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The first road ever paid for by the federal government, which paved the way for settlers.
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Ride the streetcar that helped launch a wave of suburban development across the nation.
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Designed to provide water and power for the growing cities of Southern California.
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The largest engineering project in human history that accelerated an exodus to suburbia.
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Provides much of the drinking water for southern California.
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Chicago's greatest engineering feat was saving itself from it's own sewage.
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Commemorates the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil prior to 9/11.
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A symbol of unity and reconciliation, conceived by one Vietnam veteran, Jan Scruggs.
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A 1,920 panel quilt that covered the National Mall commemorating victims of AIDS.
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This iconic monument became the stage for the Civil Rights Movement and other protests.
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Join Geoffrey for a ride to the top of Eero Saarinen’s famous arch, gateway to the west.
