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.
Columbia University is the oldest institution of high learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.
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.
The shootout here involved a group of "lawmen," including Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil along with Doc Hollliday, pitted against the Clanton and McLaury gangs.
On September 5, 2010, SFO became the first foursquare venue to top 100,000 checkins.
West Seattle centers around this former streetcar crossing called the 'spine' of the area. The streetcars run no more, but the intersection features the 'Walk All Ways' crossing system.
"Under the Bridges" is a sightseeing tour of Stockholm by boat. It takes you around the new and old neighborhoods, giving a good overview of the city which should really be seen from the water once.
Rainier Tower, a 40-story skyscraper in downtown Seattle, features 29 floors of traditional office space sitting atop an 11-story concrete inverted pyramid.
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.
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.
Did you know? Encanto Park was inspired by Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, and Balboa in San Diego. It was built in 1935 and originally included a band shell and an archery range. Mehr erfahren.
Architect B. Marcus Priteca's Coliseum Theater was one of the world‚'s first movie palaces, and opened in 1915 as Seattle's first theater devoted to motion pictures.
To keep the solar glare out of batters' eyes in the late afternoon hours, home plate was placed in the southwest area of the plot of land, with the third base line pointing northward.
Originally known as SkyDome, Rogers Centre opened in 1989. 70 hotel rooms overlook the field.
Published in 1925, "The Great Gatsby" only sold a total of 25,000 copies at the time of his death in 1940. It is generally accepted that this novel is one of the greatest works of American literature.
If you ever find yourself here, this might be your only chance to hit it over the (little) Green Monster.
