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Skagway, Alaska

Skagway Centennial Statue

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
MarilynR Added by MarilynR
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Ojo de la Vaca

The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.
Added by quidam13
New York, New York

WTC Station 'E' Subway Entrance

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.
lampbane Added by lampbane
Carpinteria, California

Carpinteria Valley Museum

Its vast collection details the history of this Santa Barbara beach town.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Great Falls, Virginia

Colvin Run Mill and General Store

The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.
Added by blimpcaptain
Newport, Rhode Island

Arthur Ashe's Tennis Racket

The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.
e1savage Added by e1savage
Santa Monica, California

Spirit of Santa Monica DC-3

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."
Rachel Added by Rachel
Washington, D.C.

Philo Farnsworth Statue

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.
e1savage Added by e1savage
Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve Tennis Court

The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Sterling, Virginia

Dulles Airport Mobile Lounges

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Nevada City, California

Firehouse No. 1 Museum

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Pasadena, California

The Raymond Theater

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.
Added by Mordy
Malibu, California

California Coastal Records Project

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.
kcmick Added by kcmick
San Jose, California

The San José Semaphore

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Cambridge, Massachusetts

John Harvard 'Statue of Three Lies'

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.
FrustratedFormerContributor Added by FrustratedFormerContributor
Pasadena, California

Scottish Rite Cathedral

A Community Cornerstone.
Added by Mordy
Glendale, California

Tropico Post Office

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.
Evan Nicole Brown Added by Evan Nicole Brown
Juneau, Alaska

Last Chance Mining Museum

Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.
Added by Pandoras Guard
Washington, D.C.

Congressional Garbage Tunnel

The tunnel under the Capitol Building where Congress takes out its trash.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Arlington, Virginia

Pentagon Taxi Tunnels Stubs

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Allison Added by Allison
New York, New York

Game Boy that Survived a Bombing

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.
Andres Schiffino Added by Andres Schiffino
Bethesda, Maryland

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.
Added by Joshua Sack
Simi Valley, California

Ronald Reagan’s Situation Room

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter