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.

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