Landmarks

Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge, opened in 1937, is an iconic suspension bridge connecting the city of San Francisco to Marin County, California.

Erie Canal

Jesse Hawley Beginning in 1807, Jesse Hawley—a flour merchant from western New York who went broke trying to get his product to market in the Atlantic coastal cities—published a series of essays from debtor’s prison. In them, Hawley advocated for a canal system that would span nearly 400 miles from Buffalo, New York, on the […]

Serpent Mound

What Is Serpent Mound? As its name suggests, Serpent Mound resembles a giant sinuous snake with a curled tail at the west end, a head at the east end, and seven winding coils in between. In all, the snake stretches a quarter of a mile and ranges from 1.2 to 1.5 meters (3.9 to 4.9 […]

Why the Statue of Liberty Almost Didn’t Get Built

Although France paid for the statue, the US had to pay for the pedestal.

10 World Engineering Marvels

These remarkable feats of design and construction transformed the ways that people travel, communicate and live.

Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge Took 14 Years—And Multiple Lives

Horrific workplace accidents claimed a string of lives and left its designer dead and his son crippled.

Grand Canyon

Explore the geological history of the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

Deconstructing History: Brooklyn Bridge

One of New York’s most famous landmarks, the Brooklyn Bridge transports 120,000 vehicles and 4,000 pedestrians every day.

This Day In History: 04/29/1992 – Riots Erupt in Los Angeles