At the height of Cold War tensions, Julius Rosenberg was arrested here at his home and charged with providing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. He & his wife were both convicted in 1951.
A multichambered space where local artists display their works in all media -- from photography and sculpture to video and just about anything else that might exemplify their artistic nature.
Tells the stories of South Florida and the Caribbean. The museum promotes understanding of the past in order to inform the present and create a better quality of life.
This is the site of the farm where Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, lived from age seven to 21. The family lived here from 1816 to 1830 and Lincoln‚'s mother‚'s grave is located on site.
This Egyptian revival theater was developed by Sid Grauman and Charles E. Toberman in 1922 to accommodate the growing population of Los Angeles.
The Phoenix Art Museum houses more than 18,000 works of art, including the original Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington used on the dollar bill.
After the closings of Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium in 2008, Dodger Stadium has the largest seating capacity in the Majors (56,000).
Opened for the 2012 season, Marlins Park features dual bulletproof aquariums which serve as a home-plate backstop.
Built in 1914, the "Friendly Confines" was host to Babe Ruth's alleged "called shot" during the 1932 World Series. Lights were added to the ballpark in 1988.
To keep the solar glare out of batters' eyes in the late afternoon hours, home plate was placed in the southwest area of the plot of land, with the third base line pointing northward.
Home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, this 3.6-acre complex designed by architect Frank Gehry was initially funded by Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney
This is where the game's immortals are enshrined. The heart of the museum is the Hall of Fame gallery. The gallery has a plaque for each of the players who have been elected to the hall.
Glory Plaza features brick pavers that can be personalized with individual and company names, dates and special messages.
Did you know that Indiana University was originally known as the "State Seminary?" The school received its current name in 1838.
The University of Michigan was established in Detroit in 1817, becoming the first public university in the Northwest Territories.
Founded in 1855, MSU served as the prototype for the 69 land-grand schools established under the Morrill Act of 1862.
Did you know women were first admitted to Northwestern in 1869 -- a mere 14 years after its founding?
Originally known as College Edifice, University Hall served as barracks for American troops and a hospital for French soldiers in the 1770s.
Established in 1881, Wharton is the world's first collegiate business school.
Low Memorial Library was the first major building erected on the present Columbia University site. Today it is one of the most important Neo-Classical structures in America.
Did you know that Brown became the third university in the nation to offer an academic medical education?
Five US Presidents, 45 Cabinet members, over 500 members of Congress, and countless other senior officials, judges, diplomats, and military officers can call themselves Yale alumni.
Pike Place Market is home to the first Starbucks, Rachel the Pig, numerous street performers and entertainers, and the Pike Place Fish Market, which features the fish-throwing fishmongers.
Smith Tower, Seattle's first skyscraper, was the brainchild of gun and typewriter manufacturing heir Burns Smith, who planned to build the tallest building outside of New York.
Built in the late 1860s, these two structures, designed by William Boyington, were among the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
This is New York City's oldest park, a designation it received in 1733. According to legend, over a century earlier, in 1626, Native Americans sold the island of Manhattan to the Dutch at this site.
This building, completed in 1924, was constructed as the headquarters for William Wrigley Jr.‚'s (1861-1932) chewing gum company.
The park gets its name from the series of artillery batteries built along the area’s waterfront for protection, starting in the later part of the 17th century.
Completed in 1925, this 40-story skyscraper is the home of The Chicago Tribune, which printed its first edition in 1847 in a one-room plant.
