Madame LaLaurie's ghost is rumored to haunt the mansion. In 2007, actor Nicolas Cage bought the LaLaurie House but it was put back on the market again in 2008. In 2009 the Bank foreclosed on the house
Once the battleground of the Battle of New Orleans. Though now closed to new interments, it is the burial place to over 15,300 veterans of military campaigns from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam War.
Est. in 1990 by Priestess Miriam & Priest Oswan Chamani, it is the only "formally" established spiritual temple focusing on traditional West African spiritual & herbal healing practices in New Orleans
A sculpture called "The Broncos" features seven larger-than-life horses running up a mountain, through a stream. A ring of fame honors the great Broncos of the past, including quarterback John Elway
This contemporary stadium has been home to the Detroit Lions since it opened in 2002. In 2006, the indoor stadium became one of the few venues in a cold-weather city to host a Super Bowl.
The Detroit Tigers moved into this ballpark in 2000. It seats roughly 41,000 people, has one of the largest scoreboards in sports, and features sculptures of some of the team's greatest players.
The Dome has hosted 6 Super Bowls; more than any other sports facility. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina the Dome was closed for repair and was reopened on Sept 25 2006. The Saints won that night
This is America's very first hospital, with a cornerstone laid by Benjamin Franklin in 1752. During the Revolution, the hospital treated both British and American soldiers.
Its 9,200 acres make up 10 percent of Philadelphia. Rather than a single park, it's actually a collection of 63 regional and neighborhood parks. In 1876 one of the first World's Fairs was hosted here.
The Capitol is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. Begun in 1793, the Capitol has been built, burnt, rebuilt, extended, and restored.
Completed in 1800, The White House is the oldest public building in Washington, DC and has been the home of every president except George Washington.
Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium has played host to some of the best football games for more than four decades.
A group of Spanish explorers made the first written record of the tar pits in 1769. The oldest known material from the tar pit dates back over 38,000 years.
Opened in 2001, the theatre seats 3,401. The Grand Staircase is surrounded by columns displaying the names of Academy Award Best Picture winners with blank spaces left for future winners.
The Grove opened in 2002 and has been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Los Angeles ever since.
Charlotte Motor Speedway was designed & built by Bruton Smith and partner and driver Curtis Turner in 1959. The first World 600 NASCAR race was held on June 19, 1960.
Did you know the center is named for local philanthropist, Charles W. Eisemann, in recognition of a $2,000,000 gift from the Eisemann Foundation Fund of The Communities Foundation of Texas?
Designed by Max Abramovitz, the hall opened in 1962 as Philharmonic Hall, as the new home concert venue of the New York Philharmonic, after the orchestra moved from Carnegie Hall.
Nationals Park is the first LEED-certified green major professional sports stadium in the United States.
Safeco Field officially opened on July 15, 1999 in the middle of the baseball season. The retractable roof takes about 10 minutes to fully close.
Opened in 2009, Citi Field is the only Major League ballpark to feature orange foul poles instead of the standard yellow. The home of the Mets was named host of the 2013 All-Star Game.
Located beyond right field, the B&O Warehouse is 439 feet from home plate. Built between 1898-1905, the warehouse is the longest building on the East Coast at 1,016 feet (but only 51 feet wide).
America’s largest concentration of 1920s and 1930s resort architecture can be found in this area, also known as the Miami Beach Architectural District.
This Art Deco skyscraper, designed by Holabird & Root and completed in 1930, was the tallest building in Chicago until the Daley Center was built in 1965.
The trade center's twin 110-story towers, the planet's tallest buildings when they officially opened in 1973, were destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the U.S.
Over the years this building, opened in 1842, has been home to the New York Merchants Exchange and National City Bank (now Citibank), among others.
As one of the oldest remaining buildings on Ohio State's campus, Orton hall opened in 1893.
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.
The University of Iowa was the first U.S. public university to admit men and women equally when its doors opened to students in 1855.
This sign, designed by neon artist Betty Willis and erected in 1959, has become a world-famous symbol of Las Vegas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
