Glen Echo, Maryland
Glen Echo Park Carousel
A merry-go-round that became a rallying point for the early Civil Rights Movement.
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San Francisco, California
San Francisco Chronicle Building
A historic office and commercial building located in the heart of downtown San Francisco.
Brooklyn, New York
Carroll Street Bridge
This 19th century wooden span is one of only four retractile bridges in the United States.
Key West, Florida
Key West Garden Club
A botanical hideaway sits inside the ruins of a half-built Civil War fort.
Big Pine Key, Florida
No Name Pub
Thousands of signed dollar bills turn a simple tavern into a living record of travelers’ comings and goings.
State College, Pennsylvania
Penn State Obelisk
This stone polylith serves as both a 100+ year old experiment and monument to the history of science.
Manteo, North Carolina
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.
New York, New York
The Brill Building
Some of the world’s most popular songs came out of this building.
Bedford, Virginia
National D-Day Memorial
This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
Floyd, Virginia
Floyd Country Store
Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.
Blacksburg, Virginia
16 Frogs
Bronze frogs link the town’s hidden waterways with the people who shaped it.
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Pinball Museum
This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.
Buchanan, Virginia
Buchanan Swinging Bridge
Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
The Doors of Stone Town
In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.
New York, New York
Lichtenstein Subway Mural
A dazzling work by a Pop art legend hangs in one of the world’s busiest subway stations.
New York, New York
Sidewalk Subway Map
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
New York, New York
Barthman's Sidewalk Clock
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
Wall Street Palisade
Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.
New York, New York
Site of New York Slave Market
Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.
New York, New York
The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Barn Stars of Berks County
Decorative folk arts dot the countryside barns of Berks County.
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
Ohiopyle State Park
Chase waterfalls, hiking trails and more.
Towson, Maryland
Ma & Pass Overpass
The stone supports mark where a historic railroad once crossed one of Towson’s main roads.
