Tag: "National Historic Landmarks"
Lincoln Park , Chicago’s largest public park
Lincoln Park is Chicago’s largest public park spanning 488,86 ha (1.8875 mi²) along the Chicago, Illinois lakefront and facing Lake Michigan. The Lincoln Park Zoo is included in the park that also features beaches, nature reserves, and harbors. History Lincoln Park wasn’t always so thriving and alive as today. In 1824, Lincoln Park was merely swamp and [...]
Adler Planetarium , the oldest planetarium
The Adler Planetarium located in Chicago, Illinois is the oldest planetarium and the first to be built in the Western Hemisphere. Located on Northerly Island, it is a part of Chicago’s Museum Campus along with the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum . Adler Planetarium is a popular spot to get amazing views of the [...]
Chicago Cultural Center
The Chicago Cultural Center is one of the city’s most popular attractions and considered one of the most comprehensive arts showcases in the United States with more than 800 free cultural programs and exhibitions yearly covering a wide range of the performing, visual and literary arts. Construction The Chicago Cultural Center was completed in 1897 [...]
Navy Pier , Chicago
Navy Pier, located on Lake Michigan east of Downtown Chicago, is a 3,300-foot long pier and one of the best tourist attractions in Chicago . Navy Pier was planned and built to serve as a cargo facility for lake freighters and to provide docking space for passenger excursion steamers and also to serve as cool [...]
Eastern State Penitentiary
The Eastern State Penitentiary or ESP located in Philadelphia was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, operational from 1829 until 1971. Was the first to establish the policy of separate confinement, emphasizing principles of reform rather than punishment. ESP once held many of America’s most notorious criminals, including bank robber “Slick [...]
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain located in Georgia , is a quartz monzonite dome with an elevation of 1,686 feet (513 m) above sea level and 825 feet (251.5 m) above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain is well-known for its geology and for an enormous bas-relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief in the world. The carving [...]
Boston Common , world’s first public urban park
Boston Common or The Common located in Boston, Massachusetts is world’s first public urban park . The Boston Common comprises 50 acres (20 ha) of land and it is part of the Emerald Necklace of parks and parkways . A visitors’ center for all of Boston is located on the Tremont Street side of the park. [...]
The Golden Temple , India
The Golden Temple also called Harmandir Sahib or Darbar Sahib , located in the city of Amritsar , India , is the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion. The Buddha is known to have spent time at this place in contemplation . 2000 years after , Guru Nanak (1469-1539) came to live and meditate by [...]
Teotihuacan , Mexico
Teotihuacan , located 30 miles northeast from Mexico City in Mexico , is a sacred site containing some of the largest pyramidal structures built in the pre-Columbian Americas. The site covers a total surface area of 83km² and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It is one of the most visited archaeological [...]
Parthenon – Symbol of Ancient Greece
The Parthenon , symbol of Ancient Greece , located in Acropolis , Athens is a temple dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, the protector of the city . Parthenon is the most famous surviving building of Ancient Greece and one of the most famous buildings in the world . The Parthenon has stood atop the [...]
