Sun Temple, Mesa Verde

The Sun Temple in Mesa Verde, Colorado, is still a mystery today. Modern Pueblo people classify it as a ceremonial structure, since there are no windows, doors, or fire pits to be found. Some say that the “D” symmetrical shaped ...

Taliesin West

The American Institute of Architects recognized Frank Lloyd Wright in 1991 as “the greatest American architect of all time” because he not only created some of the most breathtaking structures himself, but he also inspired his very own style of ...

El Presidio Historic District

El Presidio Historic District is one of six divisions of downtown Tucson, Arizona. The district derives its name from El Presidio San Agustin del Tucson, an eighteenth-century Spanish presidio, or fort. Hugh O'Connor, also known as El Capitan Colorado or ...

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, or the Royal Road of the Interior, was the most important trading route in the American Southwest for more than 300 years. Don Juan de Onate, the last Spanish conquistador, blazed the road in ...

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, or the Royal Road of the Interior, was the most important trading route in the American Southwest for more than 300 years. Don Juan de Onate, the last Spanish conquistador, blazed the road in ...

Durango Colorado

Those who journey to Durango, Colorado today most likely want to spend their time skiing or hiking, but the area has a rich history to explore as well. Shortly after the railways founded the city in 1880 Durango received its ...

The Dunes Hotel and Casino

The Dunes Hotel and Casino opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1955. Robert Dorr Jr. and John Replogle designed and built the Dunes for $3.5 million, and the resort became known as “the Miracle in the Desert.” Its distinguishing ...

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland opened along with the other original parks of Disneyland on July 17, 1955. Walt Disney built the park to showcase the technological advancements of the decade and designed it to project what scientists expected the year 1986 to be ...

Tovrea Castle

The Tovrea Castle earned its name from the property’s second owner, Della Tovrea, who made the castle her home from the 1930s until the late 1960s. However, the castle’s construction began shortly beforehand when Alessio Carraro, a successful Italian immigrant ...

Wrigley Mansion

Built by William Wrigley, Jr., the founder of Wrigley Chewing Gum and former owner of the Chicago Cubs, the Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix, Arizona first served as the family’s winter vacation home.

A savvy businessman, Wrigley invested $1.7 million in ...