campanella played in the negro leagues for the early years of his career & followed Jackie Robinson & joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. He was first scouted playing on this high school field.
This is the world's only concrete geodesic dome, comprised of 316 precast concrete panels(mostly hexagonal)in 16 patterns. The first film to show here was 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' in 1963.
During a game here between Brooklyn & Harvard in 1867, Brooklyn hurler Candy Cummings tried out his new pitch: the curveball. His invention of the curveball got him elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939
The sign was originally constructed in 1923 to promote a subdivision at the top of Beachwood Canyon called Hollywoodland; "land" would later be dropped in 1945 when the area was deeded to the city.
This monument, built in 1995, is covered with etched numbers recalling the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Six glass towers represent the chimneys of WWII concentration camps.
The field here that's now part of the Oriffill School hosted a race between Giants third baseman Hans Lobert and a horse in 1914. The horse won by a nose & the footage was seen all over the country.
Lefty O'Doul hit .349 in an 11-year Major League career. This bridge bears his name, a testament of the impact he made on this community. O'Doul was born in San Francisco in 1897 and died here in 1969
This was once the home of Rufus King, a signer of the United States Constitution, a Senator from New York, and Ambassador to Great Britain immediately after the American Revolution
Ellington, the legendary jazz composer and bandleader, lived in Apartment 4A from 1939-61. This building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
The first TV star, Milton Berle, was born here July 12, 1908. He appeared in silent films, then performed as a stage comic. His highpoint came as the star of NBC's Texaco Star Theater.
Castro Camera was operated by Harvey Milk from 1972 until his assassination in 1978. During the 1970s the store became the center of the area's gay community as well as campaign headquarters for Milk.
Formerly on this location was the building where the Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig was born on June 19, 1903. Gehrig would go on to become the captain of the Yankees and a key member of Murderer's Row.
The Octagon House was built by William McElroy in 1861. His letter "To Future Ages" and newspapers accompanying it, which were discovered in a box under the stairs during restoration, are on display.
This is a 31-story NYC Designated Landmark originally built in 1885 to designs by Francis H. Kimball. It is one of the first buildings in Manhattan to have step-like recessions in the walls.
The Seals were a Pacific Coast League baseball team from 1903-57, and they played here from 1931-57. The most famous Seal is undoubtedly Joe DiMaggio, who hit in 61 straight games for the 1933 Seals.
Born in 1906, Philo Farnsworth demonstrated his first all-electric television system in the late 1920s & received the patent in 1930. Over his life he would earn more than 300 U.S. and foreign patents
Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of the television, had these steps dedicated in his honor near the house he lived in while he was developing the first all-electric "television system" in the late 1920s.
The father of modern mystery and the macabre spent some of his final years in the Bronx, and wrote several well-known works in this cottage, including the poems "Annabel Lee" and "The Bells”.
Babe Ruth first moved to NY in 1919, he took up residence here in the Ansonia, at the time one of the city's finer hotels.
One of Minneapolis’ oldest & most popular parks, it attracts over 850,000 thousand visitors annually. The 193-acre park features a 53-foot waterfall, limestone bluffs and river overlooks.
The theater opened in 1963 with a production of Hamlet directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie, the theater's founder. It was created to host performances that were removed from the atmosphere of Broadway.
The museum opened in 1872 to collect, preserve, prepare, display & interpret the state's diverse animal & plant life for scholarly research/teaching & for public appreciation, enrichment & enjoyment.
The neighborhood was named for L.P. Grant, a civil engineer for the Georgia Railroad who has been called the "Father of Atlanta." The park is today visited by more than a million visitors annually.
Founded in 1850, it's the oldest cemetery in Atlanta. It is the final resting place of many of Atlanta's settlers, builders & most noted citizens like Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell & Maynard Jackson.
Opened in 1874, this is the first zoo in the US. It's home to more than 1,300 animals, many of which are rare & endangered and is the only zoo breeding giant otters in North America.
Built in 1892, it is the 5th courthouse to occupy the site. There was a clock tower on top but it was removed in 199 because there was fear that the reverberations from the bell would cause damage.
This artificial lake is home to a variety of geese, ducks & other wildlife. 1 lap around the lake is just 2.8 miles, & you can rent in-line skates or beach cruisers at nearby Gregg's Greenlake Cycle.
With over 60,000 visitors every year, it is one of Seattle's most popular museums, & preserves & promotes the history of the Pacific NW. The museum houses a vast collection of artifacts from the area.
