Names

One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.

The birthplace of Las Vegas is now preserved as a historic and natural area.

Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.

This downtown statue pays tribute to the Native American game that gave the city of La Crosse its name.

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

Meet me at the most confusing intersection in Seattle.

Street names don't get more "late capitalism" than this.

This 17th-century temple gave the area of Ganeshkhind its name.

The 570-ton boulder that gave a New Jersey town its name.

A monument commemorating how a frontier town got its unusual name.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

How did 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes become so beloved in Paraguay?

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

This observation tower is a longstanding, 1960s landmark in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.

This classic Kansas City song reference is the place for anyone who wants to stand at the corner of 12th Street and Vine.

A large boar commemorates the city's founding and the origin of its name.