San Francisco, California, United States

Painted Ladies

Everywhere you look, there's colorful houses.

Staten Island, New York, United States

Staten Island Ferry

The Staten Island Ferry in New York City remains in operation long after bridges and tunnels connected most of the metropolis in the mid 20th century.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Space Needle

This Seattle icon actually began with a bar napkin sketch of a UFO and a tethered balloon.

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Santa Cruz, California, United States

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

This seaside amusement park is one of California's oldest but most recognizable landmarks, known especially for the park's "Giant Dipper" roller coaster.

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Stevenson, Washington, United States

Stevenson Landing

This remote landing finds itself in a triangle of volcanic activity.

New York, New York, United States

American Museum of Natural History

That spirit of exploration is shared by museum goers, as they’re invited to observe 45 permanent exhibition halls—including one dedicated to the extraordinary achievements of intrepid polar explorer.

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

Brooklyn Bridge

With gothic arches that rise “like majestic cathedral windows,” the structure not only symbolized the era’s optimism, but stood as a work of art in its own right.

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Washington, D.C., United States

National Museum of African American History and Culture

The National Museum of African American History and Culture underwent decades of development before it was passed as the first federally-owned African American museum in the U.S.

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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Governor’s Palace

This early American palace burned down and was buried underground for 150 years before archaeologists tried their hand at reconstructing it.

New York, New York, United States

NYC Subway MTA

The only subway system in the world that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Seaside, Oregon, United States

Seaside Aquarium

On a mission to save a lobster.

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