Places Edited by michaelnhartman

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

Each of these 87 large stones has a unique message. Together, they form part of the Minnesota Military Family Tribute.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.

Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

The storied steakhouse is the last in a long line of Lebanese-owned supper clubs in Tulsa.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.

Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.

A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.