Conseil de HISTORY

1. Oriole Park at Camden Yards

9.3
333 W Camden St (at Eutaw St), Baltimore, MD
Stade de baseball · The Stadiums · 438 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Located beyond right field, the B&O Warehouse is 439 feet from home plate. Built between 1898-1905, the warehouse is the longest building on the East Coast at 1,016 feet (but only 51 feet wide).

Art Deco District is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

2. Art Deco District

Miami, FL
Quartier · 28 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: America’s largest concentration of 1920s and 1930s resort architecture can be found in this area, also known as the Miami Beach Architectural District.

3. Chicago Board of Trade

141 W Jackson Blvd (at LaSalle St), Chicago, IL
Bureau · The Loop · 33 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: This Art Deco skyscraper, designed by Holabird & Root and completed in 1930, was the tallest building in Chicago until the Daley Center was built in 1965.

4. One World Trade Center

9.2
1 World Trade Ctr (btwn Fulton & West St), New York, NY
Structure · Financial District · 316 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The trade center's twin 110-story towers, the planet's tallest buildings when they officially opened in 1973, were destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the U.S.

National City Bank Building is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

5. National City Bank Building

55 Wall St, New York, NY
Appartement ou résidence · Financial District · 2 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Over the years this building, opened in 1842, has been home to the New York Merchants Exchange and National City Bank (now Citibank), among others.

Castle Clinton National Monument is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

6. Castle Clinton National Monument

7.7
Battery Pl, New York, NY
Site historique et protégé · Financial District · 33 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Built as a U.S. military fort in 1811 in anticipation of the War of 1812 against the British, Castle Clinton went on to serve a variety of roles.

Orton Hall (OR) is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

7. Orton Hall (OR)

Ohio State University (155 S. Oval Mall), Columbus, OH
Bibliothèque universitaire · 8 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: As one of the oldest remaining buildings on Ohio State's campus, Orton hall opened in 1893.

University of Illinois is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

8. University of Illinois

901 W Illinois St, Urbana, IL
Université · 14 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The University of Illinois is one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions created after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862.

The University of Iowa is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

9. The University of Iowa

100 Pomerantz Ctr, Iowa City, IA
Université · 10 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The University of Iowa was the first U.S. public university to admit men and women equally when its doors opened to students in 1855.

Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas Sign is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

10. Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas Sign

9.2
5100 S Las Vegas Blvd (at E Oquendo Rd), Las Vegas, NV
Monument · 177 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: This sign, designed by neon artist Betty Willis and erected in 1959, has become a world-famous symbol of Las Vegas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

11. Bay Bridge

(San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge)
Interstate 80, San Francisco, CA
Pont · Yerba Buena Island · 326 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The longest (and most expensive) bridge in the world when it opened in 1936, the Bay Bridge was first proposed by self-proclaimed "Emperor Norton I" in 1869.

Tinker Field is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

12. Tinker Field

7.1
1610 W Church St, Orlando, FL
Stade de baseball · 5 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Built in 1914, this baseball field was renamed in 1923 for Hall of Famer Joe Tinker and has been a key venue for the development of baseball in Orlando.

Mystic Seaport is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

13. Mystic Seaport

8.4
75 Greenmanville Ave (btw Velvet & Isham), Mystic, CT
Port ou marina · 65 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: This 40-acre living history maritime museum is the largest in the nation.

O.K. Corral is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

14. O.K. Corral

7.9
326 E Allen St, Tombstone, AZ
Monument · 20 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The shootout here involved a group of "lawmen," including Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil along with Doc Hollliday, pitted against the Clanton and McLaury gangs.

Sterling Memorial Library is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

15. Sterling Memorial Library

120 High St (at Yale University), New Haven, CT
Bibliothèque universitaire · Downtown New Haven · 11 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Sterling Memorial Library was built with funds from the bequest of John W. Sterling, a NY attorney who graduated from Yale in 1864.

Harvard Museum of Natural History is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

16. Harvard Museum of Natural History

8.8
26 Oxford St (btwn Everett & Kirkland Sts.), Cambridge, MA
Musée des sciences · Aggasiz - Harvard University · 62 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The Harvard Museum of Natural History is the public face of 3 research museums, including the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Harvard University Herbaria, & the Mineralogical and Geological Museum.

17. Yale Bowl

81 Central Ave, New Haven, CT
Terrain de football américain universitaire · Westville · 9 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: When the Yale Bowl opened in 1914, it was the first stadium with seating that completely surrounded the field. Today, it's famous for hosting soccer, lacrosse & countless other notable events.

Columbia University is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

18. Columbia University

116th St & Broadway, New York, NY
Université · West Harlem · 114 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Columbia University is the oldest institution of high learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.

Harvard University is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

19. Harvard University

1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Université · Mid-Cambridge · 146 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Did you know Harvard University was named after John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his library and half his estate to the institution?

Université de Princeton is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

20. Université de Princeton

(Princeton University)
Nassau St (btwn Washington Rd & University Pl), Princeton, NJ
Université · 56 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, Princeton University was British North America's fourth college.

21. Houston Hall

3417 Spruce St (34th), Philadelphie, PA
Bureau des étudiants · University City · 15 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Did you know that Houston Hall, built in 1896, is the oldest student union building in the country?

Trinity Church is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

22. Trinity Church

75 Broadway (at Wall St), New York, NY
Église · Financial District · 86 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened in 1846, this Gothic Revival style building is the third and current home of Trinity Church, part of the Episcopal Diocese of New York City.

New York City Hall is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

23. New York City Hall

7.4
260 E Broadway (at Murray St), New York, NY
Hôtel de ville · 87 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The three-story, Federal-style building houses the mayor‚'s office and the city council chambers, as well as a collection of historic portraits, furnishings and artifacts.

Carpenters' Hall is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

24. Carpenters' Hall

7.6
320 Chestnut St (Btw 3rd & 4th), Philadelphie, PA
Musée d'histoire · Center City East · 20 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: In 1798, the country's first bank robbery took place here, when a guild member stole more than $163,000 from the Bank of Pennsylvania, then located in the building.

Christ Church is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

25. Christ Church

20 N American St, Philadelphie, PA
Église · Center City East · 14 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Christ Church was founded in 1695 as the first parish of the Church of England in Pennsylvania, and the original church on this site was a simple structure.

26. New York Stock Exchange

8.2
11 Wall St (btwn Broadway & Broad St), New York, NY
Service financier · Financial District · 114 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Architect George B. Post designed the neo-Classic building, whose front features a glass window wall measuring 50 feet high and 96 feet wide.

Charging Bull is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

27. Charging Bull

8.3
Broadway & Morris St, New York, NY
Sculpture extérieure · Financial District · 215 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Displayed in its current location since 1989, this 7,000-pound bronze sculpture has become a famous symbol of American capitalism.

Korean War Veterans Memorial is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

28. Korean War Veterans Memorial

9.1
10 Daniel French Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 74 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Dedicated in 1995, this memorial honors the U.S. military members who served in the Korean War (1950-53). More than 54,000 Americans were killed, while more than 100,000 others were wounded.

29. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

9.1
W Potomac Park (btwn Lincoln & World War II Memorials), Washington, D.C.
Fontaine · Southwest Washington · 76 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The pool, measuring some 2,000 feet long, was built soon after the 1922 dedication of the Lincoln Memorial; both were designed by architect Henry Bacon.

National Museum of the American Indian is one of Conseil de HISTORY.

30. National Museum of the American Indian

8.1
950 Independence Ave SW (4th St. SW), Washington, D.C.
Musée d'histoire · Southwest Washington · 179 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened in 2004, this museum is devoted to the history and culture of Native people in the Western Hemisphere.