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This statue honors Marvin Klegman, a heroic child who died while saving another boy's life in a 1949 earthquake, and shares his long untold story.

Dedicated to a college founder's alleged ancestor who was martyred in 1555.

A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.

The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.

This enthusiast-led facility is the only museum in the country dedicated to the preservation of weather artifacts.

A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

This Old Town cabin tells the story of Tacoma's settlement through a replica of its first non-Native building.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

A huge railroad museum with over 100 pieces of rolling stock focusing on the railroad history of Pennsylvania.

This waterfront restaurant was the life of the party until a crime syndicate burned it to the ground.

Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.

The oldest remaining building in Tacoma was once the home of the "oldest bell tower" in America.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

This small museum is home to cannons cast by Paul Revere and the last remaining uniform of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

The first woman in the United States to get a driver's license is buried here.

A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The window above the urinal in the men's restroom is a giant periscope that offers a panoramic view of Eagle Harbor.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

One of the world’s most powerful corporations was established on a random Albuquerque street corner.

This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.

A stone marker dedicated to a Black veteran of the American Revolution who refused to leave his land near Walden Pond.