Estrutura · Downtown Boston · 2 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Built in 1894, this building was originally known as the Carter Building & was Boston’s first steel-frame office building. The famous landscape architect, Fletcher Steele, was a tenant in the 1920s.
Estádio de Futebol Americano · Central Business District · 235 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: The Dome has hosted 6 Super Bowls; more than any other sports facility. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina the Dome was closed for repair and was reopened on Sept 25 2006. The Saints won that night
801 Spruce St Fl 3 (at South 8th Street), Filadélfia, PA
Hospital · Washington Square West · 18 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: This is America's very first hospital, with a cornerstone laid by Benjamin Franklin in 1752. During the Revolution, the hospital treated both British and American soldiers.
Parque · West Philadelphia · 29 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Its 9,200 acres make up 10 percent of Philadelphia. Rather than a single park, it's actually a collection of 63 regional and neighborhood parks. In 1876 one of the first World's Fairs was hosted here.
Capitólio · Southeast Washington · 37 dicas e avaliações
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.
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW (btwn 15th St NW & 17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Prédio do Governo · 509 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Completed in 1800, The White House is the oldest public building in Washington, DC and has been the home of every president except George Washington.
5801 Wilshire Blvd (at Curson Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Museu · Mid-City West · 75 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: A group of Spanish explorers made the first written record of the tar pits in 1769. The oldest known material from the tar pit dates back over 38,000 years.
6801 Hollywood Blvd (at N Highland Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Teatro · 155 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Opened in 2001, the theatre seats 3,401. The Grand Staircase is surrounded by columns displaying the names of Academy Award Best Picture winners with blank spaces left for future winners.
701 Exposition Blvd (University of Southern California), Los Angeles, CA
Prédio Acadêmico · South LA · 5 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: "LIFE! DO YOU HEAR ME? GIVE MY CREATION... LIFE!" It was here that the medical school scenes were filmed in Mel Brook's 1974 classic comedy Young Frankenstein.
Estádio da Faculdade · Westwood · 26 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: In 1984, Mary Lou Retton Retton pulled off a unanimous perfect 10 and won the gold becoming the first American woman to ever win an individual gold medal in Olympic gymnastics.
Local Histórico e Tombado · North End · 59 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Starting from his home, Paul Revere set out on his famous midnight ride in 1775 to warn his compatriots that the British were coming. Built in 1680, it is one of the oldest houses in downtown Boston.
HISTORY: In 1971, Ray Tomlinson, a scientist at BBN Technologies and the father of e-mail, told the BBC that his first message was "completely forgettable" but he suspects it was something like "Testing 1-2-3"
65 N Harvard St (across from Ohiri Field), Boston, MA
Estádio da Faculdade · North Allston · 35 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Built in 1903, it's the nation's oldest stadium, & home to the school's football team. Harvard's biggest rival has been Yale, & the most famous confrontation came on Nov. 23, 1968 when they tied 29-29
HISTORY: From 1908 to 1921, this eight story, Second Renaissance Revival structure in San Francisco's financial district served as headquarters for Bank of Italy (later renamed Bank of America).
209 Broadway (btwn Vesey & Fulton St), Nova Iorque, NY
Igreja · Financial District · 43 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: This is one of the few surviving colonial-era churches in NYC. George Washington, along with members of the U.S. Congress, worshipped here on his Inauguration Day, on April 30, 1789.
HISTORY: In 1853-54, NY's first world's fair, the Crystal Palace Exhibition, took place here. A huge iron-and-glass structure was erected to house 5,272 exhibitors from 23 foreign nations and across the U.S.
870 7th Ave (btwn W 55th & W 56th St), Nova Iorque, NY
Hotel · Theater District · 160 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: The Starbucks was once a barbershop & location of one of history's most notorious mob hits on October 25, 1957 when Albert Anastasia was shot to death.
HISTORY: The Denver Zoo has long been an innovator in re-creating realistic habitats: Bear Mountain, built in 1918, was the first animal exhibit in the U.S. constructed of simulated concrete rockwork.
Galeria de Arte · City Center · 17 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: A multichambered space where local artists display their works in all media -- from photography and sculpture to video and just about anything else that might exemplify their artistic nature.
Museu · Miami Central Business District · 27 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Tells the stories of South Florida and the Caribbean. The museum promotes understanding of the past in order to inform the present and create a better quality of life.
HISTORY: The history of today's Gold Coast Railroad Museum is rather unique. The coming together of persons and events in a rare mix that helped shape today's premier railroad museum in the state of Florida.
Galeria de Arte · Pike Place · 2 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Opened in 1977, this bright gallery displays a little bit of everything in its theatrical space, vivid paintings, sculptures, photographs, pottery and mixed-media works.
HISTORY: Notorious bank robber John Dillinger had been declared "Public Enemy #1" by the FBI. In 1934 the feds waited for him outside this theater & shot him multiple times before he died in a nearby alleyway.
Cemitério · Grand Crossing · 10 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Jesse Owens, the grandson of slaves, made a fool of Hitler & his "master race" philosophy at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The track star won 4 gold medals in Nazi Germany. He is buried here.
Museu · University Village - Little Italy · 4 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Begun in 1977, if you're a fan of Joe DiMaggio, Tommy Lasorda, Rocky Marciano, Vince Lombardi & other great Italian-American sports figures, this is for you. More than 200 athletes are honored here.
HISTORY: Views are spectacular; the Bainbridge Island ferry leaves from Colman Dock; and the popular Summer Nights at the Pier concerts play at sublime Pier 62/63.
Monumento · Lower Queen Anne · 423 dicas e avaliações
HISTORY: Built for the 1962 World Expo, Space Needle distinctive structure, rising 600-plus feet above Seattle Center , has since become Seattle's most famous landmark.