Amstel House (New Castle, Delaware)
Amstel House, also known as the Dr. Finney House, is a preserved building/historic home in New Castle, Delaware. Built in 173o by Dr. John Finney, one of the town’s wealthiest landowners, Amstel House is one …
World’s Largest Pistachio (Alamogordo, New Mexico)
The New Mexico pistachio farm, McGinn’s Pistachio Tree Ranch and Winery Gift Shop, known locally as PistachioLand, is home to a 30-foot-tall pistachio made of five yards of concrete and 35 gallons of paint. Unveiled …
The Rocky Steps (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
The 72 stone steps leading up to the East Entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have become as iconic a symbol of the city as the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. …
Fan Tan Alley (Victoria, British Columbia)
At just 0.9m wide (about 3 feet) at the narrowest point, Fan Tan Alley holds the record for narrowest street in Canada and is a main attraction in the country’s oldest Chinatown. At more than …
Louis’ Lunch (New Haven, Connecticut)
The humble hamburger was created, so the story goes, in 1900 in response to a customer’s hurried request for a lunch to go. It was at Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut that this historic …
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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 ... -
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For more than 300 years the Twining has been located right between Westminster with the City of London, an area that 300 years ago was populated with a veritable who’s who of London’s aristocracy. As ... -
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