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.
Guests at the Algonquin Hotel claim to see ghostly members of The Round Table, a group that included writers such as Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Franklin Pierce & Harpo Marx.
Union Square is home to four historical monuments: Mohandas Gandhi, the Marquis de Lafayette, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Can you find all of them?
The gay rights movement began here during a riot on June 28, 1969. Today, Gay Pride events are held annually throughout the world toward the end of June to mark the Stonewall riots.
The lighthouse was first established in 1889 in Sandy Hook, NJ, where it stood until 1917. It was reconstructed here in 1921 & was in operation until 1947.
This cemetery opened in 1838 and has approximately 600,000 graves spread out over 478 acres. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
This triangle shaped building was built in 1902 and is considered the World's first Skyscraper. It has become famous in recent years as the setting of The Daily Bugle in the "Spider-Man" movies.
Gracie Mansion was built in 1799. A different building was commandeered by George Washington on roughly the same site during the American Revolutionary War, as it strategically overlooked Hell Gate.
Originally, the Dakota had sixty-five apartments with four to twenty rooms, no two being alike. It was the setting for 'Rosemary's Baby' as well as the shooting death of John Lennon on Dec 8, 1980.
The 67 tracks are numbered according to their geographic location in the terminal building rather than the trains' destinations, because all of the trains terminate at Grand Central.
The Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883. It was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903 and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
The Empire State Building opened ahead of schedule in 1931 taking only one year and 45 days to build. It is currently the tallest building in NYC.
This life-size sculpture of Balto, the Alaskan sled dog hero of 1925, was created by Brooklyn artist Frederick George Richard Roth.
Silent film comic Fatty Arbuckle's career crashed down when a party he hosted at this hotel resulted in the death of young actress Virginia Rappe in 1921. President Ford was also shot at here in 1975.
This ballpark has been home to the San Francisco Giants since it opened in 2000. Barry Bonds passed Babe Ruth on the all-time list when he hit his 715th home run here on May 28th, 2006.
This garden takes advantage of all the senses, providing touchable, smellable, tasty, colorful and aural outdoor experiences all rolled into one.
