Washington, D.C.
Philo Farnsworth Statue
This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.
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Washington, D.C.
This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.
Salem, Massachusetts
The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.
Sweets
One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.
Newport, Rhode Island
The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.
Newport, Rhode Island
The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.
Hartford, Connecticut
A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.
New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.
Newport, Rhode Island
The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.
Newport, Rhode Island
The widow of Benjamin Franklin's brother became the first female newspaper editor in the United States.
Hebron, Connecticut
The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.
Newport, Rhode Island
The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.
Newport, Rhode Island
An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.
Hartford, Connecticut
A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.
Hartford, Connecticut
An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.
Hartford, Connecticut
A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.
Concord, New Hampshire
The 92-foot-tall structure is based on the aircraft that carried the first Americans into space.
Farmington, Connecticut
The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.
Farmington, Connecticut
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
Concord, New Hampshire
The dress young Pierce wore prior to his breeching ceremony in the early 1800s is now on display for all to see.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
West Hartford, Connecticut
This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Jülich, Germany
A medieval gate once used as a prison and how home to a city museum.