HISTORY: Progressive Field is home to the Cleveland Indians and was originally named Jacobs Field when it was opened in 1994. It set a record by selling out 455 straight games from 1995-2001.
HISTORY: The garden was moved here to its current location which is also where the original Cleveland Metroparks Zoo was in 1966. Today you can still see bits of the bear pit.
HISTORY: This track has been in existence since 1901. It is known as the first racing facility historically to incorporate the world, as well as the largest and highest-capacity sporting facility.
HISTORY: This house was built in 1864. John Morris, the son of an Indianapolis settler, lived there until financial difficulties in the 1870s. He sold the house to Noble Butler, a bankruptcy lawyer.
HISTORY: 23 different sports are featured throughout this museum that goes over statistics & championships. The gymnasium from the 1930s still sits inside so visitors can show off their free-throw skills.
100 Monument Cir (at Market & N Meridian Sts), 인디애나폴리스, IN
기념비 · Downtown Indianapolis · 41개의 팁과 리뷰
HISTORY: This monument was formally dedicated in 1902 after a parade of flags with many veterans of battle.In 1918 there was a museum added underground that has a collection of Civil War artifacts.
HISTORY: This house was built in the 1870s & was the home of President Benjamin Harrison. About 75% of the 3,700 pieces of memorabilia here actually belonged to Benjamin Harrison and his family.
HISTORY: This park was founded in 1872 and was the first municipal park in the state of California.From 1921 to the early 1960s the Boy Scouts of America had exclusive access to the beauty & mineral springs.
HISTORY: The 5½ Acre Park was built in 1927 as a result of efforts by the Santa Clara County Rose Society.This garden is dedicated to shrubs of the rose family,and has now collected over 3,500 rose bushes.
HISTORY: Josean Emma Prusch donated the 87 acres of land in 1962, the city then began to use volunteers to build and preserve 47 acres of the original land. It opened to the public in 1983 as a park & a farm.
Kalakaua Ave & Saratoga Rd (Saratoga Rd), 호놀룰루, HI
공원 · Waikiki · 30개의 팁과 리뷰
HISTORY: Built in 1915, it is one of three Fort Derussy’s in the USA. Each were built during the American Civil War, and today it is a dedication to all the branches of the military.
HISTORY: Opened in 1981, this is the state’s premier theater venue. The performance venues are named after three U.S. Presidents who hailed from TN: Jackson, Polk & Johnson.
HISTORY: Mickey’s Diner has been serving breakfast for more than 60 years. It's the only known dining car of its type to survive in Minnesota (it is one of only a few left in the US).
HISTORY: In one of the largest barter transactions in recorded history, the builders of the capitol were paid with over three-million acres of public land in the Texas Panhandle.
HISTORY: This building was finished in Jan 2000 as part of a larger project to redevelop 42nd St. It is the 12th tallest building in New York City and the 41st tallest in the United States.
HISTORY: This 12 acre zoo opened on July 3, 1935 as a part of a larger revitalization program of city parks, playgrounds and zoos. The zoo presents three themed exhibition venues.
HISTORY: The zoo was not part of the original design for Central Park but spontaneously evolved in 1859 from gifts of exotic pets and other animals informally given to the Park.
HISTORY: Dating back to the late 1770s, over the years the Inn has served as a ship chandlery, a theater, a boarding house for sailors and later, a Seaman’s YMCA.
HISTORY: Opened in 1876, this is generally considered to be the third oldest zoological park in the U.S. This zoo breeds the greatest number of African black footed penguins.
HISTORY: In the 1840s, Dutch and German immigrants farmed this land. In 1887, it became the Nine Mile Farm, named for its distance from Wisconsin Avenue.
808 SW Stark St (btwn SW 9th St & SW Park Ave), 포틀랜드, OR
광장 · 13개의 팁과 리뷰
HISTORY: In 1971 the property was donated to the city by Mr. and Mrs. William E. Roberts. The Square's dominant feature is a bronze fountain in the shape of a rose, fittingly titled Fountain to a Rose.
HISTORY: Opened in 1952, the coliseum hosted premier sporting and entertainment events in Portland. Elvis Presley performed one of his last concerts here before his death in 1977.
HISTORY: The park first opened in 1871 & was first known as City Park. John C. Olmsted gave the park its current name in 1909. It is also the site of Portland's first zoo.
5636 E McDowell Rd (corner at 52nd street), 피닉스, AZ
역사 박물관 · Camelback East · 2개의 팁과 리뷰
HISTORY: This building was constructed in 1936 and originally used for German prisoners during WWII. The museum displays vehicles, uniforms, & artillery items dating back to the Spanish conquistadors.
HISTORY: Built in 1809-1810, gunpowder was stored in the basement during the War of 1812 & Samuel Francis Smith’s hymn, America (“My Country ‘Tis of Thee“) was sung here for the first time in 1831
HISTORY: This hotel was built in 1912 on the site of the old Museum of Fine Arts building (1876), which was torn down in 1909. When it opened, rooms had been booked as early as 16 months in advance.
HISTORY: This building was built between 1960 & 1964 and towered over the nearby John Hancock building of 1947, which prompted the rival insurance company to build a taller tower in 1975.