11Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska was named after Abraham Lincoln as a ploy to keep Nebraska's capital as Omaha. Many people in Nebraska had been sympathetic to the Confederate cause and it was assumed that the legislature would not change the capital if the new capital were named after Abraham Lincoln.
12Miami
Miami is the only major American city that was founded by a woman. Julia Tuttle, a woman from Cleveland, purchased 640 acres in present-day downtown Miami to start a new chapter in her life after her husband died.
13Portland
Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would have been Boston, Oregon.
14$3 bills
The city of Detroit has its own local currency, fully backed by U.S. currency. It's printed in $3 bills and features the Spirit of Detroit over the Detroit Skyline.
15Denver Museum
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has mythical creatures, that are nearly imperceptible, hidden throughout the exhibits.
16Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida was the winter filming capital of the early US movie industry but conservative residents objected, a mayor was elected on anti-movie platform, and so the industry moved on to Southern California.
17Las Vegas parties
Las Vegas used to host atomic bomb parties. Chamber of commerce advertised atomic bomb detonation times and the best spots for watching them. Casinos offered special “atomic cocktails” and “Dawn Bomb Parties” and women dressed as mushroom clouds for the “Miss Atomic Energy” crown at the Sands.
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18Pittsburgh bridges
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania due to being situated between 3 rivers, has the most bridges within city limits in the world, at 446.
19Moonlight towers
Austin, Texas is the only city in the world still actively using moonlight towers. Moonlight Towers were used in the 1880s-1890s when standard lighting of towns was too expensive. A giant tower would be built with an extremely bright light put on top to illuminate several blocks at once.
20Transit workers
In 1892, New Orleans transit workers went on strike to reduce their workday from 16 to 12 hours a day.
