Bauwerk · Theater District · 3 Tipps und Bewertungen
HISTORY: 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.
HISTORY: 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.
2201 S 7th St (btw Lincoln Ave & Becher St), Milwaukee, WI
Park · Lincoln Village · 4 Tipps und Bewertungen
HISTORY: 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.
Magic Kingdom (Walt Disney World), Lake Buena Vista, FL
Attraktion · 144 Tipps und Bewertungen
HISTORY: 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.
HISTORY: This is the club's first location. It was built in 1883 but the club formed in 1854 & hosted the National Women's Tennis Championship from its 1887 inception until it moved to Forest Hills, NY in 1921
Sekundarschule · Overbrook · 3 Tipps und Bewertungen
HISTORY: Wilt Chamberlain came to national prominence here, as a star in sports in the early 1950s. He didn't take up basketball until the 7th grade, when he was already 6-foot-11 inches.
Öffentliches Kunstwerk · Center City East · 1 Tipp
HISTORY: At the optical shop once located here, Siegmund Lubin managed five theaters in six states. He began this operation in 1897 & gained national notoriety. But by 1916 he was bankrupt & died in obscurity.
Museum · Queen Village - Pennsport · 7 Tipps und Bewertungen
HISTORY: On New Year's Day, clowns, comics & other characters march in Philadelphia outside the museum. The parade has been a city tradition for more than a century & in the 1940s 2 million people participated
HISTORY: Robbers crept into what was then the Brinks building at closing time and stole $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in securities on Jan. 17, 1950. It was the largest robbery to that date.
HISTORY: 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.
400 Huntington Ave (Northeastern University), Boston, MA
Hochschulbibliothek · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 2 Tipps und Bewertungen
HISTORY: 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.
HISTORY: 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.
HISTORY: 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.
HISTORY: 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.
HISTORY: 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.
HISTORY: 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.
HISTORY: 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
HISTORY: 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.
Historische und geschützte Stätte · Downtown Boston · 58 Tipps und Bewertungen
HISTORY: 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.
Geldautomat · Outer Sunset · 2 Tipps und Bewertungen
HISTORY: 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
Häfen oder Marina · Northern Waterfront · 4 Tipps und Bewertungen
HISTORY: Opened in 1918, the San Francisco waterfront piers played a crucial role in the Pacific theater during WWII. San Fran's waterfront became a military logistics center in support of the Pacific theater.
1007 York St (btwn 11th Ave & 9th Ave), Denver, CO
Botanischer Garten · Cheesman Park · 90 Tipps und Bewertungen
HISTORY: This garden takes advantage of all the senses, providing touchable, smellable, tasty, colorful and aural outdoor experiences all rolled into one.
701 Exposition Blvd (University of Southern California), Los Angeles, CA
Hochschulgebäude · South LA · 5 Tipps und Bewertungen
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.
Hochschulstadion · Westwood · 26 Tipps und Bewertungen
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.
Historische und geschützte Stätte · North End · 59 Tipps und Bewertungen
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
Hochschulstadion · North Allston · 35 Tipps und Bewertungen
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).