What places, historic sites, colleges, etc, do you live near?

[Roxyluvsme13]

Random thread. Just curious what everybody lived near. Like historic sites, colleges, blah..

Colleges

ETSU (East TN State University) is right down the road from my house.

UT (University of TN) Is only 2 hours away from me, so not too far.

VT (Virginia Tech) Not sure the exact distance, but I know it's rather close.

Historic Sites

Andrew Johnson Birthplace (Greenville, TN)

Boones Creek, TN I think it has something to do with Daniel Boone.. .

Other

Appalachian Mtns. Guess they kind of count, right?

That's all I can think of right now, but if I remember others, I'll be back.

[Karen]

Just about everything! Our area is rife with both history and colleges.

We live next to Boston, site of the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, the Battle of Bunker Hill, etc. "Old Ironsides" - a.k.a. the USS Constitution is anchored nearby in Boston Harbor. Lexington and Concord (the reason we celebrate Patriot's Day and "the shot heard 'round the world") are nearby, as is Walden Pond (of Thoreau and the Existentialists fame). Mt. Auburn cemetary - on the same street as my church - is the burial-place of countless famous Americans, including Winslow Homer, Julia Ward Howe and Isabella Stewart Gardner, whose home became a world-renowned museum which is also nearby. And the colleges around here include Harvard, Boston University, Boston College, Bentley, Brandeis, Regis, Wellesley, Tufts, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Northeastern, Wentworth, and many, many, many more, large and small, including my alma mater Massachusetts College of Art.

[GiantSchnauzer]

Just about everything! Our area is rife with both history and colleges.

We live next to Boston, site of the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, the Battle of Bunker Hill, etc. "Old Ironsides" - a.k.a. the USS Constitution is anchored nearby in Boston Harbor. Lexington and Concord (the reason we celebrate Patriot's Day and "the shot heard 'round the world") are nearby, as is Walden Pond (of Thoreau and the Existentialists fame). Mt. Auburn cemetary - on the same street as my church - is the burial-place of countless famous Americans, including Winslow Homer, Julia Ward Howe and Isabella Stewart Gardner, whose home became a world-renowned museum which is also nearby. And the colleges around here include Harvard, Boston University, Boston College, Bentley, Brandeis, Regis, Wellesley, Tufts, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Northeastern, Wentworth, and many, many, many more, large and small, including my alma mater Massachusetts College of Art.

We live near so much.

Don't forget theNorth Shore. Salem, Gloucester, Rockport, etc

Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard

Plymouth Rock

Old Sturbridge Village


Then there's New Hampshire.

White Mountain National Forest
Bretton Woods
Mt Washington
Franconia Notch
Kancamagus Highway
Lake Winnipesaukee

[Alysser]

NYC, of course.

I don't know of much else but Rutgers and Princeton.

[slleipnir]

We have the atlantic vet collage. It's pretty good. We get a lot of people who travel to take their sick pets there.

We also have Anne of Green Gables, The Confed Bridge, stuff...I don't know lol

[Chilli]

Hmm.. in all honesty, I don't know! =D

Well, for collages, ASU(Arkansas State University) is pretty close to us... my sister attends it.

Turpentine Creek - A big cat reserve.. thing. They take great care of their animals. I've been there a time or two and its really nice. =]

Branson is pretty close to us, aswell. For those who aren't familiar, its a big tourist place, basically. Has Silver Dollar City and such. Haven't been there in years, but used to go every year as a little kid. I have alot of memories there.

Hmm.. Nothing really historical about that, but its something!

edit/ the later two are in MO. I live on the border, so both MO & AR things are pretty close to me. Just wanted to make that clear^^.

[caseysmom]

UC Davis is about a half hour away, it is the number one rated vet school in the country and it is where my daughter plans to go to school. Lake Tahoe is about an hour and a half away.

I really like it here because it is a few hours from the ocean and a few hours from the mountains.

[davidpizzica]

Pittsburgh is the home of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie-Mellon University. Both campuses are about 5 minutes from where I live. Also, in downtown Pittsburgh is Point State Park where you can see two rivers join to form the Ohio river. Also in the park is the remanents of Fort Pitt built in 1759. One blockhouse sitll stands at the site.

[RedHedd]

Near? I live IN San Francisco - can't get any closer than that to the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, Golden Gate Park, Fisherman's Wharf, the Cliff House, North Beach, San Francisco Opera House, all the wonderful old Victorian houses - I live in one. Cable cars are public transportation, although the tourists don't think so.

[animal_rescue]

Ehh I think I should get the award for this place. I live right next to the Indiana State Prison, woo hoo.

But other than that I'm near Lake Michigan, The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Mt. Baldy, The Lighthouse Mall, and I'm about 45 min from Chicago.

[cassiesmom]

Ehh I think I should get the award for this place. I live right next to the Indiana State Prison, woo hoo.

But other than that I'm near Lake Michigan, The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Mt. Baldy, The Lighthouse Mall, and I'm about 45 min from Chicago.

Hey, animal_rescue! I graduated from Valparaiso ... I have many happy memories of the Dunes and Mount Baldy.

Well... 3 towns away from mine (Downers Grove, IL) is a town with a bunch of Sears Modern Homes, which were built from kits in the 1920s and 30s. I have a friend who lives in one - it's tiny, but it has heaps of character and people coming by to see it / take pictures of it.

3 towns away from mine in the opposite direction (Berwyn) is the world's largest laundromat (honest!), which has solar panels on the roof to heat the water, and a rather odd-looking sculpture that was featured in the original "Wayne's World"...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...x-100_3945.jpg
(Oh, yeah, that thing!)

Let's see...
Chicago's wonderful architecture - Adler and Sullivan, Burnham and Root, Frank Lloyd Wright
Chicago pizza
The Cubs and the White Sox
Da Bears
The Sears Tower - is it still the tallest building in the world?
Air Jordan

[cyber-sibes]

Boston & East Providence, here I come! (Literally)
We'll be residents of RI about 6 weeks from now, and I am a carousel enthusiast! Fall River MA houses the carousel from my youth - I think it's mostly Philidelphia Toboggan Co. figures, if I recall, but I could be wrong. Those pics you posted are gorgeous, Sandra! I will definitely have to come up & see you! Karen, I'd love to go to "all of the above." My childhood memories are all of the famous historical places we visited on vacations (Plymouth, Salem, New Bedford, etc.), but I'd sure like to see more.
As for now, University of Findlay is down the road. But in RI we'll be part of the community at the Naval Base, which includes NAPS and the War College.

[Suki Wingy]

The Sears Tower - is it still the tallest building in the world?

Not really. There are 4 categories for tallest building and it holds one. I think it's tallest floor or something. The other categories are tallest overall, tallest outdoor roof, and tallest indoor celing, I believe.

Bri-
um, when I was in 7th grade some senior girls really attacked some juniors at a powderpuff footbal game. There were serious injuries and unpleasant substances including dog poop thrown.

[Roxyluvsme13]

[Ginger's Mom]

Across the river from historic Philadelphia (I really do love the historic buildings and museums in Center City), and just a little over three hours from Washington DC.
Karen, I have always wanted to go to Boston. Every year I think this is the year. There is so much I would love to see in your area.