In 1929, in a hotel lobby in Claremore, Oklahoma, a transplanted
Arkansas sawmill owner named J.M. Davis decided to put his
collection of 99 firearms on display. Since then, Claremore's J.M. Davis
Arms and Historical Museum has become an internationally known
tourist attraction. Thousands of visitors per year marvel at exhibits
featuring statuary, knives, swords, saddles, Native American artifacts,
political buttons, World War I posters, and many other items--all
in addition to the most extensive private collection of guns on
display in the world. Through words...

Freedomland opened on June 19, 1960, in the Baychester section of the Bronx, New York. Designed by Marco Engineering of Los Angeles for International Recreation Corporation, it was the third and largest innovative theme park built across America to mimic Disneyland. Constructed in the shape of the United States and presenting 200 years of American history, Freedomland was intended to be both exciting and educational. Historically themed attractions and costumed cast members were located throughout the seven sections. In addition, Freedomland offered national and local stars, big bands, and...

When civic benefactor Clinton P. Ferry donated a graceful, elliptically shaped plot of land in 1883 for the first park in Tacoma, he hoped his adopted hometown would do him proud and become a veritable city of parks. The young community did not disappoint. Landmarks such as Wright Park, Lincoln Park, and Point Defiance Park graced the landscape by 1900, a testament to Tacoma's appreciation for beauty, conservation, and recreation, which continues to this day. In 1907, residents voted to establish the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, Washington's first independent parks municipality, to...