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20th Century Landmarks

The recreation yard at Alcatraz Island federal penitentiary.

Alcatraz Island

California

Aerial view of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota.

Mount Rushmore

South Dakota

The Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Lincoln Memorial

District of Columbia

The twin-towered Casa Grande, the main house of Hearst Castle.

Hearst Castle

California

The Golden Gate Bridge seen from Marshall's Beach in the Presidio.

Golden Gate Bridge

California

The Gateway Arch rising over the St. Louis riverfront.

Gateway Arch

Missouri

The Empire State Building rising over Midtown Manhattan.

Empire State Building

New York

Hoover Dam in Black Canyon, seen from the memorial bridge.

Hoover Dam

Nevada

The front facade of Graceland, Elvis Presley's Memphis mansion.

Graceland

Tennessee

Fallingwater, cantilevered over the waterfall at Bear Run.

Fallingwater

Pennsylvania

The granite monument atop Big Kill Devil Hill at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.

Wright Brothers National Memorial

North Carolina

The vast Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal.

Grand Central Terminal

New York

The front of Springwood, FDR's Colonial Revival mansion at Hyde Park.

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt

New York

The Queen Anne exterior of Theodore Roosevelt's Sagamore Hill.

Sagamore Hill

New York

The exterior of the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village.

Stonewall Inn

New York

Robie House

Illinois

An exterior view of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin home built into the hillside.

Taliesin

Wisconsin

The desert-masonry exterior of Taliesin West near Scottsdale, Arizona.

Taliesin West

Arizona

The grassy knoll and picket fence at Dealey Plaza in Dallas.

Dealey Plaza

Texas

An 1899 photograph of the exterior of Carnegie Hall in New York.

Carnegie Hall

New York

The marquee of the Apollo Theater on 125th Street in Harlem.

Apollo Theater

New York

The pagoda-style facade of the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.

TCL Chinese Theatre

California

The Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket lifting off from Launch Complex 39 on July 16, 1969.

Launch Complex 39 (Kennedy Space Center)

Florida

The domed Jefferson Memorial reflected in the Tidal Basin.

Jefferson Memorial

District of Columbia

The Washington Monument reflected in the polished black granite wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

District of Columbia

The Crazy Horse Memorial mountain carving in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Crazy Horse Memorial

South Dakota

The Hollywood Bowl's concentric-arch band shell and amphitheater seating.

Hollywood Bowl

California

The California Tower and gardens at Balboa Park in San Diego.

Balboa Park

California

The El Tovar Hotel on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon Village

Arizona

The Saturn V rocket on display at Space Center Houston.

Space Center Houston

Texas

The exterior of Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Sun Studio

Tennessee

The exterior of Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio in Oak Park, Illinois.

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

Illinois

The Truman family home at 219 North Delaware Street in Independence, Missouri.

Harry S. Truman Home

Missouri

The Eagle Tavern, one of more than 80 historic buildings relocated to Greenfield Village.

Greenfield Village

Michigan

The glass pyramid of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the shore of Lake Erie.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Ohio

The United Nations Headquarters complex on Manhattan's East River.

United Nations Headquarters

New York