Black Hawk Statue – The Eternal Indian stands in Oregon
A 14.6 meter sculpture by Lorado Taft located in Lowden State Park. Dedicated in 1911,…
1720 Cristofori fortepiano – The world’s oldest surviving piano is being exhibited in New York
The piano was one of the earliest creations by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the…
Rickenbacker Electro A-22 – The first commercially available electric guitar is being exhibited in Vermillion
George Beauchamp created the “Frying Pan” in 1931, and it was subsequently manufactured by Rickenbacker…
Voynich manuscript – The mysterious document of the many hypotheses in New Haven
The manuscript is an illustrated codex hand-written in an unknown writing system. The vellum on…
Lockheed Constellation – The Star of the Skies is being exhibited in Kansas City
The propeller-driven, four-engine airliner built by Lockheed Corporation between 1943 and 1958 at Burbank, California.…
International UFO Museum and Research Center – The location of the UFO history in Roswell
Museum is focused largely on the Roswell Crash and later supposed UFO incidents. It was…
Bishop Castle – The elaborate and intricate castle in Rye
The “castle” is located in the San Isabel National Forest, southwest of Pueblo, Colorado. Bishop…
Oriental Theatre – The amazing and tragically old theater in Portland
Built in 1927, the theater was a 2,040-seat movie palace designed by Lee Arden Thomas…
Balloonfest 86 – The disaster world record in Cleveland
A event in which the United Way of Cleveland set a world record by releasing…
The Merchandise Mart – The giant two-block building in Chicago
The commercial building was opened in 1930, it was the largest building in the world,…
The Bluesmobile – The former patrol car falls apart in Chicago
The Dodge Monaco sedan 1974 that was prominently featured in the 1980 Universal Pictures film…
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – The alien Mother Ship is being exhibited in Chantilly
This is the model of the Mother Ship used in the filming of the movie…
Chocolate chip cookie – The birthplace of the sweet delicacy in Whitman
In 1930, Ruth Wakefield and her husband bought a tourist lodge. When the couple opened…
Church by the Sea – The chicken church in Madeira Beach
With porthole windows that look like eyes set just above four small red tile awnings…
Flying Caduceus – The world’s first “jet” propulsion land speed car is being exhibited in Reno
Los Angeles physician Dr. Nathan Ostich built the Flying Caduceus, in 1960. He chose the…
Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre – Gangsters kill gangsters in Chicago
The 1929 murder of seven members and associates of Chicago’s North Side Gang that occurred…
The Rolling Stones recorded “Satisfaction” in Los Angeles
A song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones. It was written by Mick…
Simon & Garfunkel recorded “The Sound of Silence” in New York
The song was written by Paul Simon over several months in 1963 and 1964. A…