Designed as a monument to the valor and heroism of World War I, the Stonehenge Memorial in Maryhill, Washington, is equal parts memorial and attraction. Better known as the Maryhill Stonehenge, the monument highlights what it can look like when stakeholders take a creative approach to memorializing people, events and concepts. Created as a World […]
Named for the indigenous Yakama people of the central region of Washington State, the area around the Yakima River has been inhabited since prehistory. Today it defines the Yakima Greenway, which features pathways, parks and protected natural areas. This has turned it into an attraction for the community that both residents and visitors can engage […]
Located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, Louis Armstrong Park is an urban park that honors the jazz great Louis Armstrong. Numerous monuments, landmarks, ponds and open green space have provided residents and visitors with a place to gather and to experience the culture of the city. This combination has fulfilled a vision […]
Riverfront Park stretches for eleven blocks along the south bank of the Arkansas River in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. The 33-acre park preserves the natural beauty of the area but also contains a variety of landmarks that are all attractions in their own right. By incorporating so many different elements in the same space, Riverfront […]
Icons can often become synonymous with a city, while others provide communities with powerful symbols that can be utilized for various purposes. In becoming an icon of Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley has become all of these things and more, but he’s been able to do so without being defined by any single symbol or image. […]
Elvis Presley is one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century, with many referring to him as the “King of Rock and Roll”. This fact helped turn him into a cultural icon and a symbol of Memphis, where his music career began and where he died in 1977 at his Graceland residence. It […]
Merdian, Mississippi is home to notable monuments like the Mississippi Walk of Fame as well as Around Town Carousels that pay homage to the historic Dentzel Carousel in Highland Park. Featuring one of those horses from the Around Town Carousels and being across the street from part of the Mississippi Walk of Fame should allow […]