Dragon's Gate, Chinatown

This structure marks the official entrance into Chinatown, which was the main point of entry for Chinese immigrants who arrived during the gold rush. The immigrants, many of them from China’s Guangdong Province, provided services for the miners ...

Bank of Italy Building, San Francisco

In 1908, this eight-story building became the headquarters of A. P. Giannini’s Bank of Italy (precursor of the Bank of America) after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed the original bank building in nearby North Beach. ...

The Old Collier County Courthouse

The Old Collier County Courthouse, now Everglades City Hall, located at 102 Copeland Avenue North, is a two-story Neoclassical Revival style building that was built in 1928 and modified in 1948 and 1956. In 1948, major changes were made to ...

Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo

The Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo, also known as the Royal Presidio Chapel, is a National Historic Landmark located in Monterey California and is the oldest stone building within California.

Father Junipero Serra founded San Carlos Borromeo de Monterey ...

Fort Mandan

Recreated in the riparian forest along the Missouri River, Fort Mandan provides visitors with a virtual link to the past. Step through the gates and experience the sights, sounds and smells of a time long past. The rooms, furnished with ...

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center

Embark on your own “voyage of discovery” at the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana. Operated by the USDA Forest Service, the Center was built in 1998 on the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River, ...

Landmark Hotel

The Landmark Hotel and Casino was an off-strip innovation located across from the city’s convention center. A Kansas City developer named Frank Carroll bought land previously occupied by a gas station, and in 1962, construction began. Carroll’s creditors, however, soon ...

La Fonda on the Plaza

The Spanish settled Santa Fe in 1607. Since then, the Santa Fe Plaza has always featured an inn, also known as a “fonda” in Spanish. However, the presence of the Spanish inn since the establishment of the city lacks formal ...

Kolb Studio

Ellsworth Kolb moved to the Grand Canyon in 1901, and his brother Emery followed a year later. The brothers bought a photography business in Williams, Arizona and moved it to the Grand Canyon by 1903, operating their new business from ...

Holloman Aerospace Medical Center

Pushing the boundaries of aeronautics since World War II, Holloman Air Force Base naturally became an integral part of the history of manned space exploration as well. Named to honor Colonel George Holloman, the base serves as a research and ...