This building of this memorial started with a group of about 40 citizens, a Memorial Association led by Robert A. Long, and a dedication to build a memorial to the fallen soldiers of WW I. With funding secured (a massive fund raising...

An image of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

An image of the Memorial Continental Hall.

Designed by William Robert Ware and Henry Van Brunt, this High Gothic hall was built in the 1870s as Harvard University's memorial to its fallen in the American Civil War. Its amenities include Annenberg Hall (a dining hall) and Sanders...

Black craftsmen built this chapel, symbolizing Alcorn University as first land grant university for black Americans. It is located within Alcorn State University Historic District.

Broad tree-lined avenue with several impressive memorials.

The tallest man-made monument in the U.S., the arch is based on a weighted catenary design conceived by Finnish American architect Eero Saarinen. In 1967, the 630 feet (190 m) structure was opened to the public as part of the Jefferson...

Central park lined with grass, trees, and benches; Indian War Memorial monument; performing arts stage.

The 16th US President Abraham Lincoln grew up here from 1816 to 1830. The site features the foundation of the original cabin, a replica farm house, the gravesite of Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and a memorial building.

Built by the Sierra Club in 1903 in honor of Joseph LeConte, one of the founding members of the Sierra Club. It was a Yosemite visitors center, but is now run by the Sierra Club as a museum and library.

Includes Vicksburg National Cemetery; shared with Louisiana.

Mausoleum containing the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), an American Civil War General and the 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826-1902).

This was the first public library building designed by H. H. Richardson; it was built between 1876 and 1879. It still houses Woburn's public library.

Commemorates the first organized expedition into the Southwest by conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.

Former museum of geology on University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus.

The public library for Fairbanks from its construction in 1909 until the opening of the Noel Wien Public Library in 1977. Site of 1915 meeting between U.S. officials and native Alaskans to settle land claims.

This public library building was the last such building designed by architect H. H. Richardson, and is counted among his greatest works.

A stone Gothic church designed by Richard Upjohn.

The only stadium in the world which has hosted the Summer Olympic Games (1932 /1984), the World Series (1959) and the Super Bowl (1967 /1973). It is currently the home of the USC Trojans football team.

One of five public libraries designed by H. H. Richardson, he considered it to be one of his best designs. The building incorporates stained glass by John LaFarge and sculptural elements by Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

This solidly built structure was the first stone structure in a National Park. It was built by the Sierra Club and is still standing today with only minor variations. It reflects the Bay Area architecture influences of Bernard Maybeck as...

Sixteen-sided building on Union College campus considered outstanding example of Victorian Gothic architecture.

First capitol of the United States of America; site of George Washington's first inauguration in 1789; place where the United States Bill of Rights passed; original building was demolished in the nineteenth century; replaced by the...

Home and studio of American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.