The Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee was thrust into the international spotlight on April 4, 1968 when Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered by an assassin’s bullet while standing on the second floor …
In 1837, Abraham Lincoln moved from New Salem to Springfield in order to reach a larger clientele for his young legal career. It was here that he met the woman that would become his wife, …
The Ariston Café is a historic restaurant located in Litchfield, Illinois, along U.S. Route 66, and is the longest operating restaurant along the entirety of the highway. Added to the U.S. National Register of Historic …
Sandy Hill Tavern in West Caln Township, Pennsylvania is the historic tavern that never was. While there had been a series of taverns on the location prior to the 1805-06 construction of the Sandy Hill, …
Gas stations along Route 66 were something unspectacular in the grand scheme of things. Since people needed gas to make the drive there was thus a need for filling stations. The Ambler’s Texaco Gas Station, …
The 4th Avenue Theatre in Anchorage, Alaska, is a movie theatre and Art Deco gem, built far from the eyes of most of the world and after the heyday of the style. Also known as …
The Milk Bottle Grocery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was a small grocery store on an oddly shaped corner with a giant metal Braum’s milk bottle on its roof. The store was built in 1930, and …
U.S. Route 66 stretching across the United States, was once an important part of the United States highway system but is now a giant collection of roadside attractions and rusting historic markers. Roy’s Motel and …
The Chain of Rocks Bridge, sometimes called the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge is a 5,353 feet (1,632 m) long pedestrian bridge most notable for its 22-degree bend roughly in the middle of the crossing. Originally the …
Boldt Castle quietly sits on Heart Island in New York. What should have been a grand family home, Boldt Castle is an unfinished tourist attraction and landmark with a sad but beautiful story. Hotelier and …
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