Tyuonyi Pueblo

Local lore says that in ancient times when pueblos groups traveled south, they would meet in the Frijoles Canyon and made an agreement. Tyuonyi translates to agreement or covenant. The ancestral Puebloans constructed the Tyuonyi Pueblo, located on the Pajarito ...

Universal Studios

From bringing Frankenstein’s monster to life, to creating genetically engineered dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, Universal Studios brings the depths of the imagination to life.

In 1909, Carl Laemmle founded the International Motion Picture Company, and by 1912, the Universal Film ...

Cortez Colorado

Cortez, Colorado, established in 1886, sits between the mountains and desert in Montezuma County. J.W. Hanna owned the land and was the president of the Montezuma Valley Water Supply Company. The town hosted hundreds of men who worked to create ...

Coit Tower WPA Mural

Built in 1933, Coit Tower is located in Pioneer Park on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, California. Philanthropist Lillie Hitchcock Coit donated the money used to create the landmark. The Works Progress Administration commissioned artists to decorate the walls of ...

Chinle Navajo Nation

Located in Apache County on the Navajo People Reservation, sits a small but notable town of Chinle. Chinle is named after the Navajo word meaning “at the mouth of Canyon De Chelly.” Historically, Navajo Nation extended between the four sacred ...

Chase Bank Building

The Chase Bank Building in downtown Tucson, Arizona adapted through the years with relative ease. The building changed names three times and different people use the names interchangeably: the Consolidated Bank Building, the Valley National Bank Building, the Bnak One ...

Carlsbad New Mexico

Located along the Pecos River in southeastern New Mexico, Carlsbad is best known for its internationally famous caverns. As one of over 300 limestone caves formed by fossil reefs some 250 million years ago, Carlsbad Caverns features a year-round, 56-degree ...

Canyon de Chelly White House Ruins

The White House ruins are located in Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona. Canyon de Chelly National Monument is a group of prehistoric native ruins built into the cliff and caves of three canyons: de Chelly, del Muerto, ...

Caesar's Palace

Jay Sarno built Caesars Palace Casino in 1965 with money he made from a chain of “cabana” motels. After considering many different themes, Sarno chose to model his hotel based on Roman culture to create a royal atmosphere for guests. ...

Black Mesa Region

The 1960’s came with a high demand of energy and expansion in the western region of the United States. This demand came with a love – hate relationship between the government and the Native Peoples. Black Mesa is an example ...