Cartoonist and Penn alumnus Charles Addams is said to have used College Hall as his inspiration for the mansion of the Addams Family.
The shootout here involved a group of "lawmen," including Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil along with Doc Hollliday, pitted against the Clanton and McLaury gangs.
The Bonaventure Cemetery was established in 1846 as a private cemetery on the site of the old Bonaventure Plantation, birthplace of future Georgia governor Josiah Tatnall.
Opened in 1892, Ellis Island served as a federal immigration station for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954. Millions of newly arrived immigrants passed through the station during that time.
This park comprises 178 nautical square miles of seagrass beds, coral reefs and mangrove swamps and is the first undersea park in the United States.
Wrought-iron lamps and checkerboard floors have set the scene since the late 1800’s. Men visit for sporty leather caps; women love the 1930’s-style cloches. More shops in Italy: http://tandl.me/PULO9z
The Gateway Arch, also known as the Gateway to the West, is the tallest national monument in the U.S. Construction began on Feb. 12, 1963, with the last section put into place on Oct. 28, 1965.
These tar pits hold the fossils of Ice Age animals that became trapped in the asphalt deposits here. The fossils were first described by Wellesley College professor William Denton in 1875.
This lovingly restored 1903 historical home combines Queen Anne Victorian, Arts and Crafts and Neo-Gothic architectural styles. This B&B offers free reservation services to the local restaurants. Read more.
Founded in 1855, MSU served as the prototype for the 69 land-grand schools established under the Morrill Act of 1862.
The University of Illinois is one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions created after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862.
