40 Under 40: Places Stories

These stories highlight 40 of the most important, most interesting, and quirkiest American places 40 years old or less. The by-no-means comprehensive list includes sites both well-known and obscure, high-end and low-budget, and urban and rural. Why highlight newer sites now? Because by looking at them through a preservation lens, we can be proactive about their futures.

All 7 stories

This May, celebrate the historic sites, neighborhoods, and landmarks that tell the full American story—places that remind us of how far we've come and how far we still have to go.

Celebrate!