Must-see attractions in Eastern USA

  • Speed Art Museum

    Louisville

    Built in 1927 and revamped to the tune of $60 million in recent years, Kentucky's most important art museum – unaffiliated but on the University of…

  • Sunset view of three states from monument at High Point State Park in New Jersey.

    High Point State Park

    New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania

    Northeast of the Worthington State Forest, the aptly named High Point State Park has wonderful panoramas of the surrounding lakes, hills and farmland –…

  • The Parlor of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace historic site at 28 E 20th Street in New York City.

    Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

    Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy

    This National Historic Site is a bit of a cheat, since the physical house where the 26th president was actually born was demolished in his own lifetime…

  • Visitors walk past the “Welcome to Virginia” and “Welcome to Tangier Island!” signs on their way to Main Street on Tangier Island.

    Tangier Island

    Virginia

    This island in the middle of the Chesapeake is a veritable trip into the past. Its inhabitants, watermen whose families have lived here for centuries,…

  • Mingus Mill. Built in 1886, this historic grist mill uses a water-powered turbine instead of a water wheel to power all of the machinery in the building.

    Mingus Mill

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    One of the park's most picturesque 19th-century buildings, the Mingus Mill is a turbine-powered mill that still grinds wheat and corn much as it has since…

  • Sheep grazing at Middleton Place.

    Middleton Place

    Charleston

    Designed in 1741, this plantation's vast gardens are the oldest in the US. Countless slaves spent years terracing the land and digging the precise…

  • DC Sunrise from the Lincoln Memorial

    Washington Monument

    Washington, DC

    Peaking at 555ft (and 5in) and composed of 36,000 blocks of stone, the Washington Monument is the district's tallest structure. Political shenanigans…

  • Historical Maryland State Capitol building in Annapolis, the oldest state house that is still in use.

    Maryland State House

    Maryland

    The country's oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use, the grand 1772 State House also served as national capital from 1783 to 1784. Notably,…

  • Moundville Park is a historical site of Native American mound dwellers.For similar images:

    Moundville Archaeological Park

    Alabama

    One of the largest and best-preserved sites of the pre-Columbian Mississippian civilization sits outside of modern Moundville, about 17 miles south of…

  • Baltimore, UNITED STATES:  A wax figure of Booker T. Washington stands is seen on exhibit at the the National Great Blacks in History Musuem in Baltimore, Maryland, 13 February 2006. The exhibit puts a face on the stolen history of Blacks in America.              AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON  (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

    National Great Blacks in Wax Museum

    Baltimore

    This simple but thought-provoking African American history museum has exhibits spotlighting Frederick Douglass, Jackie Robinson, Dr Martin Luther King Jr…

  • Maker's Mark

    Kentucky

    Touring Maker's is like visiting a historic theme park, in a good way. You'll see the old gristmill, the 1840s master distiller's house and the old…

  • MIAMI BEACH - FLORIDA - USA, OCTOBER 30: the New World Center which opened in 2011 and was designed by architect Frank Gehry and acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota on october 30 2012 in Miami beach, Florida.
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    New World Center

    South Beach

    Designed by Frank Gehry, this performance hall rises majestically out of a manicured lawn just above Lincoln Rd. Not unlike the ethereal power of the…

  • Ernest Hemingway home and museum. Key West. Florida. USA

    Hemingway House

    Key West

    Key West’s biggest darling, Ernest Hemingway, lived in this gorgeous Spanish Colonial house from 1931 to 1940. Papa moved here in his early 1930s with his…

  • Little Canyon Rive National Preserve Waterfall in Mentone, Alabama

    Little River Canyon

    Alabama

    Occupying an exceptionally beautiful stretch of the Southern Appalachians, the Little River flows much of its course over Lookout Mountain, which marks…

  • 15-ton Sphinx and its surrounding pillars and gateways at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

    Penn Museum

    Philadelphia

    U Penn's magical museum, the largest of its type in the US, contains archaeological treasures from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Mayan world and more…

  • Greenfield Village, part of the Henry Ford Museum, was constructed to save and house historic farm buildings, houses, and other structures, recreating a time in the United States that recalled Mr. Ford's childhood.

    Greenfield Village

    Michigan

    Adjacent to the Henry Ford Museum (and part of its complex), outdoor Greenfield Village spreads across 80 acres and features historic buildings shipped in…

  • Guardian Building

    Detroit

    Commissioned as a 'cathedral of finance,' this distinctive, 40-story, redbrick building with green and white accents was the world's tallest masonry…

  • The buildings along Ocean Drive, South Beach - Miami, Florida

    South Beach

    South Beach

    When most people think of Miami Beach, they're envisioning South Beach (SoBe). This area is rife with clubs, bars, restaurants, models and a distinctive…

  • African-American History

    International Civil Rights Center & Museum

    North Carolina

    The FW Woolworth store where four black students from North Carolina A&T State University sparked the ‘sit-in’ campaign by ordering coffee on February 1,…

  • Africa in Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Florida.

    Africa

    Walt Disney World

    Board a jeep and ride through the African Savannah on Kilimanjaro Safaris, pausing to look at zebras, lions, giraffes and more, all seemingly roaming free…

  • Paisley Park

    Minneapolis

    After Prince died in 2016, his family opened his 65,000-sq-ft home to the public for tours. Fans have been streaming to the mod, boxy white mansion ever…

  • Charlotte, NC, USA-30 May 2021: College St. side view of the Levine Museum of the New South building.

    Levine Museum of the New South

    Charlotte

    Tracing the story of the ‘New South’ that emerged from the ashes of the Civil War, this committed museum explores the years of Reconstruction, Jim Crow…

  • Coopers Rock State Forest in West Virginia.

    Coopers Rock State Forest

    West Virginia

    One of the most photogenic spots in all of West Virginia is the main overlook at Coopers Rock. Picture a stone-and-log fence wrapped around a sandstone…

  • Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island, Michigan.

    Fort Mackinac

    Michigan

    Fort Mackinac sits atop limestone cliffs near downtown. Built by the British in 1780, it's one of the best-preserved military forts in the country…

  • Kentucky Derby Museum

    Louisville

    On the Churchill Downs racetrack grounds, the museum has exhibits on derby history, including a peek into the life of jockeys and a roundup of the most…

  • The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center.

    Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

    Virginia

    If you want to see an aquarium done right, come here. In various habitats, you can see a great array of aquatic life, including sea turtles, river otters…

  • Buckingham Fountain at Night

    Buckingham Fountain

    Chicago

    Grant Park's centerpiece is one of the world's largest fountains, with a 1.5-million-gallon capacity and a 15-story-high spray. It lets loose on the hour…

  • The Memphis Pyramid is an unusual landmark on the city's skyline, but its history is even more interesting

    Memphis Pyramid

    Memphis

    Don't laugh, but the most striking building in Memphis, a 32-story pyramid completed in 1991, is now home to an enormous Bass Pro Shop. Even if you don't…

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    Georges Island

    Massachusetts

    Georges Island is one of the transportation hubs for the Boston Harbor Islands. It is also the site of Fort Warren, a 19th-century fort and Civil War…

  • Log Bench On Shore Of Bayou St. John, New Orleans.

    Bayou St John

    New Orleans

    Back in the day, this was a true bayou – an overgrown morass of Spanish moss and prowling alligators. Native Americans, fur trappers and smugglers would…

  • Exterior of the Mütter Museum at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

    Mütter Museum

    Philadelphia

    Maintained by the College of Physicians, this unique, only-in-Philadelphia attraction is a museum dedicated to rare, odd or disturbing medical conditions…

  • Art Deco Historic District

    South Beach

    The world-famous art-deco district of Miami Beach is pure exuberance: an architecture of bold lines, whimsical tropical motifs and a color palette that…

  • South Manitou Island Lighthouse, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

    Manitou Islands

    Gold Coast

    The forest-cloaked Manitou Islands provide an off-the-beaten-path adventure. They’re part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, hence the entrance…

  • NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, JULY 12:  The New Orleans Museum Of Art, July 12, 2012, in New Orleans, La.  Celebrating 100 years, NOMA is now featuring the "Ralston Crawford And Jazz" exhibition.; Shutterstock ID 107506952; Your name (First / Last): Josh Vogel; Project no. or GL code: 56530; Network activity no. or Cost Centre: Online-Design; Product or Project: 65050/7529/Josh Vogel/LP.com Destination Galleries

    New Orleans Museum of Art

    New Orleans

    Inside City Park, this elegant museum was opened in 1911 and is well worth a visit for its special exhibitions, gorgeous marble atrium and top-floor…

  • Historical reenactors at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.

    American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

    Virginia

    Formerly the Yorktown Victory Center, this expanded exhibition space and living history museum vividly describes the build-up to the Revolutionary War,…

  • Keywest, Florida, United States, January 17 2018:The Studios Of Key West

    Studios of Key West

    Key West

    This nonprofit showcases about a dozen artists’ studios in a three-story space, and hosts some of the best art openings in Key West on the first Thursday…

  • Miami Florida USA - April 11 2018:  People Enjoying the Trellis Landscape of Soundscape Park Miami
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    SoundScape Park

    South Beach

    Outside of the New World Center, this park is one of the best places for open-air screenings in Miami Beach. During some New World Symphony performances,…

  • Green City Market has been supplying Lincoln Park with responsibly-produced foods since 1998.

    Green City Market

    Chicago

    Stands of purple cabbages, red radishes, green asparagus and other bright-hued produce sprawl through Lincoln Park at Chicago's biggest farmers market…

  • The abandoned Packard plant in Detroit.

    Packard Plant

    Detroit

    Renowned architect Albert Kahn designed this 3.5-million-sq-ft factory, which opened in 1905, but after years of neglect it became one of Detroit's most…

  • The Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Opening in 1936, it was the first art museum in North Carolina, USA
Pictured is the Mint Museum Uptown location.

    Mint Museum Randolph

    Charlotte

    The US Mint opened its first-ever outpost in Uptown Charlotte in 1837, using gold mined from the mountains nearby. Transported 3 miles southeast a century…

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