When the Yale Bowl opened in 1914, it was the first stadium with seating that completely surrounded the field. Today, it's famous for hosting soccer, lacrosse & countless other notable events.
This monument, created in honor of the university's first benefactor, John Harvard, is a frequent target of pranks, hacks, and humorous decorations from Harvard students.
The Republican organization known as the Union League Club sponsored this bronze of Lincoln by sculptor Henry Kirke Brown (1814 - 1886).
Dedicated in 1913, this is a tribute to the more than 260 Americans who died when the battleship Maine exploded in the Havana, Cuba, harbor in 1898.
Covering 22 acres, Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings that was built during the 1930s.
The 69th Regiment Armory was designed by Hunt & Hunt and built in 1909, replacing a large block of tenements and apartment houses.
Unveiled in 1965, this bronze statue pays tribute to the Cuban author and activist, who died in 1895 fighting for his homeland‚'s liberation from Spain.
Dedicated in 1921, this statue depicts the 19th century, Venezuela-born general who has been referred to as the "George Washington of South America."
Dedicated in 1985, this 2.5-acre area of the park is a memorial to musician John Lennon, who was murdered nearby on December 8, 1980.
Unveiled in 1872, this statue by John Quincy Adams Ward pays tribute to one of the world's most famous playwrights, who lived from 1564 to 1616.
This tree stump is the remains of a 100-year-old sycamore that stood in the northwest corner of St. Paul's churchyard.
Designed by Emma Stebbins and dedicated in 1873, this fountain was the only sculpture commissioned as part of Central Park’s original design. Its official name is “Angel of the Waters.”
The A.T. Stewart Company Store building was the site of America's first department store, founded by retail pioneer Alexander Turney Stewart.
Completed in 1913, this was the world’s tallest skyscraper until 1930, when it was surpassed in height by the Chrysler Building, also in New York City.
The three-story, Federal-style building houses the mayor‚'s office and the city council chambers, as well as a collection of historic portraits, furnishings and artifacts.
Created in 1959 by Jose de Creeft (1884-1982), this bronze sculpture features characters from the 1865 Lewis Carroll story‚ "Alice in Wonderland."
Located in Central Park since 1945, this statue depicts Wladyslaw Jagiello (1362-1434), the king of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania.
Opened in 1846, this Gothic Revival style building is the third and current home of Trinity Church, part of the Episcopal Diocese of New York City.
This granite statue of Hamilton, a Founding Father and co-author of the Federalist Papers, was donated by his grandson in 1880.
Architect George B. Post designed the neo-Classic building, whose front features a glass window wall measuring 50 feet high and 96 feet wide.
Displayed in its current location since 1989, this 7,000-pound bronze sculpture has become a famous symbol of American capitalism.
This is New York City's oldest park, a designation it received in 1733. According to legend, over a century earlier, in 1626, Native Americans sold the island of Manhattan to the Dutch at this site.
The park gets its name from the series of artillery batteries built along the area’s waterfront for protection, starting in the later part of the 17th century.
Columbia University is the oldest institution of high learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.
This statue of the iconic jazz composer, pianist and band leader, who died in 1974, was sculpted by Robert Graham and dedicated in 1997.
Dedicated in 1894, this statue depicts the explorer whose trans-Atlantic trips, starting in 1492, helped lead to European colonization of the Americas.
In 1997, the U.S. Tennis Association announced it would name the new center court stadium at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Named for the two-centuries-old oak formerly standing on its property, this is an 1853 Victorian Italianate mansion.
Chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, Princeton University was British North America's fourth college.
You're standing in history. Nassau Hall was the site where the Continental Congress first learned the British had signed a peace treaty granting independence to the former colonies in 1783.
Founded in 1701, it’s the 3rd-oldest institution of higher education in the US. It is known for notable alumni, including 5 US presidents, 17 US Supreme Court Justices & several foreign heads of state
Five US Presidents, 45 Cabinet members, over 500 members of Congress, and countless other senior officials, judges, diplomats, and military officers can call themselves Yale alumni.
Established in 1702, this is known as America’s oldest residential street and today is lined with more than 30 houses, dating from the 1720s to 1830s.
Betsy Ross, credited with sewing the first American flag, is believed to have worked and resided in this house, built around 1740, from 1773 to 1885.
Christ Church was founded in 1695 as the first parish of the Church of England in Pennsylvania, and the original church on this site was a simple structure.
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.
Established in 1719, this cemetery is the final resting place for Benjamin Franklin & 4 other signers of the Declaration of Independence: Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson, George Ross & Benjamin Rush.
Built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard & launched in 1942 just a year after the attack on Pearl Harbor, bringing the US into WWII. It was the 2nd ship the Navy named in honor of New Jersey
This was the home of the First Bank of the United States from the time of the building‚'s completion, in 1797, until 1811.
In 1798, the country's first bank robbery took place here, when a guild member stole more than $163,000 from the Bank of Pennsylvania, then located in the building.
Completed in 1824, this Greek Revival structure was home to the Second Bank of the United States until 1836.
This is home to a number of sites and attractions associated with early American history, including Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
The U.S. Supreme Court met here from 1791, when the building was finished, to 1800, when America’s capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington.
Built in 1789 as the Philadelphia County Courthouse, this was where the U.S. Congress met from 1790 to 1800, when Philadelphia was America’s capital. In 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified here.
Cartoonist and Penn alumnus Charles Addams is said to have used College Hall as his inspiration for the mansion of the Addams Family.
Did you know that Houston Hall, built in 1896, is the oldest student union building in the country?
Opened in 1951, this is the second-longest twin suspension bridge in the world and a memorial to American soldiers who served in 20th-century wars. The 1 billionth vehicle drove across in 2000.
Cape May's World War II Lookout Tower, also known as Fire Control Tower No. 23, was built in 1942. It was one of 15 towers that served as part of a harbor defense system known as Fort Miles.
Did you know that Brown became the third university in the nation to offer an academic medical education?
Brown moved to its current spot overlooking Providence on College Hill in 1770 and was renamed in 1804 in recognition of a $5,000 gift from Nicholas Brown.
Cornell has been described as the first truly American university because of its dedication to its land-grant mission of outreach and public service.
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.
Originally built in 1652 & converted to a Tavern in 1673. In 1708 the Tavern became the “birthplace of the businessman’s lunch” as city councilors dined & charged meals to the public treasury.
Did you know Harvard University was named after John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his library and half his estate to the institution?
In 1735 John Adams was born in the colonial saltbox house on this site, and lived here until his marriage to Abigail (Smith) Adams in 1764.
Built in 1660, this cemetery is the final resting place of notable figures of the American Revolution, including Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Boston Massacre victims & Elizabeth "Mother Goose" herself.
King's Chapel Burying Ground was founded in 1630 as the first cemetery in the city of Boston. It was Boston's only burial site for 30 years.
The original school building was torn down in the mid-1700s; today, an 1856 statue by Richard Saltonstall Greenough of Franklin (who dropped out of Boston Latin) marks that location.
Built in 1729, this was where some 5,000 colonists gathered on December 16, 1773, for a protest that culminated that night in the Boston Tea Party.
This historic structure, erected in the early 1700s, housed an influential publishing business and bookstore in the 1800s.
A circle of stones marks the site where on the evening of March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired on a mob of American colonists, killing five of them.
It has been open to diners since 1826 & is known as the oldest restaurant in the United States of America. In 1796 Louis Philippe, King of France in 1830, lived in exile on the second floor.
Built in 1723, this church, Boston’s oldest, played a role in Paul Revere’s famous ride on April 18, 1775.
Built in Boston and launched in 1797, this is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat. In the early 1800s, the 44-gun Constitution fought Barbary pirates off the coast of North Africa.
The Witch Dungeon Museum tells the tale of the 1692 witch trials of Salem, during which 19 people were hanged and one pressed to death.
This memorial to Grant, the American Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, was dedicated in 1922, the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Opened in 1941, this museum, founded by financier Andrew Mellon, has some 116,000 works of Western art dating from the Middle Ages to the modern era.
Opened in 2004, this museum is devoted to the history and culture of Native people in the Western Hemisphere.
The current building was designed by Robert Mills and constructed over a 33-year period beginning in 1836. It is the oldest departmental building in Washington.
Opened in 1993, this museum is devoted to the history of the Holocaust, the state-sponsored murder of 6 million Jews in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.
This memorial, dedicated in 2004, honors the 16 million Americans who served in the armed forces during World War II (1939-45).
This memorial consists of 56 stones, each with the signature, occupation and hometown of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
The pool, measuring some 2,000 feet long, was built soon after the 1922 dedication of the Lincoln Memorial; both were designed by architect Henry Bacon.
This tribute features outdoor galleries, statues and inscriptions meant to represent the 32nd U.S. president’s time in office, from 1933 to 1945.
Dedicated in 1995, this memorial honors the U.S. military members who served in the Korean War (1950-53). More than 54,000 Americans were killed, while more than 100,000 others were wounded.
Lt. Col. Hugh Tracey and architect George Bergstrom conceived this building's five-corner design during a feverish summer weekend early in World War II.
Named for William Legge, the Second Earl of Dartmouth and founded in 1769, Dartmouth is the nation's ninth oldest college.
This stadium was built in 2000 & is home to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Some fans who frequent the arena claim to see paranormal activity here because the land used to be occupied by a prison.
This tower is the second largest tower in Cincinnati & was completed in 1931.On a clear day, visitors can see for miles in all directions, as well as see three states Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
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.
This Planetarium was founded in 1930 by Max Adler, who was so impressed by a European machine replicating the night sky that he decided to build one.
Completed in 1925, this 40-story skyscraper is the home of The Chicago Tribune, which printed its first edition in 1847 in a one-room plant.
One of Chicago’s tallest buildings, this 100-story structure opened in 1970 and rises 1,127 feet above the ground.
Built in the late 1860s, these two structures, designed by William Boyington, were among the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
This building, completed in 1924, was constructed as the headquarters for William Wrigley Jr.‚'s (1861-1932) chewing gum company.
Opened in 2005 it is ranked as the most visited state-controlled presidential museum. This museum documents the life of the 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln, & the course of the American Civil War
This memorial structure contains the bodies of President Abraham Lincoln, his wife Mary Todd and three of their sons.
This zoo opened in 1914 but has since relocated to its current location at Trout River. The 1st major purchase was an Asian elephant bought in 1926 after local school children raised money for her.
This museum began in 1985 & has been operated by Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society, Inc. It has a collection, from large scale models of ships of the Mayflower to artifacts dating to 1562.
This attraction was created by Luella Day McConnell in 1904, & was named after the Spanish explorer Ponce De Leon. It is said that anyone who drinks from the Fountain would have their youth restored.
This is the first lighthouse established by the new territorial American Government in 1824. During WWII the Coast Guard trained in St. Augustine & used the lighthouse as a lookout for enemy vessels.
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on Jan. 9, 1935, in this two-room house built by his father and grandfather. The Presleys lived here only two years before tight finances forced them to move.
The Kennedy Space Center was created in competition with the Soviet Union & was authorized in 1958 during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower
This Hotel has been owned & run by the same family since it opened in 1886. This Hotel is one of only three designated Literary Landmark hotels in the United States.
Dinosaur Park was opened in 2005, and is where dinosaurs fossils are in their natural environment with realistic statues of scientifically correct sizes and features.
It took 14 years and a team of 400 sculptors, led by Gutzon Borglum, to complete this massive "Shrine of Democracy," dedicated in 1941.
Susan B. Anthony, along with her sister Mary and mother Lucy, moved into this house in 1865. Susan lived her until her death on March 13th 1906.
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®
Opened on July 11, 1996, the first event held here was The Beach Boys concert. Frontier Field was home of the Rochester Raging Rhinos, and now hosts the Rochester Red Wings soccer team.
Seabreeze was known through the early part of the 20th century as the "Coney Island of the West." The park’s original name was Dreamland for approximately thirty years during the post-World War II era
In 1893 the park opened to the public as a recreational park, but by 1894 the first animals were seen in the lower portion of the park, where guests could find birds, trout and deer.
Montpelier estate was formed in 1723 when Ambrose Madison, President James Madison's grandfather, and his brother-in-law, Thomas Chew, were deeded 4,675 acres in the newly opened Piedmont of Virginia.
Monticello was founded in 1923 by the Jefferson Foundation. It has over 2,500 acres of Jefferson’s original land which includes many historical plant varieties that Jefferson himself had collected as
This zoo opened in 1875 making it the second largest zoo in the USA. One unique thing about this zoo is that the Reptile House is the oldest existing Zoo building in the country, dating from 1875.
Opened in 1958 to recognize the career of former Cincinnati Reds players, managers & executives. The Cincinnati Chapter of Commerce helped promote the inductions in 1958 which were voted by Reds fans.
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.
The Alamo battle only lasted 13 days in 1836. The US fought against an army of 4,000 men displaying courage & self-sacrifice even though they were defeated by the Mexican army.
More than 270 miles long, 18 miles wide, and a mile deep, this vast canyon is known throughout the world for its size and beauty.
Hoover Dam was built during the Great Depression, between 1931 and 1936. The project employed thousands of workers, cost more than 100 lives and gave rise to Boulder City.
Smith Tower, Seattle's first skyscraper, was the brainchild of gun and typewriter manufacturing heir Burns Smith, who planned to build the tallest building outside of New York.
Pike Place Market is home to the first Starbucks, Rachel the Pig, numerous street performers and entertainers, and the Pike Place Fish Market, which features the fish-throwing fishmongers.
Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada. In 1855, entrepreneur James Mason Hutchings & artist Thomas Ayres were the first to tour the area.
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.
It is said that every US President since William Howard Taft has stayed at this hotel. This hotel is the first place Tony Bennett ever sang “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”
Did you know that Tuck offers only one degree program: the full-time, two-year master of business administration?
The Old Federal Building is built where Seattle founder Arthur Denny and his party are thought to have first docked in 1851, at the site that became Seattle.
The Pioneer Building, completed in 1892, was the prestige office building during the Klondike Gold Rush, housing 48 different mining firms in 1897.
Making its debut in 2006, this museum is dedicated to the history of the Chicago River and the city‚'s movable bridges. The museum is located in the southwest tower of the Michigan Avenue Bridge.
The trade center's twin 110-story towers, the planet's tallest buildings when they officially opened in 1973, were destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the U.S.
Over the years this building, opened in 1842, has been home to the New York Merchants Exchange and National City Bank (now Citibank), among others.
Built as a U.S. military fort in 1811 in anticipation of the War of 1812 against the British, Castle Clinton went on to serve a variety of roles.
St. James Cathedral was completed in 1907 as the new cathedral seat of the Catholic Bishop Edward J. O'Dea‚'s Seattle Archdiocese.
Established in 1773, City Tavern once was frequented by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other notable figures of the American Revolution era.
From 1921 to 2008, this building housed the American Stock Exchange and its earlier incarnations, the New York Curb Market and the New York Curb Exchange.
Rainier Tower, a 40-story skyscraper in downtown Seattle, features 29 floors of traditional office space sitting atop an 11-story concrete inverted pyramid.
This is where the game's immortals are enshrined. The heart of the museum is the Hall of Fame gallery. The gallery has a plaque for each of the players who have been elected to the hall.
This Georgian-style brick house is a replica of the one where Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in June 1776.
Opened in 2005 and located in a historic Gothic Revival building, this museum specializes in art that deals with spirituality and faith.
Completed in 1907, this Beaux Arts building housed U.S. Customs Service operations for the port of New York until 1973.
Oldfather Hall houses the offices of the dean of the College of Arts and Scienes, was was the post Charles Henry Oldfather occupied from 1932-1951.
Did you know that University Hall (which was built in 1869) is one of the oldest buildings on campus?
This arena was named after former PSU President Bryce Jordan and is a member of the Arena Network, a marketing and scheduling group of 38 arenas.
This 13-story highrise, completed in 1956, was the world's first circular office building. The spire at the top of the building blinks the word "Hollywood" in Morse code.
This building, completed in the 1750s, is where the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were deliberated and adopted.
