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Collection by Aaron Britt

America's Top Design Destinations

We're hitting the road and touring the best architecture and design in the U S of A. With stops as varied as Honolulu and Portland, Maine, this trek through best design our fair cities has to offer is as inspiring as it is far-reaching.

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Washington, DC, is not all political wonks and Masonic conspiracies: It's also a highly walkable city, its diagonal avenues wide open to modern design. The Tidal Basin is monument central. This view from the Jefferson Memorial across toward the Washington Monument is one of the city's most stunning. The cherry trees along the basin, which bloom each April to great fanfare, are one of the capital's most stunning natural displays and the greatest legacy of First Lady Nellie Taft. Photo by: Matthew Monteith
Washington, DC, is not all political wonks and Masonic conspiracies: It's also a highly walkable city, its diagonal avenues wide open to modern design. The Tidal Basin is monument central. This view from the Jefferson Memorial across toward the Washington Monument is one of the city's most stunning. The cherry trees along the basin, which bloom each April to great fanfare, are one of the capital's most stunning natural displays and the greatest legacy of First Lady Nellie Taft. Photo by: Matthew Monteith
Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute (top left) is a stunning building that looks directly out to the sea. Architectural tourists flock to the site, which still functions as a working laboratory.
Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute (top left) is a stunning building that looks directly out to the sea. Architectural tourists flock to the site, which still functions as a working laboratory.
A view of the Promenade, looking out to Cascoe Bay.
A view of the Promenade, looking out to Cascoe Bay.
The PSFS Building, now a Loews Hotel, was designed by George Howe and William Lescaze from 1929 to 1932, and was the first International Style skyscraper built in the United States.
The PSFS Building, now a Loews Hotel, was designed by George Howe and William Lescaze from 1929 to 1932, and was the first International Style skyscraper built in the United States.
A view of the Houston skyline, with the Wortham Theater Center and the George Bush Monument in the forefront.
A view of the Houston skyline, with the Wortham Theater Center and the George Bush Monument in the forefront.
Daniel Libeskind's Denver Art Museum, whose titanium-clad exterior shimmers in the afternoon sun.
Daniel Libeskind's Denver Art Museum, whose titanium-clad exterior shimmers in the afternoon sun.