This was the home of the famed French Impressionist master Edgar Degas from 1872 to 1873. Here Degas created 22 paintings of his New Orleans family & began exploring Impressionism.
The Piquette Avenue Plant, built in 1904, was the first factory built by the Ford Motor Company, opening just a year after Henry Ford and his partners incorporated.
Henry Ford, born in Detroit, began developing his own automobiles and by 1908 his company introduced the Model T, a car so inexpensive that it would allow the working man to drive.
Ernie Harwell had been broadcasting baseball games for two decades when he donated his books, scorecards, clippings and photos to the library in 1966. Over the years, he has continued to donate.
Those who wanted assurances that their machines had the best lubrication asked for "The Real McCoy." He patented more than 40 lubricating devices as well as a folding ironing board, and a lawn sprinkl
In 1892, Ford, first constructed a two-cylinder machine that mounted in a light frame geared to bicycle wheels. The vehicle that emerged, was steered with a devise that resembled a boat tiller.
The museum opened its doors on June 6 2000, the 56th anniversary of D-Day. The museum is located here because this is where the "Higgins Boats", vital to D-Day operations were designed, built & tested
Jail Rock, on display at the Phoenix Police Museum, was the city's first lockup in the 19th century. Lawbreakers were chained to the giant boulder until their sentence was served.
The Oakland A's have called this stadium their spring home since 1982. Built in 1964, it was also home to the Phoenix Firebirds until 1992, when the team moved to Scottsdale Stadium.
As President Franklin Roosevelt told America, Dec.7, 1941 is a day that will live in infamy. Relics from that day, a 16,000-pound anchor and a mast from the USS Arizona, are on display in Wesley Bolin
Citizens Bank Ballpark has been home to the Phillies since it opened in 2004. In 2007, the Phillies lost their 10,000th game as a franchise, they are the only franchise to lose 10,000 games.
The museum first opened in 1964, and among the items on display are the original Star-Spangled Banner and Dorothy's ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz.
President Roosevelt asked the Commission of Fine Arts about the possibility of erecting a memorial to Thomas Jefferson. Construction went from 1938-43, & Roosevelt laid the first cornerstone himself.
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.
Created in 1800 the library is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution & the largest library in the world. In 1815 Thomas Jefferson sold his entire personal collection of books to the library
The Washington Monument was formally dedicated on February 22, 1885, and at the time of its construction, it was the tallest building in the world; it remains the tallest stone structure in the world.
At the Desert Botanical Garden you will find 50 acres of beautiful outdoor exhibits. It is home to 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world.
A relatively new Phoenix attraction, the Arizona Science Center is located in the downtown area. There over 300 hands-on permanent exhibits, as well as special changing exhibitions.
Formerly known as Bank One Ballpark, Chase Field is a 49,000 seat natural turf baseball stadium. Home of the MLB Arizona Diamondbacks and host to several other events in the off-season.
The monument contains three Congressionally designated wilderness areas and many significant archaeological and historic sites, and remnants of several important historic trails.
The Common was used for public hangings up until 1817. In early 1965, 100 people gathered here to protest the Vietnam War, & speeches have been given here by Martin Luther King Jr & Pope John Paul III
This theater opened May 18, 1927 with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's film 'The King of Kings'. The Academy Awards were held here in 1944, 1945, & 1946. It was declared a historic landmark in 1968.
This architectural landmark was built in 1893 and designed by George Wyman who was convinced to take the job after receiving a message to do so from his deceased brother through a Ouija board.
The canyon once went by the name of No Man's Canyon and is thought to have at one time been used by the Gabrielino/Tongva Indians. Legendary bandit Tiburcio Vasquez was captured here in 1874.
Established on the site of L.A.'s first Chinatown, Union Station opened in 1939 at a cost of $11 million. Over 1 1/2 million people visited it within its first three days.
Rapper Notorious B.I.G. was leaving the Soul Train Music Awards when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on March 9, 1997 at the red light at Wilshire and Fairfax.
Sharon Tate, eight months pregnant, and a group of friends came here for a quick meal at 10 p.m. on Aug. 8, 1969. It would be her final meal. She would later be murdered by followers of Charles Manson
This monument commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill, where the famous command "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" was issued. The ambitious visitor may climb the 295 steps to the top.
The arena is home to the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins. It was the site of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, when John Kerry was nominated as the challenger to President George W. Bush.
Fort Point was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1853 and 1861 to prevent entrance of a hostile fleet into San Francisco Bay and was occupied in WWII in order to protect the Bay.
