Исторический музей · French Quarter · Подсказок и отзывов: 34
HISTORY: The museum includes cures for anything that ails you including voodoo potions & other weird medicines. The City of New Orleans operated the museum from 1950-1987, it's now run by a non profit org.
Памятник · Southwest Washington · Подсказок и отзывов: 145
HISTORY: President Roosevelt asked the Commission of Fine Arts about the possibility of erecting a memorial to Thomas Jefferson. Construction went from 1938-43, & Roosevelt laid the first cornerstone himself.
5 Henry Bacon Dr NW (at Constitution Ave NW), Вашингтон, D.C.
Памятник · Northwest Washington · Подсказок и отзывов: 91
HISTORY: The memorial currently consists of three separate parts: the Three Soldiers statue, the Vietnam Women's Memorial & the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, where over 58,000 names are engraved.
HISTORY: The cemetery was built upon the grounds of the old Metairie Race Course after it went bankrupt. Notable monuments include the pseudo-Egyptian pyramid & former tomb of Storyville madam Josie Arlington.
1400 Constitution Ave NW (at 14th St NW), Вашингтон, D.C.
Исторический музей · Northwest Washington · Подсказок и отзывов: 358
HISTORY: The museum first opened in 1964, and among the items on display are the original Star-Spangled Banner and Dorothy's ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz.
Законодательное собрание · Southeast Washington · Подсказок и отзывов: 37
HISTORY: The Capitol is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. Begun in 1793, the Capitol has been built, burnt, rebuilt, extended, and restored.
101 Independence Ave SE (btwn 1st & 2nd St SE), Вашингтон, D.C.
Библиотека · Southeast Washington · Подсказок и отзывов: 186
HISTORY: Created in 1800 the library is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution & the largest library in the world. In 1815 Thomas Jefferson sold his entire personal collection of books to the library
Законодательное собрание · Northwest Washington · Подсказок и отзывов: 205
HISTORY: The Capitol is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. Begun in 1793, the Capitol has been built, burnt, rebuilt, extended, and restored.
Здание суда · Northeast Washington · Подсказок и отзывов: 51
HISTORY: After the federal government was established in Washington, the court was housed in a basement room in the US Capitol until 1929, when Chief Justice Taft argued successfully for their own building.
Кладбище · Greenwood Heights · Подсказок и отзывов: 71
HISTORY: This cemetery opened in 1838 and has approximately 600,000 graves spread out over 478 acres. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
320 W Colfax Ave (btwn Delaware St. & Cherokee St.), Денвер, CO
Правительственное здание · Civic Center · Подсказок и отзывов: 31
HISTORY: Originally opened in the mid-1800s to change gold and silver found by miners. Not until 1906 that the Denver facility began actually minting coins after being an Assay Office for the interim years.
HISTORY: The hotel opened in 1888 as the largest resort hotel in the world and the first to use electrical lighting. It was declared a historic landmark in 1977. Rooms 3502 and 3327 are reported to be haunted!
HISTORY: Father Junípero Serra established the first San Diego Mission on Presidio Hill. Officially proclaimed a Spanish Presidio in 1774, the fortress was later occupied by a succession of Mexican forces.
Памятник · Hollywood Hills West · Подсказок и отзывов: 484
HISTORY: On February 9, 1960, Joanne Woodward became the first performer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One-time actor Ronald Reagan is the only U.S. President to have a star.
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), Сан-Франциско, CA
Рынок · Financial District · Подсказок и отзывов: 468
HISTORY: Opening in 1898, The Marketplace provides a distinctive space for bringing together the greater Bay Area's agricultural wealth and renowned specialty food purveyors under one roof.
Художественная галерея · Flamingo-Lummus · Подсказок и отзывов: 30
The Transit Navigator: Great museum that focuses much more on design advances than traditional art. See how the products we use everyday have progressed over the years!