Edwin L. Drake struck oil here, the site of the world's first successful oil well.

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...

Significant due to its construction, its American paintings and books from its original role as a public library and free art gallery, and its funding by Horace Fairbanks, manufacturer of the world’s first platform scale.

The only surviving United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer, this vessel is named for Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (the brother of future President John F. Kennedy) who was killed in action during World War II.

Representative of GATO class of U.S. World War II submarines.

West Baden Springs has many natural mineral water springs. This hotel was built in 1902, and its 200-foot (61 m) glass dome was once the largest dome in the world.

Built in 1889, the Arthur Foss is one of the oldest wooden-hulled tugboats afloat in the United States. She gained worldwide fame when the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio leased the vessel for its 1933 production Tugboat Annie, starring...

Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world.

Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world.

Site of the Japanese occupation of Kiska which along with nearby Attu were the only US land occupied by the Japanese during World War II.

The Pillsbury "A" Mill, situated along Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, held the title of largest flour mill in the world for 40 years. Completed in 1881, it was owned by Pillsbury and operated two...

A submarine that was in training when World War II ended.

The B-Reactor at Hanford Site, Washington, was the first large scale plutonium production reactor ever built. The project was commissioned under the Manhattan Project, during World War II, to develop the first nuclear weapons.

The world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine.

Longest single span covered bridge in Eastern United States; one of the longest in the world, until destruction during floods after Hurricane Irene in 2011.

Famous World War II aircraft carrier.

Last surviving U.S. Army vessel that participated in World War II's D-Day Normandy landing.

The only 2 surviving pre-World War II blast furnaces in the Pittsburgh area.

Essex class aircraft carrier which was commissioned in November 1943. She played a role in the Pacific battles of World War II and then went on to serve in the Vietnam War. It also recovered the Apollo Astronauts as they returned from...

This hotel has become the largest Mission Revival style through progressive additions and embellishments since its first predecessor cottage was built in 1876. In addition to lodgings, it features shops, a chapel, furniture from around...

Try to locate famous landmarks using latitude and longitude coordinates in this interactive classroom activity.

Browse through this collection of photos of fountains from around the world. Click on photos to enlarge the images.

A brief description of Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming. Information for this site was provided by the National Park Service.

This lesson uses the picture book by Chris Van Allsburg Ben's Dream with Google Earth to highlight ten major landmarks of the world. After reading and discussing Ben's Dream, students "travel" to each location using the free software...