Formerly one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy, the Charlestown Navy Yard (or Boston Navy Yard) in Boston, Massachusetts was decommissioned in 1974. Today the site is part of the Boston National Historical Park administered by the National Park Service, which is home to the 1797 warship USS Constitution and the 1943 destroyer USS Cassin Young.
Completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House, Independence Hall is the centerpiece of the Independence National Historical Park in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was inside Independence Hall, where the Liberty Bell once hung, that both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were signed.
From the food to the music, Memphis is one of those distinct American cities that has a flavor all its own. Whether you're sampling 45s at Sun Studio, hanging out in the Jungle Room inside Graceland, memorializing the legacy of MLK at the Lorraine, or soaking up the neon on Beale Street - you can't visit Memphis, Tennessee without it leaving a lasting impression.