HISTORY: The museum is part of the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. Highlights include Julius Erving's high-tops, Billie Jean King's Adidas & the footwear of First Ladies.
HISTORY: Cape May's World War II Lookout Tower, also known as Fire Control Tower No. 23, was built in 1942. It was one of 15 towers that served as part of a harbor defense system known as Fort Miles.
Museo histórico · Western Baltimore · 11 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Built in 1830, this was once home to the author famous for penning many chilling tales. This house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972.
Museo histórico · Aggasiz - Harvard University · 15 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: The museum was founded in 1866 by George Peabody and is one of the oldest museums devoted to anthropology. It has one of the most comprehensive collections of North American anthropology in the world.
HISTORY: This Museum was home to George Eastman. It’s the world’s oldest photography museum & one of the world’s oldest film archives which was opened to the public in 1949.
Museo histórico · Biotech and MCV District · 10 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Opened in 1896 & was founded by influential Richmond society ladies. The Museum houses the largest, most comprehensive collection of artifacts, personal effects & other related memorabilia.
1100 Rock and Roll Blvd (at Cleveland's North Coast Harbor), Cleveland, OH
Museo · Downtown Cleveland · 212 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was created in 1983. Cleveland was chosen for the location because of disc jockey Alan Freed, who was known for promoting the new genre called “Rock and Roll.”
HISTORY: This house was built in 1873 and was home to James Thurber, famous artist, humorist and cartoonist. The nation’s highest designation for the art of humor writing was named after him, and is called the
HISTORY: Founded in 1921, the museum was known as "Detroit's best kept secret." They receive more than 250,000 visitors annually and showcase more than 300 years of Detroit's history.
HISTORY: Founded in 1985, the museum preserves the legacy of the Motown Record Corp. The exhibits include collections of historical photographs, artwork, music, costumes & other memorabilia from the era.
HISTORY: The library is styled after a dairy barn to reflect Graham's childhood on a farm. The 40,000-square-foot complex opened to the public on June 5, 2007.
1300 S Lake Shore Dr (at Solidarity Dr), Chicago, IL
Planetario · Museum Campus · 171 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: This Planetarium was founded in 1930 by Max Adler, who was so impressed by a European machine replicating the night sky that he decided to build one.
Museo histórico · Lincoln Park · 61 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: The Museum’s permanent exhibition, Chicago: Crossroads of America, explores the city’s economy, crises, innovation, neighborhoods & entertainment. Features include Abraham Lincoln’s death bed.
HISTORY: The house was known as the Crescent Apartments when she & her husband lived here from 1925 to 1932. While living here, she wrote the bulk of her Pulitzer prize-winning novel, Gone With The Wind.
HISTORY: It opened in 2007, relocating from & replacing the original exhibit which opened in 1991. More than 1,200 artifacts from around the world that were never displayed to the public before are featured.
1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW (Culberson St. SW), Atlanta, GA
Museo · West End · 7 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: This was the home of Joel Chandler Harris, author of Uncle Remus stories, from 1881 until 1908. The museum opened in 1913, Harris' room is almost completely untouched to this day aside from cleaning.
HISTORY: In 1963, the CMA announced that a Country Museum would be built in Nashville. It opened on April 1st 1967. Prior to stardom, Kathy Mattea & Trisha Yearwood were tour guides at this museum.
212 N 6th St (btwn Madison St & Jefferson St), Springfield, IL
Museo histórico · Downtown Springfield · 48 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Opened in 2005 it is ranked as the most visited state-controlled presidential museum. This museum documents the life of the 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln, & the course of the American Civil War
HISTORY: Elvis Aaron Presley was born on Jan. 9, 1935, in this two-room house built by his father and grandfather. The Presleys lived here only two years before tight finances forced them to move.
HISTORY: This museum is originally the home of the Stax Record Company which went bankrupt in 1976. The museum built in 2003 by anonymous philanthropists wanted to revitalize the surrounding community.
3717 Elvis Presley Blvd (btwn Dolan Dr & Colonial Oak Ln), Menfis, TN
Museo · 234 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Home of Elvis Presley, it was opened to the public as a museum on June 7th 1982. Second to the White House, this is the most visited private home in the United States at 600,000 visitors a year.
Museo histórico · French Quarter · 34 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: The museum includes cures for anything that ails you including voodoo potions & other weird medicines. The City of New Orleans operated the museum from 1950-1987, it's now run by a non profit org.
1 Julia St (Riverwalk Marketplace) (Convention Center Blvd.), Nueva Orleans, LA
Museo · Central Business District · 3 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Nonprofit organization dedicated to education in mixology & preserving the rich history of the American cocktail. It was founded in 2004 by renowned mixologists, experts & food and drink writers.
Museo de arte · Central Business District · 23 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: The focus is on the visual arts & culture of the American South. By the 1990s, the Ogden Collection was recognized by art historians & collectors as one of the most significant of its kind in the US.
1380 Port of New Orleans Pl (Henderson), Nueva Orleans, LA
Museo · Lower Garden District · 53 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Since 1947, the studio has been as much a part of Carnival as the parades. The studio produces floats & props for over 40 New Orleans parades as well as pageants around the world.
2313 Red River St (at E Dean Keeton St.), Austin, TX
Museo histórico · University of Texas-Austin · 48 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: This library was dedicated on May 22nd 1971. Over 45 million pages of documents are located in this museum, some of which were written by LBJ himself.
HISTORY: Famous short story writer William Porter, better known as O. Henry, lived here with his wife and children from 1893-95.His story, "The Gift of the Magi," is among the most anthologized works ever.
HISTORY: The World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame exhibits Olympic gold medals, costumes and profiles of skating celebrities like Brian Boitano, Peggy Fleming and Dorothy Hamill.
6101 E Van Buren St (at N Project Dr), Phoenix, AZ
Museo · 12 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: This is the world's largest firefighting museum. The Hall of Flame inside tells the story of the first non-volunteer fire department and displays firefighting equipment through the ages.
HISTORY: Jail Rock, on display at the Phoenix Police Museum, was the city's first lockup in the 19th century. Lawbreakers were chained to the giant boulder until their sentence was served.
HISTORY: The Whaley House is said to be the most haunted house in the U.S. The Museum offers a late night paranormal investigation tour every last weekend of the month, co-hosted by The San Diego Ghost Hunters
5801 Wilshire Blvd (at Curson Ave), Los Ángeles, CA
Museo · Mid-City West · 75 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: A group of Spanish explorers made the first written record of the tar pits in 1769. The oldest known material from the tar pit dates back over 38,000 years.
6060 Wilshire Blvd (at Fairfax Ave), Los Ángeles, CA
Museo · Miracle Mile · 91 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Rapper Notorious B.I.G. was leaving the Soul Train Music Awards when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on March 9, 1997 at the red light at Wilshire and Fairfax.
Travel Channel: Find the anything-but-ordinary former prison cell of mobster, Al Capone. Some believe he was haunted by a ghost during his time at the prison. As seen on Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum.
Travel Channel: A pair of “unpickable” handcuffs presented to Harry Houdini are on display... but did these secretly-constructed cuffs mystify Houdini? As seen on Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum.
Museo de Ciencias · Downtown Portland · 14 tips y reseñas
Travel Channel: What appears to be an animal foot covered in thick, black hair could actually be the remnants of the notorious “Maine Mutant.” Uncover the mystery..as seen on Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum.
Museo de arte · University Circle · 110 tips y reseñas
Travel Channel: Look no further than the front steps to see the iconic “The Thinker” statue. Police believe the disfigured statue was the target of a homemade bomb. Seen on Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum.
1 Manhattan Square Dr (at Chestnut St.), Rochester, NY
Museo · Central Business District · 71 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Home of the national Toy Hall of Fame, which opened to the public in 1998. To date, 44 toys have made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame, including 2009 inductees: the Ball, Big Wheel® & Game Boy®
945 Magazine St (at Andrew Higgins St), Nueva Orleans, LA
Museo histórico · Central Business District · 258 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: The museum opened its doors on June 6 2000, the 56th anniversary of D-Day. The museum is located here because this is where the "Higgins Boats", vital to D-Day operations were designed, built & tested
HISTORY: This Museum is located on the Burden Plantation, which is a 40-acre agricultural research experiment station. Contributions are made by various cultural groups in LA through interpretive programs.
HISTORY: Features realistic life-size dinosaur replicas that show skin and color variations to give a better understanding as to how they looked when alive.The statues range in size from 6 to 40-feet long.
104 Montgomery St (Presidio of San Francisco), San Francisco, CA
Museo · Presidio National Park · 123 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Opened on October 1, 2009, the museum features the life and legacy of Walt Disney. The museum retrofitted and expanded three existing historic buildings on the Presidio’s Main Post.
Travel Channel: Are you a vampire fanatic? Check out the box full of tools that were supposedly made in the 19th Century for the sole purpose of killing vampires. As seen on Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum.