Knott’s Berry Farm, the oldest and one of the largest theme parks in the United States. It is located in Buena Park, California. Knott’s Berry Farm originated as a farm and nursery, founded by Walter Knott (b. December 11, 1889, San Bernardino, Califor
Chicago is a city, the seat of Cook county, in northeastern Illinois, U.S. With a population of nearly three million, Chicago is the state’s largest and the country’s third most populous city. It is the commercial and cultural hub of the American Midwe
The Congress Plaza Hotel contributed to building Chicago a world class reputation. Exceeding other world’s fairs in its scale and grandeur, the Columbian Exposition drew an estimated 27 million visitors to Chicago. Built on Michigan Avenue, the Congress Hotel opened to house the wave of visitors...
Also don't miss the Tiffany Chapel, a reconstruction of the dazzling Byzantine-Romanesque chapel interior the artist created for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The museum's 14-minute film, "A Legacy for the Community," provides interesting background on the museum's ...
American trolley companies werebuildingamusement parksat the end of their lines to attract evening and weekend riders. The best-known trolley terminus wasConey IslandinNew York City, which became home to several competing theme parks inspired by the 1893World’s Columbian Expositionin Chicago. Just ...
Jackson, city, seat (1832) of Jackson county, south-central Michigan, U.S. It lies along the Grand River, about 75 miles (120 km) west of Detroit. Settled in 1829 at the meeting point of several Indian trails, it was named for U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson a