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, ...

Half Dome

Located in California's historical and naturally significant Yosemite National Park, Half Dome is one of the most recognizable and well known geological features in America. Prominently rising above the Yosemite Valley, Half Dome's unique and distinguishable shape is a result ...

Coal-fired Plant, Page, AZ

Located on the Navajo Indian Reservation near Page, Arizona, the Navajo Generating Station began the production of electricity in 1974 for the regions of Arizona, Nevada, and California.

Fueled by coal from the Peabody Western Coal Company's Kayenta Mine in ...

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 ...

El Tovar Hotel

Named in honor of early Grand Canyon explorer Pedro de Tovar, the El Tovar Lodge is one of the most recognizable and iconic structures along the Canyon's rim. In 1905, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, constructed the state-of-the ...

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 ...

Charles the Great Cigar Factory

Built by Salvador Rodriguez in the late 1800s, the Charles the Great Cigar Factory stands as a testament to an industry that transformed Ybor City into the cigar capital of the world. During this period the cigar industry began shifting ...

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 ...

Naval Live Oaks Reservation

President John Quincy Adams commissioned the Naval Live Oak reservation in the early 19th Century and appointed Henry Breckenridge as the overseer. While the caretaker only stayed on a few years, his legacy of planting Live Oaks is still evident ...

St. Paul Catholic Church and School

St. Paul Catholic Church, located on Hyde Park Road off Scenic Highway, is both a Catholic Church and a private school for up to eighth grade. Construction of the original sanctuary started in 1963, but until its completion, Father Frank ...