The Camp Hancock Historic Site contains numerous pieces of history that are significant to the community of Bismarck, North Dakota. The site contains an interpretive museum for artifacts and information about local history that have come to provide residents with a sense of identity while also giving visitors a reason to visit the area. From […]
Located along the Tagus River estuary in Lisbon, Portugal, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument of the Discoveries) celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery (or Age of Exploration) during the 15th and 16th centuries. Standing 50 meters high with heroes of the era standing on a makeshift prow of a ship, the monument has become an […]
The Temple of Debod (Templo de Debod in Spanish) is an ancient Egyptian temple that was dismantled and moved to Madrid, Spain. It provides the city with an incredible connection to a genuine piece of world history that also draws hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. In doing so, it has come to showcase […]
The Russalka Memorial (Estonian: Russalka mälestussammas) is a bronze memorial monument located in Tallinn, Estonia. Created to honor the memory of all the sailors who died when the warship Rusalka was lost at sea en route to Finland in 1893, it depicts an angel on a pedestal that faces the water. The memorial has become […]
South Dakota has numerous and notable monuments, but none are as famous or popular as the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. A massive sculpture that has been carved into the granite face of a mountain, Mount Rushmore represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States and attracts more than two million visitors […]
The Hoover Dam is a 700-hundred-foot-tall, concrete arch-gravity dam located directly on the border between Arizona and Nevada. Considered to be a modern marvel of the world that provides power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California, the Hoover Dam is also a major tourist attraction. Nearly a million people tour the […]
The structures as well as the stories of the people who built the towns and communities of Bismarck, North Dakota, are on full display in Buckstop Junction. This historic town contains actual buildings dating from 1875 to 1935 that were moved to this site. These buildings with traceable histories offer visitors a feel for the […]