Modern icons of North American cities

Gateway Arch (1965) – St. Louis

Milwaukee Art Museum (2001) – Milwaukee

Monona Terrace (1997) – Madison

Space Needle (1962) – Seattle

Cloud Gate (2006) – Chicago

Keeper of the Plains (1974/2006) – Wichita

Guggenheim Museum (1959) – New York City

Canada Place (1986) – Vancouver

Campus Maritus Park (1850/2004) – Detroit

Toronto City Hall (1965) – Toronto

Indiana State Museum (2002) – Indianapolis

Texas History Museum (2001) – Austin

Akron Art Museum (2007) – Akron

Walt Disney Concert Hall (2003) – Los Angeles

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame (1995) – Cleveland

Soumaya Museum (2011) – Mexico City

Denver Art Museum (2006)- Denver

CN Tower (1976) – Toronto

Reunion Tower (1978) – Dallas

Oklahoma City National Memorial (2000) – Oklahoma City

Royal Canadian Mint (1976) – Winnipeg

Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory (1996)- Louisville

Salvador Dali Museum (2011) – St. Petersburg, FL

Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden (2006) – Rochester, NY

Jose Marti Memorial (1958) – Havana

Tennessee Aquarium (1992) – Chattanooga

Art Gallery of Alberta (1968/2010) – Edmonton

National Aquarium (1981) – Baltimore

Stratosphere Tower (1996) – Las Vegas

Weisman Art Museum (1993) – Minneapolis

Tower of the Americas (1968)- San Antonio

Skylon Tower (1965) – Niagara Falls, Ontario

Calgary Tower (1967) – Calgary

Portal Beacon (2000) – San Juan

On Sunday, May 22nd, my picks for the best historic (pre-WWII) iconic structures in North American cities were listed. Today’s list is of those from the modern (post-WWII) era. Forthcoming will be a post listing my favorite future iconic structures in North American Cities to complete the trilogy. Enjoy!