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 This modern version at Navy Pier takes the place of the “CHICAGO WHEEL” - the first Ferris Wheel ever constructed in the U.S. for the 1893 Exposition in Chicago.
 Marina Towers - otherwise known as the “corn cob buildings.” I wonder why?
 Trump International Tower in the background
 Trump International Tower
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 Chicago nightlife
 John Hancock Building (all 100 floors)
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 Views from the top of the Hancock Building
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 Some of Chicago’s 52 “movable bridges” - aka draw bridges
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 We were told Oprah Winfrey lives here
 Millennium Park - a must see when in Chicago
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 Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower)
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 Ivy covered wall and the “non bleachers” bleachers (on roof tops)
 Chicago Tribune Building by day
 And by night
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 The Golden Dome atop the Intercontinental Hotel.  This was designed as a decorative docking port for dirigibles (aka: air ships or blimps).  The chimney like structure was to assist in the docking.
 Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan
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 Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park (build in 1927)
 Art Deco design of Carbide and Carbon Building with real gold leaf accents.
 25’ tall statue replicating the famed portrait “American Gothic” (which is housed in the Art Institute of Chicago). The statue is no longer there and is touring America.
 Entering New York, New York
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 Evolution of Manhattan Skyline. Note: no Twin Towers or One World Center
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 Sunset view of Manhattan skyline from New Jersey
 And by night
 One World Trade Center under construction
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 One World Trade Center, aka “Freedom Tower.”
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 Westfield World Trade Center Mall
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 9-11 Memorial
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 NYPD
 Empire State Building with Chrysler Building in background
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 New York Stock Exchange
 Brooklyn Bridge with Woolworth Building in background.
 Woolworth Building - tallest in the world in 1913. Inside and out, this is an unbelievably ornate and beautiful structure.  If you enter without having business inside, security guards will likely shoo you away.  However, we are told there are tours
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 Manhattan Bridge from the Brooklyn Bridge
 New State House, Boston, Mass.
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 Harvard Law School
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 Gardner Building (1760s) - once held the offices of John Hancock
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 Trinity Church
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 Old North Church (One if by land, two if by sea)
 Boston Library
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 Fairmont Hotel
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 Faneuil Hall (aka: “The Cradle of Liberty”) and the infamous grasshopper weather vane.
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 “The Green Monster” drapped with old glory.
 The Old State Building
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 The oldest tavern in America
 Bunker Hill Bridge (with Boston Gardens to the left)
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 “Old Courthouse” St. Louis (site of the infamous Dred Scott trial)
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 San Francisco skyline from Treasure Island
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 Red Rock Amphitheater, Colo.
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 Only one way in and out.
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 Architectural shots from Las Vegas
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 Orange County Performing Arts Center
 The often photographed “Disney Concert Hall” in downtown Los Angels.
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