Real-life brothers Jeff and Beau Bridges tickle the ivories as Jack and Frank Baker, whose lives are changed by chanteuse Susie Diamond in the 1989 film, The Fabulous Baker Boys.
Photographs belonging to a dead girl are retrieved here in the 2002 horror thriller, The Ring.
Hiking and sightseeing are the primary activities within Longhorn Caverns State Park. The cavern itself is the main attraction, although there are plenty of trails topside as well.
Sits on a beautifully landscaped city block in Austin near the Capitol building. Built in 1856, it is the oldest continuously occupied executive residence west of the Mississippi.
There is five historic areas: an 1840s Tonkawa Encampment, an 1860s German Immigrant Farm, an 1870s Texian Farm, an 1880s Cotton Planters Farm and an 1890s Sprinkle Corner rural village.
Is a collection of the weird and disturbing and includes such traditional freak show fair as a Fiji mermaid and a frog with teeth, shrunken heads, a preserved two headed cow, and a fortune teller.
Established in 1991 is the only all-electric boat fleet on the Highland Lakes. Offers lunch and dinner cruises, wedding events, internationally famous bat watching excursions.
Located on the 94th floor of the building 1,000 feet above the Magnificent Mile, it's the city's only open-air skywalk. Here you'll see an incredible 360-degree view of Chicago, WI, IN & parts of IL.
Famous short story writer William Porter, better known as O. Henry, lived here with his wife and children from 1893-95.His story, "The Gift of the Magi," is among the most anthologized works ever.
Care for a swim? Then you should probably avoid Bubbly Creek unless you're a vampire. It's a highly polluted tributary of the Chicago River where blood, entrails & waste have collected & decomposed.
Pack your lawn chairs & cooler & prepare to have a relaxing good time here. Visitors sit on the hillside or take a seat under the polygon canopy to enjoy the weekly shows that run from spring to fall.
This school subs in for Grover Cleveland High School in Wes Anderson's 1998 comedy Rushmore. Max Fischer is banished here after attempting to build an aquarium on the grounds of his private academy.
Its retro feel brought Wes Anderson here for the 1998 film Rushmore starring Bill Murray. Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) appears to match his friends, but his father dispenses wisdom & hair cuts here
Approx 200 carefully preserved & restored homes line the avenue. As modern amenities became necessary, water, sewage & telephone lines were installed in alleys to preserve the architecture of the area
White Rock Lake has 9-plus miles of waterfront trails. Those who enjoy bird watching will find that the lake attracts a wide variety of birds; especially the green parrots at the south end of the lake
This impressive museum has three focuses: natural history, nature films, and wildlife art, with nine galleries of paintings, sculptures, and photography.
Is the only museum in the Rocky Mountain Region focusing on the art, history, and culture of Latinos in the Americas from ancient times to the present.
Since 1947, the studio has been as much a part of Carnival as the parades. The studio produces floats & props for over 40 New Orleans parades as well as pageants around the world.
Includes, early Colorado history, capitol construction, the lawmaking process, several stained glass windows, women's Gold tapestry, presidential portraits, and the Senate chambers.
George W.P. Hunt and his wife are buried here in a pyramid at Papago Park.Hunt built the tomb in 1931, when his wife passed away, and he joined her there three years later.
Brings together plants from the Earth's many and varied deserts and dry lands. Approximately 3,200 different desert plants can be found and seen along the 1.5 mile main trail.
Roy Campanella played in the negro leagues for the early years of his career & followed Jackie Robinson & joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. He was first scouted playing on this high school field.
This is the world's only concrete geodesic dome, comprised of 316 precast concrete panels(mostly hexagonal)in 16 patterns. The first film to show here was 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' in 1963.
During a game here between Brooklyn & Harvard in 1867, Brooklyn hurler Candy Cummings tried out his new pitch: the curveball. His invention of the curveball got him elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939
The sign was originally constructed in 1923 to promote a subdivision at the top of Beachwood Canyon called Hollywoodland; "land" would later be dropped in 1945 when the area was deeded to the city.
This monument, built in 1995, is covered with etched numbers recalling the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Six glass towers represent the chimneys of WWII concentration camps.
The field here that's now part of the Oriffill School hosted a race between Giants third baseman Hans Lobert and a horse in 1914. The horse won by a nose & the footage was seen all over the country.
Lefty O'Doul hit .349 in an 11-year Major League career. This bridge bears his name, a testament of the impact he made on this community. O'Doul was born in San Francisco in 1897 and died here in 1969
This was once the home of Rufus King, a signer of the United States Constitution, a Senator from New York, and Ambassador to Great Britain immediately after the American Revolution
Ellington, the legendary jazz composer and bandleader, lived in Apartment 4A from 1939-61. This building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
