Boulder City, NV

Boulder City, located 23 miles from Las Vegas, boasts a history far different from its nearby neighbor. Historically, the city banned drinking, gambling, and prostitution. Today alcohol is allowed.

The United States Government established Boulder City as a construction town ...

Gasbuggy Nuclear Oil Test Site

The Gasbuggy Nuclear Oil Test site is the location of the first jointly sponsored nuclear explosion by government and industry. Located in Carson National Forest in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, a plaque now marks the site to memorialize the ...

Cumbres and Toltec Narrow Gauge Scenic Railroad

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, which runs from Chama, New Mexico, to Antonito, Colorado, is one of the few remaining narrow gauge railroads in the United States. Built in the early 1880s by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, ...

Vehicle Assembly Building

Opening after nearly three years of construction in 1966, the Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, is one of the world’s largest structures by volume. The VAB covers 8 acres and is 525 tall, 716 ft long, 518 ft wide, and ...

Pensacola Beach

Sand, sand, and more sand. Pensacola Beach is a barrier island located south of the Gulf Breeze peninsula that serves as a protector of the mainland from hurricanes. This shifting island had few inhabitants before the Spanish established their second ...

Casino Beach

The Casino on Pensacola Beach was a place for community gathering and entertainment. Built in the summer of 1931, the area remains the main public beach today. The popularity of the automobile influenced the construction of the two bridges that ...

Fuller Lodge and Bathtub Row

Although most often associated with the top secret Manhattan Project, the story of Fuller Lodge and the cottages of Bathtub Row begin more than 20 years before research on atomic weapons started in Los Alamos.

In 1920, Ashley Pond opened the ...

Bradbury Science Museum

Located in the home of the atomic bomb, Los Alamos, New Mexico, Bradbury Science Museum showcases the history of the Manhattan Project.

In 1953, director of nuclear testing, Dr. Robert Krohn, decided that the Los Alamos National Laboratory needed a ...

Ferlita Bakery

Since its construction in the late 1800s by Francisco Ferlita, the Ferlita Bakery, also known as the La Joven Francesca Bakery, has served as a cultural focal point for Ybor City. At that time a large immigrant population that included ...

Battleship Rock and the Jemez Mountains

Jutting out from the forest like a ship of war emerging from the fog, Battleship Rock is a unique stone feature representing millions of years of geological history.

The 200 foot tall welded volcanic ash wonder is named due to ...