view gallery |  OLDEST - hotel in Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands
in Superlatives The NH Collection Amsterdam Doelen, is a five-star hotel located on Nieuwe Doelenstraat in the centre of Amsterdam. posted by: Poole/Freeman location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands date approved: 2/7/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  ONLY – example of ‘Victorian Gothic” architecture in Ramsey- former Britannia Hotel - Ramsey, Isle of Man
in Superlatives The former Britannia Hotel is located within a conservation area on Waterloo Road in Ramsey. posted by: Mike_bjm location: Isle of Man date approved: 2/7/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  OLDEST - known schoolhouse in the state - Eureka Schoolhouse - Goulds Mill VT
in Superlatives The school is believed to have been built in 1785, and is the oldest known schoolhouse in the state. posted by: nomadwillie location: Vermont date approved: 2/7/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Tokyo Station - Tokyo, JAPAN
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Tokyo Station is the gateway to Japan's transportation system. posted by: YONEYAMA location: Tokyo, Japan date approved: 2/6/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  De reus Bunckman - Voorthuizen, the Netherlands
in Epic Beings and Creatures Sculpture of the giant Bunckman and the violist in the center of Voorthuizen posted by: Becktracker location: Gelderland, Netherlands date approved: 2/5/2023 last visited: 2/5/2023 |
view gallery |  Saint Vincent de Paul Cathedral - Tunis, Tunisia
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Saint Vincent de Paul Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church which is the episcopal seat of the Archdiocese of Tunis. posted by: denben location: Tunisia date approved: 2/5/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  ONLY - Governor of Confederate State of Tennessee-Isham G. Harris - Tullahoma TN
in Superlatives Isham G. Harris was the only governor of Confederate State of Tennessee. In Congress 1849-51; Elected governor, 1857-59-61. Was U.S. Senator from 1877 until his death in 1897. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 2/5/2023 last visited: 2/5/2023 |
view gallery |  ONLY - only known surviving Queen Anne style school building in southern New Hampshire - Watson Academy - Epping NH
in Superlatives Watson Academy is a historic school building on Academy Street in Epping, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1883, it is the only known surviving Queen Anne style school building in southern New Hampshire. posted by: nomadwillie location: New Hampshire date approved: 2/4/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Outsiders House Museum - Tulsa, OK
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The Outsiders House Museum in Tulsa, OK. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Oklahoma date approved: 2/4/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church
in Satellite Imagery Oddities A historic church in downtown Tulsa, OK. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Oklahoma date approved: 2/4/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Tulsa International Airport - Tulsa, OK
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, OK. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Oklahoma date approved: 2/3/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  LONGEST - Serving Tennessee Governor-William Carroll - Nashville TN
in Superlatives William Carroll became a successful merchant and hero of the War of 1812. William Carroll served longer as Governor, 12 years, than anyone else in the history of the state. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 2/3/2023 last visited: 2/4/2023 |
view gallery |  OLDEST - Town Home-Tomlinson Mansion - Williamstown WV
in Superlatives The restored colonial brick mansion built, 1839, by Joseph Tomlinson III, is town's oldest home. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 2/3/2023 last visited: 2/3/2023 |
view gallery |  ONLY - one of its type (and only one of for lenticular truss bridges of any type) in the state ~ Pineground Bridge - Chichester NH
in Superlatives The Pineground Bridges a through-type lenticular truss bridge. The bridge was built in 1887 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co., and is the only one of its type (and only one of for lenticular truss bridges of any type, as of 2004) in the state. posted by: nomadwillie location: New Hampshire date approved: 2/3/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Only - standing structure (basement) left of the Historic Black Wall Street - Tulsa, OK
in Superlatives The only standing structure (basement) left of the Historic Black Wall Street. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Oklahoma date approved: 2/3/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Wheeling Suspension Bridge - Wheeling WV
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Spanning the Ohio River between downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, and Wheeling Island, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was the world's largest suspension bridge when built in 1849. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 2/3/2023 last visited: 2/3/2023 |
view gallery |  Chua Cau (Japanese Covered Bridge) - Hoi An, Vietnam
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Also called the Pagoda Bridge, the Japanese Covered Bridge is the emblem of Hoi An. It is the only known covered bridge with a Japanese pagoda. posted by: denben location: Vietnam date approved: 2/2/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  OLDEST - National Park in Botswana - Kasane, Botswana
in Superlatives Chobe National Park, in northern Botswana, has one of the largest concentrations of game in Africa. By size, it is the third largest park of the country and the most diverse. It is also the country's first national park. posted by: denben location: Botswana date approved: 2/2/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Ponemah Cemetery - Bogalusa, MS
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The name of this cemetery, spelled out in large letters on the south side, are visible from space - in Bogalusa, Mississippi. posted by: The Snowdog location: Mississippi date approved: 2/1/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  OLDEST - Lutheran Congregation in Maryland-Zion Lutheran Church-Baltimore, MD
in Superlatives Zion Lutheran Church- Founded in 1755, Zion Church is the oldest Lutheran congregation in Maryland. German Lutherans began settling in Baltimore Town shortly after it was laid out in 1730. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 2/1/2023 last visited: 2/4/2023 |
view gallery |  Vidler on the Roof
in Giants of Commerce Ed Vidler waves hello posted by: Deadliest Cachers location: New York date approved: 2/1/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  OLDEST -Institution in the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington-St. Francis Xavier Church - Warwick MD
in Superlatives Saint Francis Xavier Church (Old Bohemia) is the oldest institution in the area that now comprises the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. Old Bohemia is truly the Mother Church of the Wilmington diocese. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 2/1/2023 last visited: 2/1/2023 |
view gallery |  ONLY - known pair of little-altered octagon houses in the state - Williams and Stancliff Octagon Houses - Portland CT
in Superlatives Constructed of Portland brownstone in the 1850s, they are distinctive as the only known pair of little-altered octagon houses in the state. The pair of houses, also known as the Octagon House Pair. posted by: nomadwillie location: Connecticut date approved: 2/1/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  OLDEST - nation’s oldest continuously operating U.S. Custom House - New London, CT
in Superlatives Housed in the 184-year-old Robert Mills building at 150 Bank Street, today we are a nonprofit historic site—the nation’s oldest continuously operating U.S. Custom House and scene to much of the area’s maritime history. posted by: nomadwillie location: Connecticut date approved: 2/1/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Schubert Theatre - NYC, NY, USA
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Designated New York City Landmark in 1987 posted by: Ariberna location: New York date approved: 2/1/2023 last visited: never |
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