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Historic landmarks to visit

Historic landmarks to visit

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Created by Jeff K • Updated On: October 28, 2016
Chicago Water Tower is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

1. Chicago Water Tower

8.8
806 N Michigan Ave (btwn Pearson St & Chicago Ave), Chicago, IL
Historic and Protected Site · Streeterville · 40 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Built in the late 1860s, these two structures, designed by William Boyington, were among the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas Sign is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

2. Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas Sign

9.2
5100 S Las Vegas Blvd (at E Oquendo Rd), Las Vegas, NV
Monument · 179 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: This sign, designed by neon artist Betty Willis and erected in 1959, has become a world-famous symbol of Las Vegas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Washington Monument is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

3. Washington Monument

9.5
2 15th St NW (btwn Constitution Ave NW & Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 344 tips and reviews
Thomas Jefferson Memorial is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

4. Thomas Jefferson Memorial

9.4
16 E Basin Dr SW (at Ohio Dr SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 144 tips and reviews
US Department of the Treasury is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

5. US Department of the Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 15th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Government Building · Northwest Washington · 24 tips and reviews
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

6. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

8.8
1st St NW, Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 11 tips and reviews
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

7. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

9.1
W Potomac Park (btwn Lincoln & World War II Memorials), Washington, D.C.
Fountain · Southwest Washington · 76 tips and reviews
National Air and Space Museum is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

8. National Air and Space Museum

9.2
6th St. (Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Southwest Washington · 639 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

9. National Gallery of Art

9.5
6th St and Constitution Ave NW (at Constitution Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 155 tips and reviews
National Museum of American History is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

10. National Museum of American History

9.2
1400 Constitution Ave NW (at 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 357 tips and reviews
Millennium Monument in Wrigley Square is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

11. Millennium Monument in Wrigley Square

8.0
201 E Randolph St (Northwest corner of Millennium Park), Chicago, IL
Historic and Protected Site · Grant Park · 5 tips and reviews
Old Chicago Main Post Office is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

12. Old Chicago Main Post Office

6.3
433 W Van Buren St (at Congress Pkwy.), Chicago, IL
Historic and Protected Site · South Loop · 25 tips and reviews
Mill City Museum is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

13. Mill City Museum

8.9
704 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN
History Museum · Downtown East · 46 tips and reviews
College Hall is one of Historic landmarks to visit.

14. College Hall

3451 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA
College Administrative Building · University City · 4 tips and reviews