Pojoaque Pueblo

One of 19 Native Indian Tribes in New Mexico, is the Pojoaque Pueblo; just north of Santa Fe, NM. Originally settled around the time of King Arthur’s death in Europe, it stayed undiscovered until the early 1600s by Spanish Missions ...

Sky Harbor International Airport

Sky Harbor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport in Phoenix, Arizona. Located in the Sonoran Desert, at an elevation of approximately 1,117 feet, Phoenix was incorporated as a city in 1861 and is currently ranked as the sixth ...

Guadeloupe Arizona

Despite the growth of other cities in Arizona like Tempe and Phoenix for an example, Guadalupe has remained, quite similar to how it was post world war era.

Guadalupe is a small and inconspicuous town just off interstate 10. However, ...

Frank Oppenheimer and the Exploratorium

Located on the Embarcadero, between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Ferry Building, is the newly- relocated Exploratorium. In addition to its role as the nation’s premier science center, the 300 million dollar museum is also an environmental marvel. Heated and cooled ...

Espanola

Established in 1598 by Spanish missionary settlers in an abandoned Tewa People village, Espanola, NM became one of the first capitals in America. Originally named La Vega de Los Vigiles, which meant “the Vigils Meadow,” Spanish and Native People relied ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Deer Trap Mesa

Outside of Los Alamos, New Mexico, a small mesa provides not only a beautiful view but also a broad cross-section of the past. Explorers named Deer Trap Mesa after finding a small game pit once used by native hunters.

Thousands ...

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 ...