One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Here be dragons.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

The most confusing clock in New York.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.