This is the ninth-tallest building in New York City and the 39th tallest in the U.S. At completion, it was revealed that the building exceeded its height limit by approx 14 feet.
This B&B was built in 1910 by George Brumder, Sr., who made his fortune in German language publishing. Guests have reported paranormal activity in the Gold Room.
Originally known as Lincoln Avenue Park, Kosy Park was once home of the Kosciuszko Reds, a franchise of the Polish-American Semiprofessional Baseball League who played until 1919.
Originally named Cudahy Park in honor of the donor, the park was renamed for Civil War hero Phillip Sheridan in 1920.
Opened in 1971, this is the first park built at the Disney World resort. The park opened with 23 attractions. Only 3 were unique to the park, the rest were copies of Disneyland attractions.
The bridge was constructed in 1925 and was Portland’s first “fixed span” bridge across the Willamette River.
"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.
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.
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.
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"
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
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).
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.
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.
This landmark 1913 theater is said to be haunted by Louis Borsalino, an acrobat who fell to his death during a performance here in the 1950s.
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.
3 different ballparks occupied this site from 1871-1914, & all were home to Boston's National League baseball team. Known early on as the Boston Beaneaters or the Red Stockings, they became the Braves
Each week, Scottsdale Gallery Association members host special exhibits - many with artist receptions - and join together for an informal come-and-go “open house” throughout the district.
Before Fenway Park, the American League team from Boston played at the Huntington Ave. Grounds, formerly on this site. They were called the Americans or the Pilgrims - the name Red Sox came in 1908.
This was once the location of the Blackfriars Pub, where 5 people were murdered in the basement here in June 1978, apparently over drug money. Two men were acquitted and the crime remains unsolved.
The monument encompasses two mesas and the canyon of the Agua Fria River.This mosaic of semi-desert area offers one of the most significant systems of prehistoric sites in the American Southwest.
Heritage & Science Park is a City of Phoenix Park which consists of Historic Heritage Square, Phoenix Museum of History and The Arizona Science Center. The park is home of the 1895 Rosson House.
The Otis House Museum exemplifies the elegant life led by Boston's governing class after the American Revolution. It also houses Historic New England's headquarters & its Library and Archives.
We show the work of over 200 artists with Paintings, pottery, sculpture, mosaics, glass art, jewelry, photography, art furniture, folk art, rugs, kaleidoscopes, religious art.
The Common was used for public hangings up until 1817. In early 1965, 100 people gathered here to protest the Vietnam War, & speeches have been given here by Martin Luther King Jr & Pope John Paul III
Rapper Notorious B.I.G. was leaving the Soul Train Music Awards when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on March 9, 1997 at the red light at Wilshire and Fairfax.
Bess Houdini began a yearly Halloween séance in 1926 trying to contact her husband, Harry. Epic film director D.W. Griffith died of a stroke in 1948 under the crystal chandelier in the hotel lobby.
Just outside the building, five men were among the first casualties in the Boston Massacre. The Declaration of Independence was proclaimed from the balcony in 1776.
Patty Hearst spent her first week in captivity in this house in Feb. 1974 as a prisoner of urban revolutionaries who called themselves the "Symbionese Liberation Army." She would later join the SLA.
On April 15, 1974 kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst took part in the robbery of the Hibernia Bank that once occupied this location The robbers drove off with more than $10,000 after injuring 2 bystanders
