In the summer of my junior year of high school, I went on a church mission trip to Seattle, WA, while there I was immediately intrigued by the iconic Space Needle.  This structure was at one time the tallest building west of the Mississippi river, standing at 605 feet tall.    When visiting Seattle tourists can purchase tickets and ride the elevator to the top where an observation deck is located to check out the city.

The needle was designed as a collaboration between Edward E. Carlson and John Graham Jr.  The building is able to withstand winds up to 200 mph and earthquakes that are 9 magnitude or below.  A powerful beam of light was added to the needle in 1999 which can be seen lit up toward the sky on special occasions in Seattle and national holidays.  This feature allows the needle to diversify itself from the rest of the Seattle skyline and provide tributes when needed.

Sports Authority field at Mile High is home to the 2016 world champion Denver Broncos.  This stadium was opened in 2001 under the name Invesco Field at Mile High before Sports Authority bought the rights to the name in 2011.  Invesco field was built to replace the old Mile High Stadium that had been home to the Bronco’s for nearly thirty years before needing the update.

The stadium holds a capacity of 76,125 for football games and 50,000 for concerts. It was designed by the architect groups of HNTB, Fentress Architects, and Bertram A. Burton and Associates.  This stadium is impactful to me, because my family have been Bronco fans ever since we can remember.

Normally I visit Denver, CO at least once a year to visit family, but when traveling around the city, a certain building always catches my eye.  This would be the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.  It if fitting that the name of the church has immaculate in it, because the building as the look of it.  Leon Coquard of Detroit designed the building with a french gothic inspiration.

The church holds up to 800 people.  The building features ceilings that are 68 feet high which allows for sound to better travel throughout the church for when they congregate.  The cathedral stands out with its tall two towers that are featured at the front of the building.

Having lived in a suburb roughly fifteen minutes outside of Dallas, Texas for the past fourteen years, it is hard to not hear someone refer to the “tower with a ball” that is downtown.  This tower is actually called Reunion Tower and is located in the southwest corner of downtown Dallas.

This very unique building adds to the already beautiful Dallas skyline.  There is a restaurant located at the top of the building that is open for the general public, but also features an observation deck of the city of Dallas that many say has the best view in the city.

Sports have always played a big role in my life, whether it be watching my favorite teams and players, or actually playing.  The Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI is where I went to first start watching sports. This is where The University of Hawaii plays their home football games as well as hosting the annual NFL Pro Bowl.

 My first and only Pro Bowl to attend was in 2003.  The stars of the game have since had long careers that have now come and gone.  Many of these names include recently retired Peyton Manning, Warren Sapp,  Jerry Rice, and Brett Farve.  The stadium is built to hold a capacity of 50,000 people.

I lived my first six years of my life in Mililani Town, HI, which is located about an hour away from Honolulu. The Pearl Harbor Memorial is located in Honolulu and is an icon to Hawaiians and Americans to remember the people that lost their lives and the sacrifice that they made.

Having been born in Hawaii I personally visited this memorial twice. This was the first ever memorial that I visited along with one of the first times that I really started to learn about the history of the country. The main memorial is called the USS Arizona memorial. This unique building is built atop a sunken battleship named the USS Arizona, hence the name.