City Stories Index · United States · 2026 edition
The figures of United States, street by street
209 historical figures live in the stories of the United States' 39 indexed cities; 15 of them appear in more than one city. Each entry shows where their story is told; walk the route to meet them.
George Washington
21 places · 4 cities- New York City: St Paul's Chapel · Foley Square/The Courts · Wall St
- Philadelphia: Presidents House · The President’s House Site
- Charleston: Saint Michael's Church · Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
- Alexandria: Gadsbys Tavern · Gentry Row · Alexandria Waterfront
Abraham Lincoln
21 places · 4 cities- New York City: City Hall · McSorley’s Old Ale House · New York Historical Society
- Washington D.C.: The Hay-Adams · Ford's Theatre · St. Patrick's Catholic Church
- Chicago: Ulysses S. Grant Monument · Standing Lincoln Monument · Chicago History Museum
- Springfield, Illinois: Springfield Visitors Center · The Ball Alley · Vachel Lindsay House
Thomas Jefferson
12 places · 4 cities- New York City: New York Public Library · Site of the former home of Thomas Jefferson
- Washington D.C.: United States Botanic Garden · Library of Congress
- Philadelphia: The Declaration House - Thomas Jefferson's Residence · Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery
- Williamsburg: Capitol Building · Raleigh Tavern · Peyton Randolph House
John Lennon
10 places · 2 cities- New York City: Hard Rock Cafe · Madison Square Garden · The Dakota
- Los Angeles: Rainbow Bar and Grill · Roxy Theatre
Martin Luther King
7 places · 2 cities- Atlanta: National Center for Civil and Human Rights · SpringHill Suites by Marriott Atlanta Downtown · Memorial Mural
- Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute · 16th Street Baptist Church
Jimi Hendrix
6 places · 2 cities- New York City: Hard Rock Cafe · Wollman Rink · Cafe Wha?
- Seattle: The Gum Wall on Post Alley · Chris Cornell Statue
Charles Dickens
6 places · 2 cities- New York City: Delmonico's · Grandpa Al Lewis Playground · Hans Christian Andersen Monument
- Boston: Bell in Hand · North Square · Tremont Temple Baptist Church
Frederick Law Olmsted
5 places · 2 cities- New York City: Central Park South · Mariner's Gate · Lombard Lamp
- Washington D.C.: U.S. Capitol Gatehouse · Summerhouse
Queen Anne
5 places · 2 cities- New York City: Beekman, a Thompson Hotel/Temple Court · Trinity Church · The Radio Wave Building
- Chicago: W Hutchison St · Archdiosese of Chicago - Cardinal Mansion
John Wilkes Booth
4 places · 2 cities- New York City: Gramercy Park · McSorley’s Old Ale House · William Shakespeare Statue
- Washington D.C.: Ford's Theatre
Elvis Presley
4 places · 2 cities- New York City: Broadway Theatre · Madison Square Garden
- Los Angeles: Carney's · Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments
Shepard Fairey
4 places · 2 cities- New York City: DUMBO Walls · Bowery Mural
- Jersey City: Second catch basin mural and sticker art on sign · Murals on Monmouth Street
Frank Sinatra
4 places · 2 cities- Los Angeles: Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments · Frank Sinatra Star
- Las Vegas: Replica Statue of Liberty · Leo the Lion
Dale Chihuly
3 places · 2 citiesAndrew Mellon
2 places · 2 cities- Washington D.C.: National Gallery of Art
- Pittsburgh: Duquesne Club
Alexander Hamilton
13 places- New York City: Frances Tavern · The Channel Gardens, Rockefeller Center · Hamilton Fountain
Marie Laveau
11 places- New Orleans: Pharmacy Museum New Orleans · Congo Square · Marie Laveau's Cottage
William Penn
10 places- Philadelphia: The Liberty Bell · Reading Terminal Market · Dillworth Park - City Hall
Marilyn Monroe
9 places- Los Angeles: Roosevelt Hotel · Rainbow Bar and Grill · Parisian Florist
Jean-Michel Basquiat
8 places- New York City: Park · Great Jones Loft · Cafe
Aaron Burr
7 places- New York City: The Channel Gardens, Rockefeller Center · One if by Land, Two if by Sea · Alexander Hamilton's Gravesite
Bob Dylan
7 places- New York City: Hotel Earle · Town Hall · Madison Square Garden
Nikola Tesla
7 places- New York City: Delmonico's · The St. Regis New York · The Radio Wave Building
Calvert Vaux
5 places- New York City: Central Park South · Belvedere Castle · Mariner's Gate
Ernest Hemingway
5 places- New York City: Hotel Earle · Charles Scribner's & Sons Building · 59 West 44th St.
Theodore Roosevelt
5 places- New York City: Broadway Theatre · Delmonico's · Museum of Natural History
Benjamin Franklin
5 places- Philadelphia: The Betsy Ross House · Benjamin Franklin's House + Printing Office · National Constitution Center
Andy Warhol
4 places- New York City: Indochine · Great Jones Loft · Back Yard
Edwin Booth
4 places- New York City: The Church of the Transfiguration · The Players and the National Arts Club · Gramercy Park
Mark Twain
4 places- New York City: Delmonico's · Pershing Square Arch · The Players and the National Arts Club
Andrew Jackson
4 places- New Orleans: Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar · Andrew Jackson Hotel · Jackson Square
Paul Revere
4 places- Boston: Paul revere's house · Bell in Hand · North Square
Abbot Kinney
4 places- Los Angeles: Rainbow Crosswalk (Venice) · The Brig · Centennial Park Sign
Coretta Scott King
4 places- Atlanta: National Center for Civil and Human Rights · The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change · Dr. and Mrs. King’s Tomb
Patrick Henry
4 places- Williamsburg: Capitol Building · Raleigh Tavern · Bruton Parish Church
Al Pacino
3 places- New York City: The Apthorp · Tavern On the Green · Verdi Square
Andrew Carnegie
3 places- New York City: St Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church · Akwaaba Mansion · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (Carnegie Mansion)
Audrey Munson
3 places- New York City: New York Public Library · Pulitzer Fountain · USS Maine Monument
Cornelius Vanderbilt
3 places- New York City: St Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church · Grand Central Terminal · Engineers Club plaque
David Bowie
3 places- New York City: Studio · St. Ann’s Warehouse · Electric Lady Studios
Keith Haring
3 places- New York City: Indochine · The Bowery · Bowery Mural
King Edward
3 places- New York City: Second set of arches · Delmonico's · Fifth Avenue Building Clock
Michael Jackson
3 places- New York City: Studio · North 9th Street Mural · Catbird Bedford Ave.
Patti Smith
3 places- New York City: Charles Scribner's & Sons Building · Blondie Mural · Electric Lady Studios
Rockefeller Jr
3 places- New York City: Radio City Music Hall · Rockefeller Center · Linden Terrace
Scott Fitzgerald
3 places- New York City: Charles Scribner's & Sons Building · Fifth Avenue and east 42nd Street · The Plaza
Sir Walter Scott
3 places- New York City: Madame Tussauds New York · The Mall · The Mall and Literary Walk
Stanford White
3 places- New York City: Tiffany and Company Building · Madison Square Garden Site (NY Life Building) · The Players and the National Arts Club
Jean Lafitte
3 places- New Orleans: Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar · Old Absinthe House · Bourbon Orleans Hotel
J. Edgar Hoover
3 places- Washington D.C.: FBI Headquarters · J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building · US Department of Justice
President Roosevelt
3 places- Washington D.C.: The US Supreme Court · National Gallery of Art · Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon
George Clymer
3 places- Philadelphia: National Constitution Center · The Signer’s Garden -- Temporarily Suspended Clue · Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery
Robert Morris
3 places- Philadelphia: Presidents House · National Constitution Center · The Signer’s Garden -- Temporarily Suspended Clue
Harvey Milk
3 places- San Francisco: Toad Hall · Castro Theatre · Harvey Milk Plaza
Janis Joplin
3 places- San Francisco: Finnegans Wake · The Panhandle · Janis Joplin’s apartment
Henry John Heinz
3 places- Pittsburgh: Duquesne Club · Agnes R. Katz Plaza · Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
Walter Parks
3 places- Jersey City: Origional Kaleidescope Studio · The Statuary · Riverview Park
Albert Einstein
2 places- New York City: City Hall · North 9th Street Mural
Arnold Rothstein
2 places- New York City: 1500, Times Square Building · Park Central Hotel
Billie Holiday
2 places- New York City: Town Hall · The Pythian
Billy Joel
2 places- New York City: Madison Square Garden · The Dakota
Bruce Springsteen
2 places- New York City: Hard Rock Cafe · Madison Square Garden
Calvin Klein
2 places- New York City: Summit Rock · 55 Central Park West
Charles Lewis Tiffany
2 places- New York City: Tiffany's · Tiffany and Company Building
Dizzy Gillespie
2 places- New York City: Back Yard · The Village Gate
Dorothy Parker
2 places- New York City: 59 West 44th St. · 28 W. 44th St.
Duke Ellington
2 places- New York City: Naumburg Bandshell · The Village Gate
Dylan Thomas
2 places- New York City: KGB Bar · The White Horse Tavern
Ernest Flagg
2 places- New York City: Charles Scribner's & Sons Building · The Village Gate
Irving Berlin
2 places- New York City: Music Box Theatre · Times Square, George M. Cohan Statue
Irwin Chanin
2 places- New York City: Majestic Theatre · Richard Rodgers Theatre
James Gordon Bennett
2 places- New York City: Herald Square · Bennett Park
James Maurice
2 places- New York City: Mount Olivet Cemetery · Frank Principe Park That changed names over time
James Walker
2 places- New York City: James J Walker Park · 12 Gay St
Jerry Seinfeld
2 places- New York City: Summit Rock · The San Remo
John Jacob Astor
2 places- New York City: The St. Regis New York · The New York Public Library
John Roebling
2 places- New York City: Brooklyn Bridge/Pier · Brooklyn Heights Promenade
John Steinbeck
2 places- New York City: Chumley's · McSorley’s Old Ale House
King James
2 places- New York City: Stone Street · Blackwell House
Lady Middagh
2 places- New York City: Fruit Street Sitting Area · Brooklyn Heights Promenade Exit
Lucky Luciano
2 places- New York City: The Back Room · The Helmsley Building
Meg Ryan
2 places- New York City: Katz's Delicatessen · Second set of arches
Montrose Morris
2 places- New York City: Grand Enoch Lodge · Teddy Bear's Birthplace
Nora Ephron
2 places- New York City: Cafe Luxembourg · The Apthorp
Oscar Hammerstein
2 places- New York City: Winter Garden Theatre · Times Square, George M. Cohan Statue
Robert Moses
2 places- New York City: Intersection of Poplar & Hicks · The Whispering Bench
Robin Williams
2 places- New York City: American Museum of Natural History · Lincoln Center
Samuel Tilden
2 places- New York City: The New York Public Library · The Players and the National Arts Club
Steve Martin
2 places- New York City: The Apthorp · The San Remo
Steven Spielberg
2 places- New York City: AMC Lincoln Square · The San Remo
Suze Rotolo
2 places- New York City: The Den Mother's apartment · The White Horse Tavern
Thomas Edison
2 places- New York City: Engineers Club plaque · Nikola Tesla plaque
Tony Bennett
2 places- New York City: Minskoff Theatre · The Players and the National Arts Club
William Shakespeare
2 places- New York City: The Mall · The Mall and Literary Walk
Yoko Ono
2 places- New York City: The Dakota · Strawberry Fields
Chris Owens
2 places- New Orleans: New Orleans Legends Musical Park · Chris Owens
Danny Barker
2 places- New Orleans: Cosimo Matassa’s J&M Recording Studios · Danny Barker Birthplace
Edgar Degas
2 places- New Orleans: Law Office of David Oestreicher, II · Roosevelt Mall, New Orleans
Fats Domino
2 places- New Orleans: New Orleans Legends Musical Park · Cosimo Matassa’s J&M Recording Studios
Louis Allard Jr
2 places- New Orleans: McDonogh Oak · Pigeon House
Louis Armstrong
2 places- New Orleans: Armstrong Park · Louis Armstrong Park
William Faulkner
2 places- New Orleans: Faulkner House Books · Sylvain
Charles Lindbergh
2 places- Washington D.C.: Air and Space Musuem · The Hay-Adams
James Madison
2 places- Washington D.C.: St. John's, Lafayette Square · United States Botanic Garden
Benjamin Rush
2 places- Philadelphia: Final Resting Place of Benjamin Franklin · The Signer’s Garden -- Temporarily Suspended Clue
James Wilson
2 places- Philadelphia: National Constitution Center · The Signer’s Garden -- Temporarily Suspended Clue
Alexander Calder
2 places- Chicago: North Stanley McCormick Memorial Garden of the Art Institute of Chicago · Flying Dragon
Frank Nitti
2 places- Chicago: Old Chicago Water Tower District · Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse
Lorado Taft
2 places- Chicago: Fountain of the Great Lakes · Fisher Boy
Louis Sullivan
2 places- Chicago: Ann Halsted House · Chicago Stock Exchange Arch
Jimmy Wilson
2 places- Boston: Bell in Hand · The Bell In Hand Tavern
Ulysses S. Grant
2 places- San Francisco: Old St. Mary’s Cathedral · Juniper Serra Monument
Alice Cooper
2 places- Los Angeles: Rainbow Bar and Grill · Roxy Theatre
Jim Morrison
2 places- Los Angeles: Andaz West Hollywood · Chateau Marmont
Keith Moon
2 places- Los Angeles: Andaz West Hollywood · Rainbow Bar and Grill
Robin Hood
2 places- Los Angeles: Egyptian Theater · The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood
Dierks Bentley
2 places- Nashville: 3rd St Intersection · Honky Tonk Highway
Willie Nelson
2 places- Nashville: Honky Tonk Highway · Ryman Alley
Mahatma Gandhi
2 places- Atlanta: Memorial Mural · Mohandas Gandhi Statue
Carlos Cortés
2 places- San Antonio: The Grotto · Big mushroom
Philip Simmons
2 places- Charleston: Saint Michael's Church · Stolls Alley
Jesse Perry
2 places- Phoenix: 1 ½ Street Mural · Hugo Medina & Jesse Perry Murals
Peter Deise
2 places- Phoenix: When Our Worlds Collide Sculpture · Welcome to Roosevelt Row Art Installation
Tato Caraveo
2 places- Phoenix: 1 ½ Street Mural · Welcome to Roosevelt Row Art Installation
Benny Binion
2 places- Las Vegas: Binions · Jackie Gaughan Parkway
Jackie Gaughan
2 places- Las Vegas: El Cortez Hotel · Jackie Gaughan Parkway
John Carlyle
2 places- Alexandria: Carlyle House Historic Park · The Old Presbyterian Meeting House
King Kamehameha
2 places- Honolulu: Waikiki Christmas Store At the Moana Surfrider Hotel · Helumoa
Richie Havens
2 places- Jersey City: Origional Kaleidescope Studio · Richie Havens Last Home
Florence Martus
2 places- Savannah: Waving Girl Statue · The Waving Girl
Captain George Vancouver
2 places- Seattle: Pier · Seattle Great Wheel
Doc Maynard
2 places- Seattle: Federal Office Building · Pioneer Square
Fred Shuttlesworth
2 places- Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute · 16th Street Baptist Church
John Randall Nelson
2 places- Scottsdale: A View of McDowell Mountain · One-Eyed Jack by John Randall Nelson
Peter Harrison
2 places- Newport: Redwood Library · Touro Synagogue
Bette Midler
1 place- New York City: The Ansonia
Chester Arthur
1 place- New York City: Chester Arthur Monument
David Belasco
1 place- New York City: Belasco Theatre
Debbie Harry
1 place- New York City: The Bowery
Di Modica
1 place- New York City: Charging Bull
Edwin Goodman
1 place- New York City: Bergdorf Goodman
Emily Warren Roebling
1 place- New York City: Underneath the bridge
Emma Stebbins
1 place- New York City: Bethesda Fountain
Frances Cabrini
1 place- New York City: St Frances Cabrini Shrine
Fred French
1 place- New York City: Fred French Building
General Worth
1 place- New York City: Worth Monument
Gertrude Tredwell
1 place- New York City: Merchant's House Museum
Grace Vanderbilt
1 place- New York City: Neue Gallery
Gustav Klimt
1 place- New York City: Neue Gallery
Harry Thaw
1 place- New York City: Madison Square Garden Site (NY Life Building)
Joseph Columbo
1 place- New York City: Columbus Circle
Judy Garland
1 place- New York City: The Dakota
Leonard Bernstein
1 place- New York City: The Dakota
Margaret Corbin
1 place- New York City: Billings Hilltop Memorial Plaque
Paul Castellano
1 place- New York City: Sparks Steakhouse
Petrus Stuyvesant
1 place- New York City: St. Marks Church-In-The-Bowery
Richard Burton
1 place- New York City: Richard Burton Bench
Richard Rodgers
1 place- New York City: Richard Rodgers Theatre
Ruth Ford
1 place- New York City: The Dakota
Saint Patrick
1 place- New York City: St. Patrick's Cathedral
Washington Roebling
1 place- New York City: Brooklyn Bridge/Pier
Aunt Rose
1 place- New Orleans: Sylvain
George Lewis
1 place- New Orleans: Preservation Hall
Little Richard
1 place- New Orleans: Cosimo Matassa’s J&M Recording Studios
Professor Longhair
1 place- New Orleans: Cosimo Matassa’s J&M Recording Studios
Père Antoine
1 place- New Orleans: St. Louis Cathedral
Clara Barton
1 place- Washington D.C.: National Portrait Gallery
Henry Adams
1 place- Washington D.C.: The Hay-Adams
John Hay
1 place- Washington D.C.: The Hay-Adams
Edgar Allan Poe
1 place- Philadelphia: Edgar Allan Pоe House
Father Divine
1 place- Philadelphia: Divine Lorraine Hotel
Jane Johnson
1 place- Philadelphia: Liberty Bell
John Adams
1 place- Philadelphia: Presidents House
William Still
1 place- Philadelphia: Liberty Bell
Barack Obama
1 place- Chicago: Seated Lincoln
Hans Christian Andersen
1 place- Chicago: Hans Christian Andersen Statue
Harold Washington
1 place- Chicago: The Harold Washington Library Center
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
1 place- Boston: The Rose Kennedy Rose Garden
Mellie Esperson
1 place- Houston: Esperson
Ryan White
1 place- San Francisco: National AIDS Memorial Grove
Dorothy Dandridge
1 place- Los Angeles: The Four Ladies of Hollywood
Lou Adler
1 place- Los Angeles: Roxy Theatre
Neil Young
1 place- Los Angeles: Roxy Theatre
Roy Jones
1 place- Los Angeles: California Heritage Museum
Osmond Ingram
1 place- San Diego: Ingram Plaza
Alberta Christine
1 place- Atlanta: 501 Auburn Avenue
Ivan Allen Jr
1 place- Atlanta: SpringHill Suites by Marriott Atlanta Downtown
Jennie Celeste
1 place- Atlanta: 501 Auburn Avenue
John Pemberton
1 place- Atlanta: Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Downtown
Xernona Clayton
1 place- Atlanta: Civil Rights Walk of Fame
Robert Hugman
1 place- San Antonio: Arneson River Theatre
Julius Whittier
1 place- Austin: Julius Whittier
Nancy Rubins
1 place- Austin: Canoes
Willard Boepple
1 place- Austin: Batts Hall Courtyard
Jack Rackham
1 place- Charleston: The Pink House
Seward Johnson
1 place- Pittsburgh: Sidewalk Judge Sculpture
Marvin Shumate
1 place- Las Vegas: Binions
Ted Binion
1 place- Las Vegas: Binions
Prince Kuhio
1 place- Honolulu: Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole
Marta Blair
1 place- Jersey City: On Boundaries
Stephen Powers
1 place- Jersey City: Writing On Building Across The River
Anne Frank
1 place- Seattle: Anne Frank Chestnut Tree
Kunta Kinte
1 place- Annapolis: City Dock
Geddy Sr
1 place- Williamsburg: James Geddy House
James Geddy Jr
1 place- Williamsburg: James Geddy House
Lord Dunmore
1 place- Williamsburg: Magazine