What widely known landmark to you live or work near?

[jeffandnicole]

Generally, people can describe where they live or work based on something in their same region.  For some people, maybe it's a National Park, tall building, or a major mall (Mall of America, for example).  Think of things that are generally a destination or point of interest to a lot of people.  "Local County Park" or "Small Shopping Plaza" may be significant for some people in a small area, but most people aren't going to know where it is.

And for fun, leave roads out of it.  Thus, no Spaghetti Interchanges or 5 Stacks! :-)

For me...a block down from NJ's Capitol Building.  And while I live close to Philly, I'll often describe it as just 3 miles away from the ballparks and PHL Airport, which means, technically, I can't fly a drone.  Unfortunately, some of those planes do fly quite low right over my house!!!

[SSOWorld]

For where I live, I live 3 miles away from UW Platteville (in 2013 I lived 2 miles away from Six Flags Magic Mountain).  Where I work now is ~6 miles away from the National Mississippi River Museum (Dubuque)

[TravelingBethelite]

I am on the same road (within 3 miles) as Gillette's Castle, in Hadlyme.

[sbeaver44]

Harrisburg - PA Capitol Building is about 2 miles from grad school

[AlexandriaVA]

Basically name any landmark in the DC-VA area...

[empirestate]

Probably the best-known landmark that I live near would be West Point.

As for work, it's typically Times Square or just generally "Broadway". Though some days I'm down close to the Flatiron Building instead, or sometimes Radio City Music Hall (not just "near", but "at"), and if I'm at the studio, I might be closer to Madison Square Garden. And of course my commute passes through the widely-known Grand Central Terminal.

[1995hoo]

I work about six blocks from the White House.

[froggie]

- Hill Farmstead Brewery (world famous craft beer)
- Cabot Creamery (Cabot cheese)
- Jay Peak (skiing)

[Thing 342]

I live on-campus at Virginia Tech, and that's about it, really.

Nexus 6P

[hotdogPi]

Not sure if you have heard of any of these:

Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH
Mall at Rockingham Park, Salem, NH
UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA
Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

I hope nobody here lives near the Westboro Baptist Church.

[xcellntbuy]

The beautifully photogenic, stately Old Capitol Building of Georgia is less than 50 yards from my campus office on the grounds of Georgia Military College, Milledgeville.  Completed in 1838.  Secession approved in the Old Legislative Chamber, 1861.  Occupied by the Union Army, 1864 despite being ringed with cannon.  Declared a "surplus" building after the State Capitol was moved to Atlanta and confirmed in a constitutional referendum, 1877.  The College was founded in 1879. 

Several blocks to the west in town is the Old Governor's Mansion, a historic centerpiece of the Georgia College and State University.

[Buck87]

Cedar Point

[noelbotevera]

Historic Downtown Chambersburg, about 4 miles away from me.

[GaryV]

8 Mile Road

(yes, THAT 8 Mile Road)

[TravelingBethelite]

Historic Downtown Chambersburg, about 4 miles away from me.

With such landmarks as....   

[realjd]

Kennedy Space Center. Nearby: Disney World, Universal Orlando.

[noelbotevera]

Historic Downtown Chambersburg, about 4 miles away from me.

With such landmarks as....   

The fountain in a psuedo-roundabout, a couple of churces, Ben Chamber's grave, the historic junction of US 11/US 30....

[Zeffy]

Not widely known, but my work is literally less than 1000 feet from the Mercer County Department of Transportation.

[SignGeek101]

The Forks? - I don't think anyone knows what that is (It's a national historic site)

University of Manitoba - I don't think universities should count, but I'll put it here anyway.

[cl94]

If we're counting universities, RPI. If not,

-Saratoga Battlefield (Stillwater)
-Empire State Plaza (Albany)
-Saratoga racetrack
-Lake George
-Uncle Sam's grave (Troy)
-Howe Caverns (Howes Cave/Cobleskill)
-Roadgeek landmark: I-787 circle stack and adjacent Bridge to Nowhere

[tribar]

8 Mile Road

(yes, THAT 8 Mile Road)

I'm sorry.

[The Nature Boy]

8 Mile Road

(yes, THAT 8 Mile Road)

I'm sorry.

I've driven on 8 Mile Road. It only gets a bad rap because of Eminem. It's nothing more than the Wayne/Oakland County line.

[JakeFromNewEngland]

If we're counting universities then Yale University in New Haven.

Not nation wide I'm sure, but definitely widely known throughout CT: Sleeping Giant Mountain State Park.

[Jardine]

Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station

Missouri River

Lewis and Clark Trail

historic Lincoln Highway, US30

(former) Chicago & Northwestern mainline west

(former) Martin Bomber Plant, now Offutt AF Base

Lee De Forest home town, Council Bluffs

historic salvaged steamboat Bertrand

Henry Doorly Zoo (keeps ranking as world class, go figure)

Berkshire Hathaway

College World Series

[US71]

Judge Parker's Courtroom (The Hangin' Judge) is about 4 miles.

The Arkansas River is about 4 miles

Bobby Hopper Tunnel is around 40 miles