In the late 1970s, a one-term Georgia governor from the small rural southern town of Plains, Georgia, decided to take his particular style of politics to the national stage. The little-known peanut farmer had so …
Colorado was established as a state on August 1, 1876, and the Buckhorn Exchange was pretty much there since the beginning. Officially founded in 1893 by Henry H. “Shorty Scout” Zietz, arguably one of the …
Visiting the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco’s Presidio has become something of a pilgrimage for many a fan of the Star Wars universe. And while the hallowed grounds of the Lucasfilm headquarters are …
A feat of engineering ingenuity used to raise or lower trains in elevation over a short distance, the Tehachapi Loop was completed in 1876 and virtually unchanged is still used today. The 0.73 mile (1.17 …
Anybody that has spent time in a small town knows that directions are often given by landmarks rather than streets. Bakersfield, California, despite having a population greater than Iceland is not unlike many other small …
Around the world there are places more steeped in history that Winnsboro, South Carolina. And there are unique aspects of thousands of cities that make them more unique and historically more important. There is one …
Built slightly after the heyday of American Roadside Attractions, the Blue Whale of Catoosa has nonetheless become one of the most popular and recognizable sites along Historic Route 66. Built in 1972 by Hugh Davis …
An otherwise unspectacular and once humble staircase sandwiched between apartment buildings that connects Shakespeare and Anderson Avenues has become an unmistakable tourist attraction in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. Officially known as “step streets”, …
Being able to say a business is “Family owned and operated” is often a badge of honor, but Antoine’s in New Orleans, Louisiana, having been a family affair since 1840 takes it to another level …
The 1831 London Bridge was the last project of engineer John Rennie and was completed by his son, also named John Rennie (often called John Rennie the Younger). Prior to its life in sunny Arizona, the bridge spanned …
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