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.
Smith Tower, Seattle's first skyscraper, was the brainchild of gun and typewriter manufacturing heir Burns Smith, who planned to build the tallest building outside of New York.
Established in 1719, this cemetery is the final resting place for Benjamin Franklin & 4 other signers of the Declaration of Independence: Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson, George Ross & Benjamin Rush.
This was the home of the First Bank of the United States from the time of the building‚'s completion, in 1797, until 1811.
Completed in 1824, this Greek Revival structure was home to the Second Bank of the United States until 1836.
Did you know that Houston Hall, built in 1896, is the oldest student union building in the country?
Chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, Princeton University was British North America's fourth college.
Brown moved to its current spot overlooking Providence on College Hill in 1770 and was renamed in 1804 in recognition of a $5,000 gift from Nicholas Brown.
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.
One of the most frequently played set of bells on any American collect campus, the Cornell Chimes are housed in the historic McGraw Tower. The 21-bells are played primarily by student chimesmasters.
Established in 1881, Wharton is the world's first collegiate business school.
Originally known as College Edifice, University Hall served as barracks for American troops and a hospital for French soldiers in the 1770s.
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.
Sterling Memorial Library was built with funds from the bequest of John W. Sterling, a NY attorney who graduated from Yale in 1864.
According to an old school legend, the first Columbia College boy of every class to find the owl hidden in Alma Mater’s robes will graduate valedictorian and marry a Barnard girl.
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.
This high-banked, one-mile oval has hosted NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races since it opened in 1969. The "Monster Mile" switched to an all-concrete track in 1995.
These tar pits hold the fossils of Ice Age animals that became trapped in the asphalt deposits here. The fossils were first described by Wellesley College professor William Denton in 1875.
The Gateway Arch, also known as the Gateway to the West, is the tallest national monument in the U.S. Construction began on Feb. 12, 1963, with the last section put into place on Oct. 28, 1965.
Opened in 1892, Ellis Island served as a federal immigration station for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954. Millions of newly arrived immigrants passed through the station during that time.
Did you know the Morrill Act of 1862 lead to the founding of Ohio State University in 1870?
Did you know that the "Golden Gophers" nickname was coined by announcer Halsey Hall? It referenced the football team's all-gold attire.
Founded in 1855, MSU served as the prototype for the 69 land-grand schools established under the Morrill Act of 1862.
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.
Ohio Stadium does not have permanent field lights. When night events do occur, temporary field lights are brought in.
Did you know Memorial Stadium has a capacity of 85,000 people, larger than the population of Nebraska's third-largest city?
Did you know that women weren't allowed to enter the Union without an escort until 1956?
This arena was named after former PSU President Bryce Jordan and is a member of the Arena Network, a marketing and scheduling group of 38 arenas.
Did you know that University Hall (which was built in 1869) is one of the oldest buildings on campus?
St. James Cathedral was completed in 1907 as the new cathedral seat of the Catholic Bishop Edward J. O'Dea‚'s Seattle Archdiocese.
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.
Making its debut in 2006, this museum is dedicated to the history of the Chicago River and the city‚'s movable bridges. The museum is located in the southwest tower of the Michigan Avenue Bridge.
The Pioneer Building, completed in 1892, was the prestige office building during the Klondike Gold Rush, housing 48 different mining firms in 1897.
Architect B. Marcus Priteca's Coliseum Theater was one of the world‚'s first movie palaces, and opened in 1915 as Seattle's first theater devoted to motion pictures.
This was the home of 19th-century author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. The Missouri-born Clemens moved with his wife Olivia into this 19-room Victorian Gothic home in 1874.
William Henry Harrison's victory here in 1811 against forces led by Native American Shawnee brothers Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa made his reputation.
Opened in 1966 and renovated in 1998, Angel Stadium of Anaheim is the fourth oldest active Major League Baseball stadium. The halo atop the "Big A" lights up after each Angels' victory.
Stone Mountain was first used as a meeting place for members of the Cherokee and Creek Nations.
Opened in 1983, this is the world's largest naval aviation museum and features more than 150 restored aircraft from the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard.
Designed by Max Abramovitz, the hall opened in 1962 as Philharmonic Hall, as the new home concert venue of the New York Philharmonic, after the orchestra moved from Carnegie Hall.
This Egyptian revival theater was developed by Sid Grauman and Charles E. Toberman in 1922 to accommodate the growing population of Los Angeles.
