1. Winthrop Building

7 Water St (at Washington St), Boston, MA
Structure · Downtown Boston · 2 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Built in 1894, this building was originally known as the Carter Building & was Boston’s first steel-frame office building. The famous landscape architect, Fletcher Steele, was a tenant in the 1920s.

2. Caesars Superdome

8.9
1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, La Nouvelle-Orléans, LA
Stade de football américain · Central Business District · 235 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The Dome has hosted 6 Super Bowls; more than any other sports facility. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina the Dome was closed for repair and was reopened on Sept 25 2006. The Saints won that night

3. Pennsylvania Hospital

801 Spruce St Fl 3 (at South 8th Street), Philadelphie, PA
Hôpital · Washington Square West · 18 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: This is America's very first hospital, with a cornerstone laid by Benjamin Franklin in 1752. During the Revolution, the hospital treated both British and American soldiers.

4. Fairmount Park

9.2
N Concourse St (at Belmont Ave), Philadelphie, PA
Parc · West Philadelphia · 29 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Its 9,200 acres make up 10 percent of Philadelphia. Rather than a single park, it's actually a collection of 63 regional and neighborhood parks. In 1876 one of the first World's Fairs was hosted here.

5. U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
Capitole · Southeast Washington · 37 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The Capitol is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. Begun in 1793, the Capitol has been built, burnt, rebuilt, extended, and restored.

6. Maison Blanche

8.8
(The White House)
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW (btwn 15th St NW & 17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bâtiment gouvernemental · 509 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Completed in 1800, The White House is the oldest public building in Washington, DC and has been the home of every president except George Washington.

7. Mountain America Stadium

8.5
500 E Veterans Way, Tempe, AZ
Stade universitaire · Downtown Tempe · 73 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium has played host to some of the best football games for more than four decades.

8. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits

7.4
5801 Wilshire Blvd (at Curson Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Musée · Mid-City West · 75 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: A group of Spanish explorers made the first written record of the tar pits in 1769. The oldest known material from the tar pit dates back over 38,000 years.

9. Dolby Theatre

8.6
6801 Hollywood Blvd (at N Highland Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Théâtre · 155 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened in 2001, the theatre seats 3,401. The Grand Staircase is surrounded by columns displaying the names of Academy Award Best Picture winners with blank spaces left for future winners.

10. Hoffman Hall (HOH)

701 Exposition Blvd (University of Southern California), Los Angeles, CA
Bâtiment universitaire · South LA · 5 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: "LIFE! DO YOU HEAR ME? GIVE MY CREATION... LIFE!" It was here that the medical school scenes were filmed in Mel Brook's 1974 classic comedy Young Frankenstein.

11. UCLA Pauley Pavilion

301 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA
Stade universitaire · Westwood · 26 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: In 1984, Mary Lou Retton Retton pulled off a unanimous perfect 10 and won the gold becoming the first American woman to ever win an individual gold medal in Olympic gymnastics.

12. Paul Revere House

8.2
19 North Sq (at Moon St.), Boston, MA
Site historique et protégé · North End · 59 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Starting from his home, Paul Revere set out on his famous midnight ride in 1775 to warn his compatriots that the British were coming. Built in 1680, it is one of the oldest houses in downtown Boston.

13. BBN Technologies

10 Moulton St (at Concord Ave), Cambridge, MA
Bureau · 3 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: In 1971, Ray Tomlinson, a scientist at BBN Technologies and the father of e-mail, told the BBC that his first message was "completely forgettable" but he suspects it was something like "Testing 1-2-3"

14. Harvard Stadium

8.3
65 N Harvard St (across from Ohiri Field), Boston, MA
Stade universitaire · North Allston · 35 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Built in 1903, it's the nation's oldest stadium, & home to the school's football team. Harvard's biggest rival has been Yale, & the most famous confrontation came on Nov. 23, 1968 when they tied 29-29

15. First Bank

460 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA
Banque · Financial District · 1 conseil

HISTORYHISTORY: From 1908 to 1921, this eight story, Second Renaissance Revival structure in San Francisco's financial district served as headquarters for Bank of Italy (later renamed Bank of America).

16. St. Paul's Chapel

209 Broadway (btwn Vesey & Fulton St), New York, NY
Église · Financial District · 43 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: This is one of the few surviving colonial-era churches in NYC. George Washington, along with members of the U.S. Congress, worshipped here on his Inauguration Day, on April 30, 1789.

17. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Parc · Midtown East · 1227 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: In 1853-54, NY's first world's fair, the Crystal Palace Exhibition, took place here. A huge iron-and-glass structure was erected to house 5,272 exhibitors from 23 foreign nations and across the U.S.

18. Park Central Hotel New York

7.7
870 7th Ave (btwn W 55th & W 56th St), New York, NY
Hôtel · Theater District · 160 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The Starbucks was once a barbershop & location of one of history's most notorious mob hits on October 25, 1957 when Albert Anastasia was shot to death.

19. Palace Theatre

8.5
1564 Broadway (at W 47th St), New York, NY
Théâtre · Theater District · 102 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: This landmark 1913 theater is said to be haunted by Louis Borsalino, an acrobat who fell to his death during a performance here in the 1950s.

20. Denver Zoo

9.1
2300 N Steele St (at 23rd Ave), Denver, CO
Zoo · City Park · 123 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The Denver Zoo has long been an innovator in re-creating realistic habitats: Bear Mountain, built in 1918, was the first animal exhibit in the U.S. constructed of simulated concrete rockwork.

21. McDaniel High School

2735 NE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR
Lycée · 1 conseil

HISTORYHISTORY: Founded in 1957 and named after James Madison, the fourth US President and coauthor of the Constitution, it has been a filming location for the films Paranoid Park and Twilight.

22. International Rose Test Garden

8.9
400 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR
Jardin botanique · 102 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened in 1917, the garden houses over 7,000 rose plants of approx. 550 varieties. It's the oldest continuously operating public rose test garden & exemplifies Portland's nickname 'The City of Roses'.

23. Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park

8.7
Naito Pkwy (btwn SW Harrison & NW Glisan), Portland, OR
Parc · 42 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: During the 2008 US Presidential Election an estimated 75,000 people, the largest gathering in the entire campaign, gathered here to see Barack Obama. The park has also hosted many Rose Festival events

24. Detroit Historical Museum

8.9
5401 Woodward Ave (at Kirby St.), Détroit, MI
Musée d'histoire · Wayne State · 15 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Founded in 1921, the museum was known as "Detroit's best kept secret." They receive more than 250,000 visitors annually and showcase more than 300 years of Detroit's history.

25. Detroit Institute of Arts

9.4
5200 Woodward Ave (btwn E Kirby & Farnsworth), Détroit, MI
Musée d'art · Wayne State · 162 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Founded in 1885, the DIA's collection is among the top 6 in the US. In 2000 the DIA opened the GM Center for African American Art in order to broaden the museum's collection of African American art.

26. Fox Theatre

9.5
2211 Woodward Ave (at Montcalm St.), Détroit, MI
Théâtre · Downtown Detroit · 54 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened in 1928, the Detroit Fox is one of 5 Fox Theaters across the United States. It was the first movie theater in the world to be constructed with built-in equipment for sound films.

27. Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory

8.9
Conservatory Dr. (Belle Isle), Détroit, MI
Jardin · Belle Isle · 18 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened in 1904, the conservatory is open to the public free of charge every day of the year. It is the nation's oldest conservatory and covers more than an acre with a central dome 85 feet high.

28. Belle Isle Park

9.1
Jefferson Ave. (at E Grand Blvd.), Détroit, MI
Parc · Belle Isle · 89 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The island was landscaped in the 1880s & served as a staging ground by the U.S. military during World War II for a re-enactment of a Pacific island invasion by the Navy and Marine Corps.

29. Orchestra Hall

8.8
1111 Nicollet Ave (at 11th St), Minneapolis, MN
Salle de concert · Downtown West · 27 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: Orchestra Hall has been home to the Minnesota Orchestra since 1974. The open glass structure & whimsical blue tubes offer a warm, welcoming ambiance for all concertgoers.

30. Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam

7.6
102 Portland Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN
Belvédère / Panorama · Downtown East · 5 conseils et avis

HISTORYHISTORY: The 1st facility opened in 1917. In 2007 the gates were adjusted to lower the water level of the Mississippi by 2 ft to assist in the recovery efforts of the victims of the I-35W bridge collapse.