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Fort William Henry
New Harbor, Maine Fort William Henry, located in New Harbor, Maine, was built by the English in 1692 during King William’s War. It stood on the ruins of earlier colonial fortifications, including Fort Charles and Fort Pemaquid, both of which had been destroyed in earlier conflicts between English settlers and French-allied Wabanaki tribes. Commissioned by…
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Gatlinburg Space Needle
Gatlinburg, Tennessee Rising 407 feet above the bustling Parkway in Gatlinburg, the Gatlinburg Space Needle has stood as a Smoky Mountain icon since its opening in 1969. Built during a surge of tourism in the region, the tower was designed to give visitors a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains, including the Great Smoky Mountains…
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Old Cowtown Museum
Wichita, Kansas On the banks of the Arkansas River in Wichita, Kansas, the Old Cowtown Museum brings the Old West vividly to life. This 23-acre open-air museum recreates Wichita as it was in the 1860s through 1880s, a time when cattle drives, saloons, and frontier expansion defined the city’s character. With more than 50 historic and recreated…
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Malvern Manor
Malvern, Iowa Nestled in the quiet town of Malvern, Iowa, Malvern Manor has gained a reputation as one of the Midwest’s most haunted locations. Originally built in 1870, this three-story structure has served many roles over the years. It began as the Cullens House, a family-run hotel for travelers drawn by the nearby railroad. Later,…
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Historic Anchorage Hotel
Anchorage, Alaska The Historic Anchorage Hotel sits in downtown Anchorage as one of the city’s oldest surviving hotel properties. The original wooden Anchorage Hotel was built in 1916. An annex—what you see today at 330 E Street—was added in 1936 as Anchorage grew from a tent city into Alaska’s commercial center. The Annex and its…
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Lincoln Square Theater
Tucked into the heart of Decatur, Illinois, the Lincoln Square Theater is more than just a splendid relic of early 20th-century entertainment. It’s a living piece of history—one with stories etched in its architecture, whispers in its hallways, and legends that refuse to fade into silence. Before the Lincoln Square Theater, the site was occupied…
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Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield, Ohio The Ohio State Reformatory, better known as the Mansfield Reformatory, was built as an “intermediate penitentiary”—a halfway point between juvenile detention and hard-time prison. The goal was to reform first-time, mostly young offenders through discipline, education, and labor. Cleveland architect Levi T. Scofield designed the complex with a mix of Victorian Gothic, Richardsonian…
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Moon River Brewing Company
Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia, is famous for its moss-draped oaks, cobblestone streets, and deeply layered history. Few places in the city capture this blend of past and present as vividly as the Moon River Brewing Company. Housed in a nearly 200-year-old building, Moon River is a destination for craft beer lovers—and one of Savannah’s most…
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! of St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida Nestled in the nation’s oldest city, St. Augustine, Florida, Castle Warden stands as a striking example of Moorish Revival architecture and a monument to mystery. Built in 1887 as a winter retreat for William Gray Warden and his family, the castle has since lived many lives—private residence, hotel, and, since 1950, Ripley’s…
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Sioux City Railroad Museum
Sioux City, Iowa The Sioux City Railroad Museum, located in Sioux City, Iowa, occupies the historic Milwaukee Railroad Shops complex, a pivotal site in the region’s railroading history. Established in 1918 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (commonly known as the Milwaukee Road), the facility served as a major repair and maintenance…